Chicken Math 101 – with Quiz!

I've read this article multiple times since it first appeared and have shared it with everyone I know. It's informative and entertaining. I will say, however, that in recent years I found my math wasn't adding up, and I realized it's because the formula outlined in this article omits a key piece of information: whether the birds in question are living in a chicken coop or some other type of coop. Chickens kept in a chicken coop are inarguably chickens, but chickens kept in a duck coop, for instance, are obviously chicken-shaped ducks and not chickens, and so should not count against your chicken total. Just thought I'd leave this comment here in case anyone else's math isn't adding up even after reading this article. Otherwise, great article!

This was very interesting to read, I'll have to memorize this

This is The Best of the Best. I have read this so many times over the years, it never ceases to cheer me up, and I've shared with countless people. Most recently, I shared this with peeps from My Pet Chicken. The folks there are so awesome, they are great to chat and share stories with, AND, love chickens for the fabulous sentient beings that they are!

I would like to add one more proof:

If the weight of the chicken is what I call feather or fly-weight, the chicken does not count. I weigh my chickens by picking them up and it's quite an accurate method LOL! I have several little Serama bantams who are literally tiny puffs of air. Since they do not register on my "weight" scale, they therefore cannot take up any space, and therefore do not count towards my chicken count. So, out of my 9 chickens, 2 Seramas as fly-weight, so I actually only have 7! On a day when my weight scale is not functioning properly, that number can easily register much lower.

MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!

This is hilarious and well written!

This was entertaining, hilarious and very fun! Thank you!

Creative, witty, and the math is undeniable. The quiz is a nice touch.

Thank you to the person who tried their best to understand why our flocks seem to just get bigger and bigger. I never really understood it! I don't know if I ever will completely just because I like my flock to keep growing by accident!

I love it! I have 1 chicken and need more friends for it!

I thought my flock was looking a little sparse.

This is hilarious, I have received confirmation that I have 0 chickens and thus need to grow my flock...

Because you can never have less than 5 stars! And if each of the stars has a name - like brilliant, funny, entertaining, truer words were never said, and OMG - then that star counts as three and that makes 15 - Rating math!

I'm up to two chickens I think. I just got 5 chicks for my broody hen, but they don't have names and it's her first time, so they don't count and she doesn't count because she hasn't layed in years and actually, Lulu Belle doesn't count because she can't be bothered to lay, so really I only have one. Oh no. One chicken is so lonely, I'm off to get her a friend!

Neat idea for an article! Hilarious and fun

Hilarious!

I am WEEPING!!!
Thank you for the heartwarming article!

Hilarious!
I have scientifically and mathematically discovered I have no chickens and need some more ASAP!

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

What a heartwarming read. And can confirm most of these; the math is mathin’.

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!

Hilarious and so true! All mine have names so I haven’t got any at all…