Omigawsh Chicken Math is Real

BeginnerCoopMom

In the Brooder
Jan 17, 2022
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I started my chicken adventures around Christmas when I was gifted two Roosters from my in-laws. Admiral and Commodore, the bros. Immediately, I was ready to start my flock, so I ordered 10 chicks from My Pet Chicken (what if some don't make it?) and 15 eggs from ebay (they can't ALL hatch, right?) so I could try to hatch a few in a homemade incubator for science purposes with the kids.

We built the big coop next to the rooster pen, large enough for 30 chickens (because, I mean, what if all 15 eggs hatch?)

Eventually, 3 hatched from my incubator experiment a day after my shipped chicks came, so I had 13 chicks in the brooder. But I can't tell if the hatched ones are boys, and I can't keep all the boys, so I kept saying I really only had 10 chickens (Admiral and Commodore are my bois.)

After a while, the brooder-babies moved outside, and my favorite hen-to-be Dumpling turned out to be Mr. Dumpling, so I reeeeally only have 9 chickens now, because I mean, the three I hatched could all be boys, too.

I went to the feed store to get food, and there were black sex-linked pullets. So cute! And they are totally all girls, you know, to make up for my boys. One was missing feathers, so I had to take it to baby. I have to buy a minimum of 4? Done. I have 4 in my brooder.

Scrolling on ebay I found a lot of 6+ eggs with pretty birdos. Possible Ayam Cemani? Silkie? Only $6 plus shipping? Heck yes! They can't all hatch, you know, being shipped. And they can't all be girls, so I mean, you know, gotta up those chances.

So I'm sitting here staring at my incubator. Of the 8 eggs I received, 6 went into lockdown, and now the 6th egg is zipping.

I had to rehome Commodore after he kept ditching us to spend time with the neighbor's chickens. So there's room for at least one more...
 

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