chicken math

Quick question: will this new baby be ok with the older ones? Story: We got 4 feed store chicks, needed a lot of nursing back to health (post office was a day late, most didn't make it, feed store guy was upset more than 1/2 were doa) All 4 are doing great and about to be 3 weeks old. Welp...

Hi everyone! I have a large ever growing flock. (Chicken math) I have an 8x12 shed I converted into their coop and they free range. My dogs do a great job protecting them during the day but I'd like to build/buy a run for extra security. How big should I make it? Is it cheaper to buy the lumber...

Has anyone had trouble with chicken math and the County says you are not in compliance? What did they say and do about it? What did you do? Do they fine you or take you to court? Interested in hearing how aggressive they are.

So I have 5 hens 1 rooster now. I meant to order 3 pullets on meyer hatchery but somehow I ended up getting 9 chicks 😂 I need to make my prefab coop larger. Or add on a second coop. They free range all day only lay and sleep in the coop. I had built a run because I was unsure how my dogs would...

I have a flock of 5: 1 Easter Egger 1 Black Sexlink 1 French Copper Black Marans 1 White Leghorn 1 barred Plymouth Rock This morning I found the weird looking dark egg in the coop (can they accidentally lay while sleeping?) around 9. I just went out at 5 and found the other four eggs in the...

I wanted to post about our new pack of five pullets because their arrival was totally eclipsed by the discovery of my missing hen, Henrietta, and her secret nest which hatched this week. We got the pullets on the same morning we found Henrietta. Settling them into their new run was the way we...

I have a small flock of 6 hens (I had a roo but he sadly passed protecting his girls. He was a old boy that took his job very seriously) we collect eggs twice a day. Once around 930 am and then again at 8-9 pm when I do lock up. When my roo was here we would get 4-6 eggs a day (2 of my girls...

Once again, I have been affected by that terribly wonderous thing called chicken math. Here's how it's gone so far: 5 rescued BSL chicks -3 died in the night so I had 2 + 7 more chicks we bought a month later. Our total is (9) then + 4 more chicks 6mos later. New total (13). Lose -1 hen to sour...

I'll start. I turned trying to get one chick out of my ancient rooster into 19 chicks completely unrelated to him. Now I have to build a new coop! Make me feel better lol. What's your worst chicken math story??

Have you over-bought or chicken mathed yourself into more chicks than needed??! Chicks at the hatchery are sold out for MONTHS! The clerk said they’re selling out the sexed pullet bin in 5 minutes!!!! Instead of relying on scooping some sellable girls out of the bin I had to buy all of my...

Like many of you, we are planning on growing our flock this year, but with all of the AI going around we are having second thoughts. Our first two batches of hens were bought from a local breeder/hatchery as pullets. However, we are looking to buy quite a few more (I know, chicken math) this...

Is anyone else super excited for chick season? Any particular breeds you're hoping to purchase or hatch? I have never been so excited for spring and summer in my life (I'm an autumn-loving kind of gal) PURELY because CHICKS! We're first-time chicken owners (we have eight 7-month-olf Black...

How do you add to flock... without overwhelming spouse? Love our flock. Hi... I have an addiction. I'm gonna take responsibility but I'm gonna say yall make it so easy and fun to get into it.

Hello everyone! My name is Michelle and I live in central IL with my husband, our three boys, an English Mastiff, and 34 chickens. We purchased an old farmhouse in January 2020 where I discovered an old 8x10 garden shed that was filled to the brim with junk. After convincing my husband, I...

I am always curious of people's flock sizes! On average - how many chickens do you keep? Comment down below about your number of roosters vs hens! Comment down below on how many meat birds you cycle through in a given year! Are you actively seeking to increase or reduce your number...

Please help me avoid hatching eggs in the dead of winter by showing me your babies and growouts!!

I constructed my coop in early fall, excited to house four new 28-week old red sex-linked chickens. However, with the coldest nights of the Maine winter soon approaching, I began to worry that the henhouse wouldn't be warm enough for them. I could have gone the easy route, and purchased a...

I have an old play house that was converted to a coop. Its 17² ft (how do you get 17² feet you ask? by having a tree go though the middle of course) currently there are 4 chickens in there. There are 3 windows that provide 8 feet of ventilation, but only during the day. Is that enough? My dad...

is it possibly too soon to get a rooster? i have my eyes on a very cute silkie/Spitzhauben cross that i’ve already fallen in love with, but this is my very first flock and i only have three (almost) 4 month old pullets at the moment, but planning to add some silkies next summer as my cousin is...