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    Mother hen and fall chicks
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    Ideas on how to get profit excess eggs?

    Just because I have a lot now does not mean forever. 13 hens to my friend, 6 roosters to the freezer, and another 13 hens culled because they are prone to health issues by a couple years which they surpassed. Definitely will not be large scale.
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    Ideas on how to get profit excess eggs?

    The paperwork is more then just signing you have to fulfill certain guidelines and if you want to work with farmers markets etc I do believe you have to pay for a stand set it up and advertise. That adds a lot more work and at the end of the day I’m not trying to be large scale by any means or...
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    Ideas on how to get profit excess eggs?

    Depends, I know “organic” feed is not always best but to me this particular feed worked well and seems like the best quality from tsc. Overall I want something good quality whether this means organic or not so I’m open to trying new things.
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    Ideas on how to get profit excess eggs?

    Yes very true, I make most of my money not in my area but in NJ. Places where most eggs are only sold at the store. I do like having lots of chickens and I do have the space and time but my large quantities of eggs have to be going somewhere.
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    Ideas on how to get profit excess eggs?

    My chickens are very much a hobby and pets as well I have no intent on making extra profit just enough to sustain the weekly feed for the large amount I have. Thank you for your advice!!!
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    Ideas on how to get profit excess eggs?

    I’m in Pennsylvania and I currently charge $5 dollars per regular dozen egg carton. I buy the Natures Best organic layer feed and organic chick feed for my younger birds from Tractor Supply. I pay 27.99 for the layer and 31.99 for the chick feed I am open to trying new feeds and stores if anyone...
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    Comment by 'Chik_8' in media 'IMG_1241.MOV'

    Looks like a mink, if you have chickens they are a predator
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    Ideas on how to get profit excess eggs?

    I have a lot a chickens currently and that’s because most of their feed WAS paid for for the most part by selling eggs. I did not mind having a lot of birds even though the housing was expensive I found with the demand on my eggs they were pretty self sufficient even though not all necessities...
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    Mystery chick color?

    I put 5 eggs under my first broody hen from the following breeds of hen: 1 barred rock egg, 2 leghorn mix barred rock eggs, and 2 olive egger eggs (welsummer cream legbar mix). The roosters possibly the dad of all eggs are barred rock, buff Orpington. For only the barred rock mix leghorn eggs...
  11. The power of chicken math

    The power of chicken math

    2 weeks of eggs
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    PLEASE HELP, injured hen’s eye

    Thank you so much for your thoughts. I did tell my chicken sitter to put plain neosporin that I had before I made the post. I will tell him also to try the saline rinse as well and top it with the ointment. Hopefully things go well glad that it does not seem too bad. Sometimes I am dramatic...
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    PLEASE HELP, injured hen’s eye

    I am on vacation and my chicken caretaker has showed me a picture of my favorite hens eye. It looks bad and it appears to have blood scabs from what I can see. Should I give it time it was only recently noticed? I really am stressed because I love this hen so much. Please give me some advice to...
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    Swollen hens eye

    I have not seen any discharge or bubbles at all. She acts completely fine, she lays(as shown doing), eats well, forages, and is very present with the flock. Definitely no problems with behavior. Thank you for your help! I will see if these things work for her.
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    Swollen hens eye

    I’ve recently noticed my sweet buff Orpington hen has gotten a very swollen eye only on one side. I gave it about a week or two considering it was maybe a bug bite of some type and it only got worse. I will insert some pictures but it has not gotten worse nor better. It does not feel filled of...
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