No coyotes here. No profits either. Only the joy of the hens , and no casualties from whatever predator that sneaks into our or our neighbours garden.
Glad the hens give me egg-presents or give me joy with their funny behaviour and longevity. I like sharing their surplus presents with family and friends. I never counted the eggs. I guess my 8 hens gave me 4 eggs a day on average from March till August.
I do get something in return every know and then from friends and family. Empty egg cartons, real honey, a jar with self-made jam or juice.
Must say I am glad I can give them proper organic food for a very good price ( sharing 5 bags with a friend about 4 times a year, 5 bags of 20 kg is the minimum for a buy directly from a compound feed factory ).
You made me wonder what my eggs costed last year. Feed cost was only about € 200 . The PFAS test costed 100. I hardly buy bedding bc I make my own hay and often use free sand and free cardboard under the roost to keep it clean. Mealworms, supplements (mites) , bedding , DE and such may add up to € 100 in a year.
>> Approx € 400 / about 1000 eggs -> would make a price without profit of 40 ct for my bantam organic eggs.
What I found in a corner on the coop floor one day in August, after three days with very few eggs in the nestbox:
PS I forgot I bought a very cheap €30 new auto pop door bc my almost 10 yo Chicken guard malfunctioned again. -> 43 ct.
Glad the hens give me egg-presents or give me joy with their funny behaviour and longevity. I like sharing their surplus presents with family and friends. I never counted the eggs. I guess my 8 hens gave me 4 eggs a day on average from March till August.
I do get something in return every know and then from friends and family. Empty egg cartons, real honey, a jar with self-made jam or juice.
Must say I am glad I can give them proper organic food for a very good price ( sharing 5 bags with a friend about 4 times a year, 5 bags of 20 kg is the minimum for a buy directly from a compound feed factory ).
You made me wonder what my eggs costed last year. Feed cost was only about € 200 . The PFAS test costed 100. I hardly buy bedding bc I make my own hay and often use free sand and free cardboard under the roost to keep it clean. Mealworms, supplements (mites) , bedding , DE and such may add up to € 100 in a year.
>> Approx € 400 / about 1000 eggs -> would make a price without profit of 40 ct for my bantam organic eggs.
What I found in a corner on the coop floor one day in August, after three days with very few eggs in the nestbox:
PS I forgot I bought a very cheap €30 new auto pop door bc my almost 10 yo Chicken guard malfunctioned again. -> 43 ct.
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Notch used to bully Mag until the day mag decided he had had enough and kicked Notch's arse. Every roost time from that point on, Mag would wait for Notch to arrive to roost with his hens and drive him off.
I am getting a rooster this weekend! I don’t think I make a good substitute either
They don't. Usually the scraps are face saving, over in seconds, particularly with the females. Usually there are no injuries to speak of. Sometimes all one sees are a couple of new peck marks on the males comb and wattles. It is extremely rare that such peck marks are the result over over enthusiastic grooming for example.
