ChickenCount started from a simple annoyance: every chicken feed calculator we tried online gave a single flat number and no explanation of where it came from. No mention of free-ranging, no adjustment for winter, no source for the feed rates. Just a box that spat out a guess.
We wanted something better, so we built it. Every number on this site traces back to a real source, usually university Extension guidance on backyard poultry, and every adjustment (waste, free-ranging, season) is shown to you, not hidden behind the result.
What we believe
Backyard chicken keeping should be affordable to plan for. You shouldn't need a spreadsheet or a degree in animal science to know roughly what your flock costs to feed. That's the whole premise here: clear numbers, explained plainly, free to use.
What's on the site
A feed cost calculator that adjusts for how you actually keep your flock, plus a growing set of guides on feed types, breed costs, and the real economics of keeping chickens. No account required, nothing to install, no email needed to see a number.
How we make money
Right now, it doesn't. ChickenCount currently carries no ads and no affiliate links, and nobody pays us for anything on this site. In future we expect to fund it with display advertising and with affiliate links to products we think are genuinely useful, such as feed, coops and equipment. If that happens we will say so plainly here and on our affiliate disclosure page, and it will not change a single number or recommendation. We don't accept payment to alter a figure or to recommend a product we wouldn't use ourselves.
Questions or corrections?
If a figure looks off or you keep chickens differently and think we're missing something, we'd genuinely like to hear it. Reach us through the contact page.