Please check my math-

[navasima]

10 total chickens. 8 pullets, 1 hen, 1 probable roo. I read that nesting boxes should be 4 to 1. 9 girls - 2 nesting boxes is too few, so need 3. 3 nest boxes is good for 12 chickens. Only one is laying, so I need 11 more chickens - right?

No, wait....that makes 21 chickens - what if my "roo" turns out to be a hen? So I need 6 nest boxes because 5 is too few for 21, but then I need 24 so that my ratio is 4 to 1, so I need 3 more. But only the one is laying now, so, darn it! I need to go get 23 more chickens pronto!!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it?

 

[Duramaxgirl]

Your math skills are excellent

 

[10 point]

 

[rpchris]

I have a degree in mathematics. Your conclusion sounds spot on to me.

 

[TheJuan-n-Only]

Chickebra?....chikeometry?...chickculus?.....

 

[navasima]

I think I figured out one of the laws of chicken math:
Correctness of chicken math is inversely proportionate to the chance of the spouse agreeing that it is correct!

Edit: sorry - that's not chicken math - it's chickenomics!

 

[TheJuan-n-Only]

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dorn it...I missed that one!!! lol

 

[Duramaxgirl]

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The part about the spouse is oh so true!

 

[chickensgalore]

plus if your rooster isnt a rooster.you'll have to get another one,maybe 2 to make sure one is a rooster.so then you'll need another laying box.then you'll have to have at least 2 more hens

 

[Melissa Rose]