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    True cost of starting a backyard flock.

    I think that because raising chickens in the back yard is more a hobby or a 'side' than a way to put bread on the table, factoring in cost of labor is misleading because we would have done it anyway - - regardless of the cost, so it's not money invested. Looking at the raw cost of materials...
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    Confused.......how can you afford to feed your chickens

    I just started keeping hens in May 2010, and from a feed standpoint, the girls haven't cost much of anything. A 50# bag of layer feed is around 20 bucks (I think)...the grower feed was a bit more as I recall. I just opened up my second bag of layer feed two days ago, and I think this will last...
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