Laying Rent

[Bananabread]

Coined a new term today.
Laying rent: The process by which a chicken slowly pays for its real estate.... just a couple dozen eggs to go and we have a mortgage. Any other landlords out there?

 

[nuthatched]

My hens are still paying off their home, let alone mine .

 

[Bananabread]

Sounds about right. If only the joy of raising chickens could be quantified and monetized as well then for sure we'd maybe break even!

 

[N F C]

Coined a new term today.
Laying rent: The process by which a chicken slowly pays for its real estate.... just a couple dozen eggs to go and we have a mortgage. Any other landlords out there?

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Pretty egg colors, what breeds do you have?

 

[TwoCrows]

Gorgeous eggs!! ❤

 

[ChickyCh00k]

Those eggs though! Beautiful and unique colors you've got there.

After we got done building/setting up our first coop (6x4) and run (10x26) for  six
eight pullets (thanks for the extras, hatchery ), PLUS all the perimeter fencing so they can free range in the yard , my husband said, "These chickens better lay golden eggs..."

Now I've convinced him that we need a 10x12 custom coop, another run, and double the # of chickens in the spring (because one MUST have a variety of colored eggs). "It'll be so worth it," I say, and my husband rolls his eyes because I HAVE lost my actual mind.

Me, throwing $$ at my chicken addiction:

 

[TwoCrows]

Those eggs though! Beautiful and unique colors you've got there.

After we got done building/setting up our first coop (6x4) and run (10x26) for  six
eight pullets (thanks for the extras, hatchery ), PLUS all the perimeter fencing so they can free range in the yard , my husband said, "These chickens better lay golden eggs..."

Now I've convinced him that we need a 10x12 custom coop, another run, and double the # of chickens in the spring (because one MUST have a variety of colored eggs). "It'll be so worth it," I say, and my husband rolls his eyes because I HAVE lost my actual mind.

Me, throwing $$ at my chicken addiction:

What have we gotten ourselves into keeping chickens!

 

[ChickyCh00k]

What have we gotten ourselves into keeping chickens!

Before we built our house, my husband was all, "Now that we're going to have so much property, we can get chickens." And I was like, "Ew! No thanks, I do not want to have to take care of chickens."

Then, I was all, "Maybe we could get like 3 or 4." But the hatchery had a minimum order of 3 per breed and I couldn't get just ONE breed, that would be silly, so I ordered 3 each of two breeds (but we ended up with 8 because.... hatchery)...and it was all down hill from there! My husband helped with the set up and I literally take care of the chickens entirely by myself - never in a million years did this city girl imagine she'd become a chicken tender (and fall in love with "livestock" for the love of Pete!)

I literally don't know how many thousands $ we've spent on them, but it's several.

I just keep thinking about the people who bought chickens when egg prices were so high, believing they were somehow going to save money - Whoopsiedoodle!

 

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Those eggs are lovely! My ladies cover their grocery bills, and any extras, but they haven't put a dent in paying off their home!

 

[Bananabread]

Pretty egg colors, what breeds do you have?

We got our hens from (Alchemist Farms --minus the two Ayam Cemani from Cackle). Though they were unsexed had a great experience with them.

Our breeds are French copper marans, isbar, olive eggers and then a hybrid they developed called Moss eggers (mainly maran mix) and Alchemist blues (mainly isbar mix). They've been great and healthy and happy