Some parties were / have been vested enough in games they do what they can to offset costs of keeping games. I can speak only of my family on this but certainly at least some others had similar approaches. We always kept more hens from the breeding side of operation than actually needed. Much of the breeding employed walks where losses of stock where incurred each year so backup hens of the sames lines made it so you did not loose production as you had to breed up replacements. To offset cost of keeping the hens, they were managed for table-egg production and eggs were sold. The selling was generally not at a profit but offset cost of upkeep. Eggs going out to friends and neighbors had other benefits as well. Plus where was a moral issue with mothers and grandmothers when it came to having hens to manage. The entire time we kept games, they have always been multi-purpose, always. The majority hatched were consumed or their products where consumed. You use feathers for fishing lures. My great grandmother and before used down to stuff pillows covers.
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