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Thans. We only bought organic or free-range eggs in the first place. And if we don't eat meat much, some months we're paying about $6 a month for eggs, so my goal was not to exceed that. Again, just budgetary constraints. When it got to easily more than $10 a month for 4 chickens, I really...

You know, what you are doing sounds a lot like what I started doing with a bit of banana and such and then I was told not to do that. I think there are an awful lot of ways and they all work for someone. :)

Well, I did at first emotionally write off the start-up expenses, knowing it was just what it was, but then I realized I couldn't spend $50 every couple of months to feed them and researched how to cut feed costs and still make sure they were getting their needs met. Composting feed system...

My local feed store sold me cracked corn scratch for $10 but the next time I went in it was $14 and it turned out to be a mix of crn, milo, and oats. They are not very consistent there though I know the owners and they are wonderful people. Part of it is what they can get. They haven't seen...

Oh, thank you so much. I think I've just been overwhelmed this past two days and it all came to a head when Golly died in the next room where we were keeping her safe and comfortable. I also had terrible allergies that day and an intestinal issue that crops up now and then so it was like -...

I ony have four chickens...well...now I have two, but after all the money we've spent and all the work I've gone through, I'm not sure this is a good idea. Four lovely chickens about a season old came to us in April, Easter Egger having been bullied in the larger flock they came from but the...