FEED COST PER STATE

[MichelleBelle]

I'm in NE Missouri. I get my feed from the MFA and pay $9 for 50 lb bag of layer crumble. We get about $2/dozen for eggs when we sell them, but it's more profitable for me to hatch them out and sell chicks.

 

[Cierabug]

Ok here is an updated version. This one assumes that each hen is laying about 240 eggs a year, that there are 15 hens, and that each hen eats about 1/4 an lb a day. This doesnt count gas,supplies,coops,electricity, or water but does count cost of cartons. The average price of cartons I can find (with free shipping) online is about .40 cents per carton , less if you buy in bulk.

New york: 1330$ profit per year
Illinois: 364$ profit per year
Whashington: 378$ profit per year
Ontario: 815$ profit per year
Colorado: 905$ profit per year
Maryland: 632$ profit per year
Wisconsin: 538$ profit per year
Vermont: 322$ profit per year
Ohio: 510$ profit per year
California: 510$ profit per year
Nebraska: 416$ profit per year
Michigan: 144$ profit per year
Missouri: 153$ profit per year
Kansas: 60$ profit per year
England: -128£ profit per year
Nevada: -70$ profit per year

 

[Gray Farms]

Excellent, outstanding and informative.

 

[Kiki]

Texas
Layer feed $13-15

 

[EggWalrus]

Alabama
$10/50 lb layer pellets
$2.00 Dz

 

[aart]

To find which state you would make the most profit from by selling eggs I divided the cost of eggs by the cost if feed.

This doesnt count gas,supplies,coops,electricity, or water but does count cost of cartons.

You need to include these things if talking 'true profit'.

Im doing an experiment to figure out the best states to start an egg producing farm in.

Data collection here is way too vague and skimpy,
you're making a lot of assumptions,
so any 'results' are garbage.
'Experiment' is folly.

 

[Gray Farms]

You need to include these things if talking 'true profit'.


Data collection here is way too vague and skimpy,
you're making a lot of assumptions,
so any 'results' are garbage.
'Experiment' is folly.

I could see being blunt, but this borders on just plain mean. Constructive criticism would be much more helpful.

 

[aart]

I could see being blunt, but this borders on just plain mean. Constructive criticism would be much more helpful.

Yeah, well, I believe encouraging the spread of misinformation is 'mean',
No matter how much people 'like' it.

 

[Cierabug]

You need to include these things if talking 'true profit'.


Data collection here is way too vague and skimpy,
you're making a lot of assumptions,
so any 'results' are garbage.
'Experiment' is folly.

Theres not a way to figure out the electricity,water, or gas prices because states with snow and colder climates will require more electricity and water costs will vary by state , especially if there is a drought. And gas depends on how far poultry are from a store or mill and the distance to the farmers home, which is impossible to figure out without making more assumptions. The assumptions made about the poultry are made because thats the eggs per year for the hens I have. Besides its not supposed to be an exact profit, its a general idea I'm using to help organize info. If you know a way for me to do this better or a way to calculate the gas,water, and electricity per state I can use it to update my math.

 

[Cierabug]

Yeah, well, I believe encouraging the spread of misinformation is 'mean',
No matter how much people 'like' it.
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I'm no trying to spread misinformation and I'm definently dont want people to base large decisions off this info, I just like doing math and thought this would be a fun experiment to do til school starts up again.