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Cole Noble's avatar

I remember trying to crunch the numbers once, and I think I concluded that if your chickens were immortal and never got sick, you could break even after like 20 years. Now they have services where you can rent chickens to get a steady supply of eggs, lol!

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Sarah Lavender Smith's avatar

I agree entirely! We have never added up the costs of building our coop & feeding our dozen chickens, who don’t lay more than a few eggs/day, but it would be laughable. It’s a lifestyle & luxury, not a money-saver. But it’s a fraction of what our two horses cost. I’d rather spend money on these animals than on nonessentials such as eating out.

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