Official BYC Poll: How many chickens do you have?

[Sootsie]

Im just starting out, I have 1 Silkie and 1 Light Sussex currently with my daughters flock but will be in my back garden very soon then looking for 4 more ......fingers crossed it wont be too long...depending on son to have the time to build my coop and run.

 

[shay20]

Good idea on the poll, I have a bit over 200 i think, the last time i counted it was at 150 and i stopped counting becouse i was starting to get confused, LOL
Now when someone ask how many different breeds? same thing i think i have to say about 25 different breeds, lol
Brabanter
phoenix
silkies
showgirls
polish lf
polish bantam
cochin bantam
sumatra
frizzle but in the cochicn b
d'uccle
old englich game
old english game bantams
seramas
chocolate maran
french maran
blue maran
buff orps
ri reds
nh reds
golden sexlinks
delaware
ok ok i cant keep going on i have soooo many breeds, some are just a couple of each breed.

Oh wait i cant not mention my project chick - frizzle black gold milli d'uccle woohoo

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

Well, I sold a bunch yesterday at Chickenstock...YAY!

So, I am going to go count!

Ok. Here is the official count: 56! and chicks don't count!

1 - Cochin
4 - Bantam Orpingtons
4 - Lavender Orpingtons
17 - Silkies
6 - Leghorns
25 - Orpingtons

and

20+ Orpingtons I am picking up on Thursday.

I guess that puts me into the 70's!

 

[jaqueelee]

I have 9 chickens and one orpington cockerel (he is only 14 weeks old and is currently delightful); also have 5 ducks (5 babies recently rehomed - but two back on holiday for a week so have 7 ducks presently); 7 coturnix quail and a pair of CPQs; 2 dogs; 2 horses; and a gorgeous dwarf lop eared rabbit.

 

[BillT]

We have 41 laying hens and 51 CX (little fat chicks) Total 92

 

[farmdude]

About 75 American longtailed fowl. Not counting the all the chicks the clever hens secretly hatched out around the place. Also have 4 geese, a dozen ducks, and 2 dozen turtle doves.

 

[hunterblu123]

50 pullets most are buff orpington, a few road island reds, barred rocks, black sex link and 6 ameraucanas.
46 roo's (for the freezer) RIR, barred rocks and red sex links
4 guineas 2 pearl, white and lavender.

2 roo's are the luck ones and get to stay with the girls.


The roo's are trying to crow they sound so funny right now. One RIR walks behind me making a beeping noise

I am grandfathered in as agriculture on 6 acres.

 

[mcmch91]

This morning I had around 60. This afternoon, only 40. I rehomed 20 today. Most of the year i carry round 50 but right around 4h fair . . . nearer to 100.

 

[SilverPhoenix]

I'm in the 50+ range right now, and that ought to be increasing in the next few days with my hatch.

 

[sillysister74]

Yeou should have an option for no chickens. I have 4 geese but no chickens. I am sure there are others that love chickens but cannot have them due to local laws etc.