Does this sound about right?
Officially Lost 45 Birds and 1 Rabbit (Valued at $460) plus feed loss $74.90 ($534.90) not counting egg, chick, and KIT loss for the next year.
The Loss of 3 months time, effort and money. The loss of next springs egg business and chick business without having to reorder day old chicks next year.
Trauma, grief, fence damage, clean up and disposal, Loss of chick sales this fall. I have ads running and daily calls for chicks.
Cost Break down:
Feed 6 bags of Starter/ Grower $10.65 each ($63.90)
22 Silkies = 3 month value $10 each ($220.00) Grey, Self Blue, Buff, Partridge and White. (for chick sales) Day old Replacement Cost $2.77 ea ($58.17) Plus $1 per breed, $7 box and $23.20 Shipping. ($89.37) Rare colors NOT available until spring 2009 (min order 25 chicks)
9 Rhode Island Whites = 3 month value $10 each ($90) Rare breed for making golden comets and large brown egg sales. Day old replacement cost $2.38 ($21.42) Plus $1 per breed, $7 box and $23.20 shipping. Min order is 25 chicks so actual cost would be higher to replace due to shipping requirements.
10 Rhode Island Reds = 3 month Value $10 each ($100) for large brown eggs and chick sales. Day old replacement cost $2.14 ($21.40) Plus $1 per breed, $7 box and $23.20 shipping. Min order is 25 chicks so actual cost would be higher due to requirements.
4 Ameracaunas 3 month Value at $10 each ($40) Day old replacement value $2.38 ($9.52) Plus $1 per breed, $7 box and $23.20 shipping. Min order is 25 chicks so actual cost would be higher to actually order.
1 New Zealand Stud Rabbit $10 to replace older male (see break down below). $2022.00
Binkys Barn eggs sell for $2.50 per doz for eating eggs $15 - $30 for hatching eggs.
Each hen lays around 250 eggs per year.
Egg potential for ONE lost hen ($625 per year sales)
Egg loss for the 23 egg laying hens lost for one year ($14, 375) (for two years $28,750)
For all 45 birds for one year for eggs and chicks ($28,125) for two year ($56,250)
Chick loss for 45 birds
Chick Loss for one year for the laying breed (42 chicks per month X $5e = $210 day old sales) (8WKS X $7e = $284) (2mo to 6 mo $10e = $420) (over 6 mo $12e = $504)
MOST people want older chicks or grown birds and not day olds. We sell very few day olds. (Loss for the year $10e chick sales $5040.00)
Binkys Barn chick Price chart
Day old Two weeks $5 per chick
Two weeks two months $7 per chick
Two months Six months $10 per chick
Over 6 month $12 - $15 per chick depending on breed/color
Rabbit stud to 5 females 5 times a year to EACH female is 25 = lost breeding (8 kits per litter x 25 litters x $10 per kit = $ 2000.00) plus 7 months of grow time lost and 1 - 50lb bag of Purina rabbit chow ($12approx) for one rabbit. $2022 total loss on rabbit for 1 year. Rabbits live and stud for 8-12 years
TOTAL Potential loss and replacement cost for ONE year:
TOTAL Rabbit loss ($2022.00)
TOTAL Chicken Loss for Egg sales($28,125) Chicksales ($5040.00) Bird Value($460) Feed loss($74.90) and Replacement($120.51 + 23.20 shipping $1 breed x 4, $7 Box fees = $154.71)
TOTAL BUSINESS LOSS: $35,876.61
