“So lucky, you get free eggs”

[cheezenkwackers]

Anyone else shaking their heads and rolling their eyes as people say “you are so lucky you get free eggs” as the price of eggs is rising. If I add up what I have spent on their coop, bedding, food, treats, and medicines, not to mention time and energy, I suspect my eggs cost way more than the highest grocery store eggs. I don’t mind the cost though. I love my ducks and their eggs. I just find it funny. Many of those people will be finding out the truth soon enough as hatcheries are getting more orders than ever.
What do you think?

 

[sourland]

I think that come mid to late summer there will be a lot of birds looking for homes.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I think that come mid to late summer there will be a lot of birds looking for homes.

Sadly, I suspect you are right!

 

[Squawkers]

After start up costs, I save monthly on eggs. I got about 1,000 eggs last year and spent $125. If I’m including startup costs though, it’ll be many years before I break even.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

After start up costs, I save monthly on eggs. I got about 1,000 eggs last year and spent $125. If I’m including startup costs though, it’ll be many years before I break even.

How did you only spend $125? My Purina Duck food, for 8 ducks, costs more than that.

 

[Squawkers]

How did you only spend $125? My Purina Duck food, for 8 ducks, costs more than that.

I only have five chickens and they free range for a large part of the day. So that’s less that I have to feed them.

 

[Squawkers]

They also get a fair amount of scraps

 

[FrostRanger]

Even if you only account for feed cost eggs aren't free. With my chickens, feed costs are 1.30 - 3.50 per dozen and against, that's only accounting for feed, never mind what I put into the coop/run, bedding, grit and oyster shell, the birds themselves and other odds and ends. If we're also including labor costs for me to tend them (even though I obviously don't charge myself to tend to my own animals lol) it'd be even more so. They certainly are far superior eggs than store brought but they aren't free and whether they're necessarily cheaper or not is debatable

 

[Squawkers]

All of last year

 

[Squawkers]

All of last year View attachment 4049886

I just realized I did my math wrong total should be 962. I’m going to go fix that