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Prize-Hedgehog t1_j1a9t9w wrote

Still finding Shop Rite has the best egg prices for cage free. $8.49 for 2 dozen cage free organic at Shop Rite. For the past couple of months they were actually a better price per egg than the regular dozen eggs.

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Sweaty_Conclusion_80 t1_j1ac5ba wrote

Costco is a bit below that. Backyard chickens are super easy and fun.

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Prize-Hedgehog t1_j1ajz1f wrote

Aside from eggs I just don’t necessitate enough bulk to shop at Costco or BJs. Found myself just buying more shit I didn’t need in large quantities lol.

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mynameisnotshamus t1_j1bp3ef wrote

My chickens don’t lay in the winter.

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Sweaty_Conclusion_80 t1_j1c3bwi wrote

Not unusual though!

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mynameisnotshamus t1_j1cpdwl wrote

It’d be unusual if they did.

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tiredmom07 OP t1_j1ahzqa wrote

How much does it cost to feed chickens?

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mynameisnotshamus t1_j1bq3x7 wrote

I go through a $20 / 50lb bag a month with 3-4 birds. The biggest expense is the coop and run which cost about $1000 when I got finished. Very much over built, but also very secure - lots of predators to keep out. Bedding for the coop, I went the most expensive way- hemp. But, I only have to clean the coop out maybe once a year, so it’s worth it. (Approx $50). First year you’ll get about 20 eggs a week from March-October. Slow decline after the first year. You can put a bulb in the coop during winter if you want them to keep laying, but you also deal with freezing eggs, and fire risks. I just think it’s good to give them some time off. Like humans, chickens are born with all of their eggs. If you deplete them quickly, then you have a chicken who doesn’t lay anything, sooner.

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