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Raising birds to laying age is the actual expense behind Point of Lay pullets. By the time they get to laying age you have sunk in more than you expect. I sell extra POL pullets for $30 each, that's just covering expenses. Heat lamp, electricity, feeders and waterers, it really adds up. But if...

No no, if you go to a feed store you will find much better prices on balanced feed. I pay $19.99 for 50lbs of Dumor 20% grower feed, which is good for adults as long as they have calcium from oyster shell on the side. 50lbs. will feed 4-6 hens for a month. In my area corn is $15 for 40lbs...

I think a big concern is the bears, because they can get through anything if they're determined. We don't often have problems with them in Florida, but a friend with a house near a lake had a tenants coop smashed up by a bear at night. We have a member who deals with bears regularly in...

No. Torturing animals isn't necessary for survival, and they won't be very healthy long-lived birds either.

A few thoughts: You might see who in your area already has a lot of chickens... breeders I mean. Since we've embarked on our breeding project we have more eggs than we can easily manage, to say nothing of cull cockerels, and got tired of the flaky people we were trying to sell eating eggs to...