Chicken math

[JRNash]

$11 a month???? 50lb of feed is only $11.50 .. I buy 8×50lb feed a month for all my chickens and ducks.. That's $96 in feed. I only worm a few times a year.. And it's <$10 per year.. And I use permithrin concentrate for external parasites.. That's lasted over 2 yrs for a quart <$20..

I have two dogs that's feed is $26 a bag and I buy 2 a month.. That's $52 plus their heartworm and flea that's $16 month ..so $68.. And they give me nothing but sh-t!!

..I have 49 hens although most are still pullets right now I get at least 60 eggs a week. Once they all lay even if slow I'll be getting 210 eggs per week. If I sell those at $2.00 dozen for 17 dozen that's $34 per week times 4 thats $136.. My cost was <$100.. Now if you include time and wear n tear on clothing.. I'm in the hole.. But I enjoy my chickens. If I went out to a movie and dinner with my spouse I could easily go through $100 and have nothing to show for it.

knowing where your food is coming from,and what went into it.Priceless

 

[21hens-incharge]

This guy is good at how clearly he puts using chickens in the garden.

 

[Cherie1n2]

I plant a garden and the chickens look forward to me weeding it and getting anything I might not want.. Point is don't be bummed.. You have a hobby now.. A community.. And an egg!!

 

[phoenix-silkie]

$11 a month???? 50lb of feed is only $11.50 .. I buy 8×50lb feed a month for all my chickens and ducks.. That's $96 in feed. I only worm a few times a year.. And it's <$10 per year.. And I use permithrin concentrate for external parasites.. That's lasted over 2 yrs for a quart <$20..

I have two dogs that's feed is $26 a bag and I buy 2 a month.. That's $52 plus their heartworm and flea that's $16 month ..so $68.. And they give me nothing but sh-t!!

..I have 49 hens although most are still pullets right now I get at least 60 eggs a week. Once they all lay even if slow I'll be getting 210 eggs per week. If I sell those at $2.00 dozen for 17 dozen that's $34 per week times 4 thats $136.. My cost was <$100.. Now if you include time and wear n tear on clothing.. I'm in the hole.. But I enjoy my chickens. If I went out to a movie and dinner with my spouse I could easily go through $100 and have nothing to show for it.

thanks so much PER CHICKEN
my math was 28 eggs/ month divided by 12 because of i sell them in dozens, that's 2.33 dozen x 3.75 = 8.73
10.33/lb a month of feed,X feed cost .36, monthly cost is 3.75 3.75
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4.98 profit
sorry i did some math wrong

4.98/ per chicken x 5 chickens = 24.93

 

[JRNash]

No worries. Chicken math has more in and outs than string theory

 

[Cherie1n2]

thanks so much        PER CHICKEN
my math was 28 eggs/ month divided by 12 because of i sell them in dozens, that's 2.33 dozen x 3.75 = 8.73
10.33/lb a month of feed,X feed cost .36, monthly cost is 3.75                                                                               3.75
                                                                                                                                                                                     -------------
                                                                                                                                                                                        4.98 profit
sorry i did some math wrong

4.98/ per chicken x 5 chickens = 24.93

See.. That's why there's a support group.. Sobwe can HELP you with your habit!!!

If it makes you feel better I'm thinking about picking up two cuckoo marans next week.. Well.. I AM picking up two cuckoo Maran pullets next week.. What I'm thinking is if I should tell the family or not.. I have 5 barred rocks the same age and honestly I don't think anyone would notice.. Until I explained where the super dark eggs came from!!!

 

[hicksfamily]

started with three, now I have 7

 

[21hens-incharge]

started with three, now I have 7

How long ago did you start?

If it was more than a year ago you may need to place an order.

Would not want the chicken math police to come knocking.

 

[Cherie1n2]

How long ago did you start? If it was more than a year ago you may need to place an order. Would not want the chicken math police to come knocking.

First law of chicken math: the number you start with must be an imaginary number.

Second law of chicken math: every subtraction must be less than the sum of all new additions.. Additions must be totalled minus any chickens one plans on subtracting, even if the subtraction never occurs.

 

[Tatiana110]

wanted 6 chickens, 7 months later have 80 birds of various ages and another broody sitting on eggs... this is after we subtracted 11 roosters and 6 ducks (so delicious!) and lost 4 ducks to predators. Insanity! lol