Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer?
by throwaway2037 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @03:27AM
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You make no mention of feed cost. Do you just depend upon free range "pecking" in the grass, or kitchen scraps... or what? 13 chickens is a lot of daily feed!
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Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer?
by qq99 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @03:39PM
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I view the feed cost as being the yin to the egg production's yang. I'm not keeping a spreadsheet, but I do believe they produce more value in eggs than they ingest in feed.
In the warmer months, they also supplement their food from the yard when they eat a lot of grasses and fruits