Chicken Math Got Me! How Did Your Flock Grow?

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BroodyBella
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Chicken Math Got Me! How Did Your Flock Grow?

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I started with 5 chickens as a gift from my neighbor. He didnt want the rooster, so he handed over the whole flock. Now, somehow, I have 14 chickens! I wont go into all their stories, but lets just say... chicken math is real!

It happens so fastjust a few more here, a couple more there, and suddenly, the coop is full.

How did your flock start, and where is it now?

Lets hear your chicken math stories!
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Same here! One rescue turned into a full-blown addiction. No regrets!
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Re: Chicken Math Got Me! How Did Your Flock Grow?

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I blame the feed store. I went for supplies and left with 5 more chicks!
Raising chickens... Not eating chickens...
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I told myself, Just a few chickens for fresh eggs. Fast forward a year, and my backyard is basically a chicken village. Between hatching some, rescuing a few, and getting suckered in by feed store chicks, Im officially outnumbered. But honestly? I wouldnt change a thing!
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Chicken math got me too! My husband stopped asking how many we have.
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Re: Chicken Math Got Me! How Did Your Flock Grow?

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I got into chickens for the eggs. Now I have 10 and still buy eggs.
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My plan was 6 hens... then I found a sale on chicks. Now I have 18. Oops!
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Every time I say, "No more chickens," I somehow end up with more.
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Yep, started small, now I'm building a second coop. It sneaks up on you!
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Re: Chicken Math Got Me! How Did Your Flock Grow?

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You think you're in control... until you see baby chicks at the farm store.
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