HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING YOU ThIS YEAR IN FEED

[jk47]

I thought I would be fun to see how much a bag of feed cost depending on what state your in and what brand you use
I well go first I live in sandigo,CA and I buy a 50pound bag of ace hi layer pellet for 17.00 per bag

 

[TXchickmum]

-in Texas. We purchase 40 lb. bags of NatureSmart Organic crumbles. Last year they were $38.99. -recently went up to $41.99.

 

[Jakoda]

I buy 50# bags of Nutrena crumble for 17.00 at TSC

 

[jk47]

-in Texas. We purchase 40 lb. bags of NatureSmart Organic crumbles. Last year they were
$38.99. -recently went up to $41.99.

Yeah who ever said raising chickens was gonna save money is a lair or just trying to justify it to the non chicken neighbors who only pay 2 or 3 bucks a carton for eggs

 

[TXchickmum]

-no doubt! We do enjoy the chickens as pets, though. My daughter loves 'em!

 

[cluckcluckluke]

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That's why I like Australia's state of chickening.
We have considerably less chicken people over her and as a result I charge $4.50 au for 1 doz.
For me a 20kg bag of fine layer mash cost $15 au.
Chick crumble is $7.50 for a 5kg bag.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Last year I made $250+ from my 25 chickens and that was only my first year.

 

[Cknldy]

Did you subtract what you spent on them from that #? Lol, I made the mistake of justifying my latest chicken order by telling dh I KNOW they will make me a profit...WHEN they start laying good! With the chick order costs, supplies other than lumber for the coops and feed I am up to almost $400 in just under 12 weeks for about 50 chickens. Yep, I am really trying to rush up the laying thing;-)

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Yes that is $250 profit after all deductions.

It's slowed down now so I am going into breeding White Leghorns and selling fertile egg and stock.
Just last week I had a man come and buy 13 of my chickens for $230 ( they where sold to make was for my WLH venture ).

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

I spend around $1500 in feed alone in a year, not including sawdust and I did purchase new nestboxes in the fall. I use Kalmbach Feeds 20% grower, they are a smaller company from Sandusky OH. Its $13.50 for a 50lb bag. I use roughly 3 bags a week for my 75+ hens/pullets and 9 roosters. My young pullets are just about to start laying and I'm expecting 5 dozen a day, that's $35 a week or $3640 a year. That's $2140 in "profit" but if you subtract the coop cost, bedding, replacement chicks, and fencing....maybe I'll put a little in my pocket