tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646947682530302849.post151967066621033245..comments2023-03-26T11:18:19.736+01:00Comments on The Field: Chicken eggsAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15081292016016946981noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646947682530302849.post-28540719903182561312016-05-24T08:00:37.857+01:002016-05-24T08:00:37.857+01:00So far, I've been lucky with disease. Only a s...So far, I've been lucky with disease. Only a small amount of bullying but I do have a couple of small movable pens not factored in to my calculations.<br /><br />I know one farm that raises chickens from 1 day old to point of lay, then have 2 chicken sheds with 25,000 chicks in each, and have 4 batches of chickens per year. 100,000 chickens per year sold and they don't have a fancy Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081292016016946981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646947682530302849.post-2103122482403425472016-05-24T07:45:21.198+01:002016-05-24T07:45:21.198+01:00A farm will be hitting an economy of scale with th...A farm will be hitting an economy of scale with their production probably. It's the very small back garden production that is expensive, but even a small farm won't be making much money from a £1. Having chickens has certainly opened my eyes Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081292016016946981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646947682530302849.post-18433008157634033842016-05-23T21:42:38.833+01:002016-05-23T21:42:38.833+01:00My parents share chickens with neighbours and my a...My parents share chickens with neighbours and my aunt and uncle, and they're a never ending source of challenges and problems. Last I heard, with bullying recovery and disease quarantine needs they were up to 2 main chicken areas and a couple of mini retreats. I can easily believe that raising chickens and looking after them properly costs quite a bit per egg!chrisdbhttp://chrisdb.duckdns.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646947682530302849.post-20924932703620972582016-05-22T13:05:56.177+01:002016-05-22T13:05:56.177+01:00Gosh, we buy eggs at the local farm gate for £1 pe...Gosh, we buy eggs at the local farm gate for £1 per half dozen and they are wonderful. I will appreciate them even more now.Anni Kelseyhttp://annisveggies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com