Serious question, had a neighbor tell me my flock was too small to bother with

She said 'three hens is just a hobby, not real keeping' while I was collecting eggs yesterday. It made me realize how much gatekeeping there can be even in something as simple as backyard chickens. Has anyone else had someone dismiss their setup for not being big enough?

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stella_rodriguez23d ago

Guess she needs a bigger flock to feel important.

mark72323d ago

Heard a podcast call that the "flock size fallacy" in chicken keeping.

abby1897d ago

But what if a bigger flock actually makes each chicken's life worse? More birds means more stress and sickness, not just more eggs. The number might look good to us but feel bad to them.