What the flock? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Chickassan]

When you start adding 'ish' to the number you've left small flock territory.

 

[B-Goock]

When you start adding 'ish' to the number you've left small flock territory.

You got my number. Lol

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have roughly (numbers are still changing as males are culled and eggs hatch and chicks live or disappear) 100 birds not including my BBW or quail. I would say it's a large flock (Or an XL) but I also have plans to add more possibly next year too (half my budgeted male space is unused because of flaws in the birds or accidental deaths)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Another thing to remember is that even with just 12 hens, if you collect eggs to set, you usually can get to the 84 range before you start getting a little old for the first eggs

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'd say it's all a matter of perspective. I live on 14 acres in the country, have approximately 70-80 birds at the moment (including about 45 layers, the rest are roosters, chicks, pullets, cockerels...) and I consider ours a medium-to-large size flock. Inside any city limits, they would be a huge flock. If I were in the business for egg production to make money, this flock is tiny and not worth the trouble. We do sell eggs of course, but it's just enough to cover the costs of feed and equipment. When they're in full production in mild weather, we get about 3 dozen eggs a day. Currently all of the mature birds are in full molt and we're getting maybe 14-18 eggs a day.

My flock looks like yours, only I have more immature birds - its changing as this Spring/Summer's hatchling age up and I cull the boys. Molting is what I've suffered since spring, with 17 adult layers offering 4-6 eggs daily. Grrrrr....

Looking forward to a flat a day, or better.

 

[Chickassan]

Takes an ish to know one.
Oh yeah, 20ish here give or take but mostly give.
But they're two seperate flocks so ive got two small flocks.
Gah I love technicalities!

You got my number. Lol

 

[Sally PB]

So my neighbor has 35 now. I have 7. I'm happy to stay small, especially when I think of the feed she has to buy and the poop she has to scoop. I just bought a 35 lb bag of organic grower. The one before lasted at least a month.

She also got 3 straight run Leghorns, so I'm betting there will be some crowing in her near future. And maybe contests between my roo and any cockerels she ends up with.

 

[KingD]

I never know how many chickens I have. I think I have about 15 chicks and 2 Cockerels. Yes, I know that sounds weird but I am just a bit weird NGL.

Last year I got 70 point of lay hens. That's still a pretty small flock for some people I guess.

It's a problem when you have an incubator fill of duck eggs as well, and no spare brooder. tis a poultry life.

 

[LizzzyJo]

I had the same thought last spring!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/poll-how-many-chickens-do-you-have.1439944/

 

[rosemarythyme]

I currently have 10 birds. We have room for more but I really don't need more eggs haha. I don't think of it as a small flock, more like "big enough for us for now."