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Such thing as Community Chicken Math??

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by Momagain1, Mar 18, 2011.

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  1. Mar 18, 2011 #1
    Momagain1

    Momagain1 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Went up to drop my li'l one off at Pre-K...

    they are doing a series on babies; springtime animal babies...

    so I was asked if I could bring in a baby chick...I said yeah; but they arent
    your typical fuzzy one anymore...they are funny looking at almost 4 wks old...

    she said thats ok...but had proposition for me...

    apparently, with the help of the U of I extension office, they are hatching
    their own...approximately 12...but they needed a home for them
    ......


    does ANYONE SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING?????????????

    my 31 is now turning into 45 in May!!!! (I DONT HAVE A PLACE for 45!!!)...

    maybe by then my hubby will be able to build another coop? LMBO...

    I'm sure I can find homes for them on CL or something...

    but this will be fun...straight run..not knowing what breeds...

    [​IMG] wtheck did I just agree too??? [​IMG]
     
  3. Mar 18, 2011 #2
    nivtup

    nivtup Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Chicken math exists in multiple forms.

    The "oops I forgot" version

    The "there were only 6 left in the chick bin and I didn't want them to be lonely" version

    The "well the incubator was empty" version

    The "it's a rare breed" version

    The "I don't have that variety" version

    and on

    and on

    I do not see a problem with the community sponsored "they hatched them at school" version

    I recommend that you just keep building coops for the foreseeable future.



    Good luck
     
  5. Mar 18, 2011 #3
    A.T. Hagan

    A.T. Hagan Don't Panic

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    The last time I agreed to take the classroom hatched chicks it was only supposed to be just the six they thought they'd hatch. Turned out to be twelve when she had a 100% hatch rate!

    Never know where chicken math will strike...
     
  7. Mar 18, 2011 #4
    Pumpkinpup

    Pumpkinpup Poultry Princess

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    Ahh yes, chicken math. It does hit you when you least expect it to and there is no way around the inevitable. Just surrender to the powers that be and enjoy the peeps [​IMG]
     
  9. Mar 18, 2011 #5
    purpletree23

    purpletree23 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Surrender to the powers.



    [​IMG]
     
  11. Mar 18, 2011 #6
    Heckel's Hens

    Heckel's Hens Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I am the proud mama of 10 babies that were supposed to be hatched at preschool and they backed out the last minute.

    Now they are going to actually incubate 24 eggs and I had to make it clear that I can NOT take any of those. I referred them to friends who have lots-o-chickens. [​IMG]
     

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