I started selling my eggs this week, the ones that I usually just give away.
I feed organic layer pellets and have 6 hens (3 pullets who still eat starter feed)
I use one 50 lbs bag a month which has costs me $35 and I get about 5 eggs a day sometimes less sometimes 6 ... So 150 eggs a month TOPS, so I pay $2.80 for a dozen eggs and I sell them for $5 a dozen, I also spent $6 on hay each month.
How much do you feed you hens? We also feed scraps and free range a little daily, used to 5-6 hours but less now that much husband build a huge cage!
Second question, how do y'all make money selling eggs? We just bought acrage in Florida, and will move there in about 5 years and plan on a mini farm, but I just can't see it profiting financially?
I feed organic layer pellets and have 6 hens (3 pullets who still eat starter feed)
I use one 50 lbs bag a month which has costs me $35 and I get about 5 eggs a day sometimes less sometimes 6 ... So 150 eggs a month TOPS, so I pay $2.80 for a dozen eggs and I sell them for $5 a dozen, I also spent $6 on hay each month.
How much do you feed you hens? We also feed scraps and free range a little daily, used to 5-6 hours but less now that much husband build a huge cage!
Second question, how do y'all make money selling eggs? We just bought acrage in Florida, and will move there in about 5 years and plan on a mini farm, but I just can't see it profiting financially?