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One year into my egg selling empire and here is the final tally: eggs collected 4938 dozens sold 321 dozens eaten 71 gifted 174 eggs damaged eggs 59 feed used 1096 quarts Total costs 1500.00 Total income: 960.00 Balance: -540.00 hmmm, might take me another year to get up to "rich" status...

it took me some time, but I got to take over the whole stall :) I'm up to 36 girls and planning to expand again at some point. I can't keep up with the demand for fresh eggs.

Hi pek, welcome! I'm not sure about shots for shows, but my niece shows, so I'll ask her for the information. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

awesome! good luck with the coop and your girls!

I throw my hens a couple of flakes of hay a week. They love it.

I get a little bit of dripping out of my nipple waterer. Nothing a small catch pan or drip cups can't take care of. Y'all have me curious now about cost of operation. I have one of these http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU I'll hook it up and see...

At 1500 watts it should work. It's going to be expensive to run though. The purchase price and electric cost is going to be a lot more than aquarium heater. Think of it like running three brooder lights simultaneously. why would it be expensive to run? Once it reaches it's whatever temp it's...

I just purchased a bucket heater from tractor supply http://www.tractorsupply.com/allied-precision-cast-aluminum-sinking-de-icer-1500-w-2170843 safe for plastic buckets, and puts the heat right over the nipples. I'll let you know how it makes out.

12 hens gave me 12 today!

Quote: We tried to donate 7 dozen to local charitable organizations. none of them would take them. In the end I sold them so it wasn't an issue, but I'd like to be able to donate my eggs if I do end up with a surplus. Who did you donate to? I'm in Johnston at Salisbury Farm (follow the...

Lets try this. I've shared another copy of the spreadsheet on google docs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AguBzFtggVBddGhMekF3OWo1aGJBMm05ZWIwVEctdlE You won't be able to edit it, but you should be able to save a copy to your google docs. You should be able to edit the copy...

well, sharing the spreadsheet isn't working. The formulas keep getting overwritten. It was a good experiment.

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S.L.Swope : can you pm me the way to make that chart. It's totaly awesome! I don't really count my coop in the cost because my grandmother donated the funds for my newest hobby! She's totally into the sustainable living and thought she would help me afford to start up my flock! I have it on...

She was waiting for us when we went out to the barn this morning!!! We're back up to 12

Quote: total cost includes every cost incurred so far. coop construction, chicken costs, equipment, etc. What is "107 to date?" for that chart it is total eggs collected so far I have approx 30 hens. plus 12 that aren't laying, but I get average 16 per day now. Times 7 that's days is...

Well, there goes my bottom line. I've got a missing hen. Did my usual PM count and I kept coming up 1 short. I didn't see any feathers or dead chicken. No sign of a struggle, so I have to assume she went AWOL. I checked most of the trees. . . nothing. I've just got to hope she shows up...

Quote: oh salisbury farm! i been there a time or two Hope you enjoyed the visit. Was it for hay or for fun?