Does anyone actually clear a profit with their chickens?

[NYREDS]

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That's a good one-profit from your chickens

 

[ashyannehand]

I do not sell my eggs, so I am not sure about the profit. My father in law sells his eggs for $2 a dozen and is able to offset the cost of most of his feed. I give my eggs away. Mostly to family and friends. Some have tried to pay me, but I do it for the pure joy. I love my chickens, all except the mean roo who gives me the stink eye!

From what I have read so far on this thread - profit is not something you should expect. Sorry!

 

[carwinew]

We break even on the chickens which is better than we do with the rest of the herd here such as the horses. Don't even want to think about that expense!
The price to the elderly church members is $1.50 as they insist on paying for them. All others are $2.00. People that have sleepovers get a free dozen to help out on teenager food costs.

 

[verthandi]

Actually I just had to do a project for my Statistics class and I did the Chickens and profitability. I do make a profit, but not from selling eggs for eating. Though I do sell my regular eggs for 1.50 a dozen and some people even balk at that price.

My profit comes from hatching eggs and the chicks. But as much as I don't like it, occasionally I do send a rooster to the auction and they bring good money. I am glad that they are more fancy and I hope they don't end up as stew meat, but for the price they bring.....I doubt that is what their first home after here does with them.

I send them with complete feed, age and medical history taped onto the box, that seems to help.

 

[priszilla]

I expect to lose money this year,and next year to break even or profit a little.I had to build a building and 2 small hutches this year- and I hope I don't do that next year- plus my new layers will be laying in the Spring for sure. The IRS says I have to profit at least once in a while I am a "farmer" so to get deductions I will have to find a way to make a profit. Otherwise it is a hobby.I need the tax break this year.

 

[Barnyard Dawg]

We sell our eggs for $2.50 & $3.00 a dozen the chickens will cover feed cost, we benefit from the eggs and meat, but over the years we have not profited since early on we just gave the eggs away.

 

[deb1]

Here in NC there seems to be a lot of support from the Goverment for the slow food movement, that means buying food from local farmers.


I read a GOV site from NC that said that small farmers can get a meat handlening license for free. It has regulations with it of course but nothing extreme. Someone has to visit your farm, check out your cooler etc.

What it means is that, although you can't slaughter and process your own chickens for sale, you can have them processed and brought to your cooler. Then you sale the meat.

The site listed slaughter houses willing to work with small numbers of chickens.

I will search and try to find the site again.

my guess is that someone could make money on heritage turkeys this way. I am not saying they could become wealthy but maybe turn a small profit.

 

[deb1]

This site has the above mentioned info

http://www.ncchoices.com/images/Processor_DirectoryJuly2007.pdf

Look into the slow food movement in your state. you can probably find a lot of information for small farmers.

 

[chicksgalore]

We had horses at one time, too, and we are slowly cleaning out things that can't pay for themselves. I loved the horses and want to get some back some day but for now...

I am not talking huge profit, like to make a living or something, but I do expect my chickens to pay for themselves, and by that, I'm primarily talking about the feed.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Profit?..........

............What's that?