Re: Home raised eggs, cost more, but are worth it.

Posted by Dean Olson on December 07, 2013 at 06:05:06 from (166.147.72.18):

In Reply to: Home raised eggs, cost more, but are worth it. posted by Ralphwd45 on December 07, 2013 at 00:53:34:

I agree the cost far is far more to keep hens than store bought. It's well worth it to me as the quality is far better.

I keep a dozen hens and 1 rooster. I buy 25 straight run chicks and butcher the roosters. I'm going to buy a different breed every year so I can easily track how old they are and rotate them out when they get too old.

Predators are a big problem here so free ranging is not an option. They stay in a coop. I have taken some grief over that. My response is "is it better to keep them in a coop or let them be eaten alive by the coons, coyotes and hawks".

My coop is 8'X20' and built on 6"X6" skids. I move it with my Farmall Super H. It has no floor so hens have access to fresh grass and bugs when I move it every 3-4 days. I also feed then fresh greens out of the garden. All that helps keep the feed bill low.

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