How many Chickens did you start with - how many now !!!

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How many Chickens did you start with - how many now !!!

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Just interested.

I started with 2 in 1999 and within two years went up to over 30 (I had and have ample space).

But for the last 5 years or so I've kept it to 7 maximum.

So for me...started with 2, now have 7.

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I am speaking on Ali's behalf as those bloody chickens are nothing to do with me.
Ali started with two, a week later it was up to four, two weeks after that it was six and now she has somewhere around forty. I'm not sure because during the day they keep moving so I loose count and at night they all huddle up so that I have no idea where one ends and the next one begins :-D
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I started with 3 then went up to 5 and now back down to 4 )t'
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I started with 2 over three years ago went up to 4 )app( down to 2 {cry} and now two new girls )app( . which makes 4 again ... I still have one of my original girls still going strong and still laying . )t' ( If I had more space I would have more like 24 .

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Had three in the UK, (re-homed when we moved) was given five here, lost one, bought three more and hatched eleven. So 18, but a trio are going as soon as the road is clear. I want more layers. We will be setting eggs soon.

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I started with 3, 3 months later that increased to 5. Had 24 at one point between us and neighbour, the ladies used to use both gardens.
I am now down to 7 and have been for a while, did get 2 ducks at the weekend though :oops:
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Ducks Davina - you must be quackers )run(
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I started with 4, fairly quickly ended up with 8. Lost all 8 and have now started again with 6.
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I started with 3 a few years ago and now have 13, 4 of them are ex batts, i love them all but the ex batt girls are special. :-D
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5 now 17 I think you're on to summat here Richard we are all chookaholics {rofwl}
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I started with 6, have had up to around 35ish I think, having had 3 PTS this week I have 21.
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Hi Richard started with six ex Bats went down to one but have added another 3 so 4 in total.
The old ex Bat still going strong
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Good Bob !

It's interesting to see how the numbers go up and down.

I would imagine that if everyone posted there would be an overall increase.

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I started with three but one turned out to be a cockerel, took him back and came home with two more so total of four. A year on I lost one so got two more giving me five now. like Jackie says, if I had the room I would have loads more. They are addictive.
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lol I started with 3 ex batts added 2 more up to 5 added 4 banties up to 9 added a silkie up to 10 added Marilyn up to 11 lost two down to 9 added 2 more ex batts up to 11 lost one down to 10 lost a banty down to 9 added marnie my Wyandotte and then along came fleur back up to 11 ..........................................





























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