Answer: Counting the Chickens in the Farmyard

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Count only the real chickens and chicks in the farmyard scene, not the painted rooster on the feed sign.

Answer: Counting the Chickens in the Farmyard

The Answer

The correct answer is: 18 real chickens and chicks.

Here is why

  1. Count the birds on the coop roof, doorway, and fence first.
  2. Then count the birds in the straw and around the feed pan.
  3. Finish with the foreground hens and chicks.
  4. Do not count the painted rooster on the feed sign.

Why people miss it

The painted sign bird and the overlapping chicks near the feed pan make the final count easy to second-guess.

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