not to brag, but I have a gold mine in my back yard...
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Questions for the chicken owners - how many eggs do they lay each per week?
Do you sell the excess?
Does the cost for them and their upkeep exceed the egg profit?
The amount of eggs per week depends on the breed. I have 25 hens of about 10 different types (and 3 roosters and 2 ducks) and i am getting roughly a dozen a day. They go through a 20 dollar bag of feed in a little over a week. The initial investment can be pretty high with a coop and fencing etc. I built a really nice coop and fenced in about an acre for them. Necessary in my area as there are lots of predators. I will probably never recoup the investment but i am at ease knowing that in the worst case scenario me and my family will always have something to eat.
have you looked at growing fodder?
Well, if you could sell the eggs at $7.00 per dozen - you'd come out ahead. But good job on being prepared. I wish I had that kind of land available...
I have 15 chickens in the northeast. They produce roughly 1 egg per chicken per day. The colder months slow production down slightly.(you can use a light in the coop to increase egg laying)
It costs me about 10 cents to produce 1 egg. I sell any excess to neighbors for $3/dozen.
The eggs that they lay taste incredible and depending on the breed will produce huge eggs.
For me, it's been well worth it.
we have 11 hens and average 7-8 eggs a day, but we've had 10-11 egg days.
we average 7-8 per day but have had 10-11 eggs days.
keeping feed prices down takes some work, but the quality of the eggs is superior. I figure we're spending about $2.50 a day on food this time of year... due to slower growth of grass,etc. Also, our winter garden is almost ended so there is less for them coming out of there as well. During the summer I was around $1.00 per day.