I LOVED this article. I thought I have 9 but the name thing brings it down to about 5! Perfect number. (they sure poop like 13 hens) You should be an engineer with those equations!
Addendum : any extras you had to buy to make minimum are a 0, as well as the old girl broody we can't get rid of! Lol
Thank goodness someone shared a link to this so I could be privileged to read it. What an utterly brilliant piece and so professionally written. I will share this with anyone who does not understand chicken math as this is undisputable proof! Well done!
This is GREAT!!! I told my husband that “I wanted 10 chickens….but if God wants me to have 20 chickens then 40 chickens it is!!” Now I have the math to prove it!
Also, the chickens that you you put for sale, but your husband/child said that you should hang on to “for a few more weeks” (code for: keep forever) don’t count in overall total.
#5 is a circular random reference and cannot be resolved, therefore has no numerical value.
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and ANOTHER thing; In the state of NY it is ILLEGAL to sell LESS than 6 chicks. Add that to the number cruncher and see what comes out!
Wonderful article ! It’s a great way for people to cheat on their math.
One thing I would add is that disabled chickens don’t count, since if you took the time, care, and effort to parent the hen/rooster, it is a part of the family!