This message comes from a command which requires a number as argument but got something else, for example a letter.
The cause is probably a typo, for example addbuffers df0: fifty instead of addbuffers df0: 50
Put set echo on as the very first command into your startup-sequence. It will then print every command to the shell before it executes it. With the help of this you can find out which command prints the message and correct it.