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How many chickens should i have to sell eggs would you suggest
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i am getting 6 or 7 is that enough?
i want to well i do not know never mind
X2Selling eggs and making an actual profit (different than just getting a bit of money for your feed bill) requires lots of planning, lots of reading local, state and federal laws and making sure you comply, and lots of accounting. You need to know exactly how much it costs you to produce a dozen eggs, including
initial cost of birds,
cost for electricity (brooding is very energy intensive),
feed cost to get them to laying age,
bedding,
housing (including building new and upkeep of existing),
medication like dewormer,
leg bands and other chicken ID,
fuel if you're doing delivery,
cartons and printing and egg washing if you're doing that.
Cost of registering as a business in your state
Cost of paying for a website if you do that
Might need an accountant to look over your taxes because ag taxes are fairly complicated
I'm sure there's some I've forgotten. It costs a lot to make a dozen backyard eggs. We couldn't make a dozen for less than $2.73 (includes carton, printing and egg wash). We then wholesaled them for $3.20/dozen. That doesn't add up to much profit in the long run, since one bad thing (like a weasel in the hen house) and you're done. You don't have enough profit to cover the loss. That's why we don't sell eggs any more.
In your case, it sounds like you just want to sell a couple of eggs now and then. In that case, have the number of birds that you want to have. Maintain a waiting list of people who want to buy eggs. Sell a dozen when you have a dozen and use that money towards your feed bill.
This is exactly what I mean. You are either selling some eggs now and then or you are making a profit. Those are two different things.I don't get into micro-managing costs like Walking on Sunshine describes. If I were selling eggs to be part of my income, I might, but I just sell extra eggs here and there and am happy to offset the feed bill by doing so.