Do you chooks pay for themselves??

[huntsman]

Just curious to learn if your eggers (is that the correct term?) earn their own keep, and if so, how many does it require for them to be self sustaining?

 

[line-rat]

Yeah. Right!!!!!

 

[Tala]

I refuse to do the math, because I suspect that the answer is no.
Ignorance is bliss

 

[Paganbird]

I have 60+ birds right now.
I don't even come close to "breaking even" when it's all said & done. The only chickens of mine that come close are the silkies & mille fleurs... and only when their hatching eggs sell.

 

[al6517]

NOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL I have changed my program and have bred alot of different breeds and well no, they don't pay for themselfs, and right now thats ok I guess.

AL

 

[pips&peeps]

Mine do about 8 months out of the year, the othe four months are out of pocket.

I purchased a bunch of equipment last year, so I am hopeful that I may break even this year. (except they will never pay for the expense of the barn we built for them)

 

[gritsar]

Mine pay for their feed and that's all that's asked of them.

 

[the Pollo Loco]

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same here, I guess they earn their stay by being keeping me busy and avoid spending money elswhere!!!

 

[alicefelldown]

They pay for their feed and are slowly digging themselves out of the coop building hole.

BUT we just added an incubator and all the accoutrements that go with that so the hole is a bit bigger now

Still better than a dog or a cat who provides vet bills instead of financial support though!

 

[crazy_4_chickens]

HAHAHAHA!!!! I wish they did!

I had 72 layers and lucky for me i wasn't paying expenses...

now i switched to breeding... i hope this might work. lol