And just how much has this whole thing cost us so far? A breakdown:
Chicks ($4.50 each), feed, lamp, cage, the whole starter shebang: $101
Salvaged wood and window for coop: $40
Straw, more feed, chicken feeder and water dispenser: $90
Plastic roofing material, chicken wire, and hardware cloth: $102
TOTAL: $ 333
We pay almost $4 per dozen for organic eggs. If my math is correct, we will break even on our 999th egg. Who feels like a sucker? Not me. I'm still glad we did it.
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I love it! Those ladies are living in style! I questioned the up front costs for our chickens too, but come late summer when we have all those fresh eggs I think it will be worth it!
i am so impressed. can pete come over and build me a HBW-Run? like here on the corner of my street? i don't need that much room and i can fork out about 300 bucks.
and i am impressed by your math skills.
or should i say 'skilz'?
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