What, exactly, IS a *Flock*?!?

[Smuvers Farm]

DEFINITION:

flock1
fläk/
noun
noun: flock; plural noun: flocks

1. 1.
   a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or traveling together.
   "a flock of gulls"
   synonyms: flight, congregation, covey, clutch
   "a flock of birds"
   • a number of domestic animals, especially sheep, goats, or geese, that are kept together.
     "a flock of sheep"

OK, so that's the BASIC definition... but how many is * a number of birds...* what number?!?!?

Let me use my farm as an example. I have 1 flock, with 5 sub flocks. I have the FlufferButters of 8 ( my first chickens), The Littles of 5 (our 2nd addition), the Nuggets of 7 (our first hatched under a broody), the Brat Pack of 7 (rescues that started out with 8 but one escaped and hasn't been seen from since), and the Peeps of 5 (our first incubator hatch).

I've seen people talk about their *Flock of 2 birds* and their *Flock of 150* birds. Is there any general rule of thumb on what a common flock number is?

 

[Hope Hughes]

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[Mylied]

Anything 2 and over is a flock. I don't think there is a general amount. Everyone had a different amount of birds in their flock.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Nope. It's like a herd of cattle. A pack of dogs. A school of fish. It's any number of birds who together form a cohesive unit.
Or a crowd of people. Some people consider as many as three to be a crowd. Conventionally it means many more.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Anything 2 and over is a flock. I don't think there is a general amount. Everyone had a different amount of birds in their flock.

X2

 

[Snoozeys]

I count all of my chickens and ducks as a flock !!

 

[aart]

Like most other things chicken....there's no hard number.

 

[TalkALittle]

I'd argue that 2 isn't a flock--it's a pair, especially if it's a male and female. Pair is more definitively descriptive so why not use it. But 3 or more--that's a flock.

But is a flock a flock if it, in fact, doesn't actually flock? When I had 4 bantams housed with my 6 standard breeds, they were geographically together but perched in separate groups, roamed the yard in separate groups, preened and fed in separate groups. They were two flocks that, had they had a choice, would have probably not intermingled much at all but for the fact they were penned together. Now that I lost 2 of the bantams the others are now finally "flocking" with the big girls.

 

[chickens really]

A flock too me is Birds that live in a family unit. They rely on each other for protection and finding a food source ..Chickens Flock..Crows, Magpies etc...In Fall Ducks and Geese flock together to migrate..

 

[pitbullmomma]

DEFINITION:

flock1
fläk/
noun
noun: flock; plural noun: flocks

1. 1.
   a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or traveling together.
   "a flock of gulls"
   synonyms: flight, congregation, covey, clutch
   "a flock of birds"
   • a number of domestic animals, especially sheep, goats, or geese, that are kept together.
     "a flock of sheep"

OK, so that's the BASIC definition... but how many is * a number of birds...* what number?!?!?

Let me use my farm as an example. I have 1 flock, with 5 sub flocks. I have the FlufferButters of 8 ( my first chickens), The Littles of 5 (our 2nd addition), the Nuggets of 7 (our first hatched under a broody), the Brat Pack of 7 (rescues that started out with 8 but one escaped and hasn't been seen from since), and the Peeps of 5 (our first incubator hatch).

I've seen people talk about their *Flock of 2 birds* and their *Flock of 150* birds. Is there any general rule of thumb on what a common flock number is?

I love you Smuv! But you got too much flocking time on your hands!

So--if my chicken math is correct--you now have 32 chickens?

Love ya crazy lady!