Maybe you remember that we bought some chicks last January. We bought some broilers and a few layers. The layers are producing now. They have been for two or three weeks.
The first eggs are small, sometimes have no shell, and can be double yolked. And, laying is sporadic at first. But, now they are laying more consistently, and the eggs are, for the most part, getting bigger.
We have about a dozen birds, and some of them are roosters. We're getting 6-8 eggs each day. The fridge can fill up quickly, unless you have buyers. We've sold three dozen this week. We're selling them for $2 per dozen, that seems to be the going rate locally.
We'll provide my parents and in-laws with all the eggs they want, and we'll have more than all the eggs we want. Hoping to sell some to people at church and work as well.
This is very much not a money making opportunity. Just trying to offset feed costs for the chickens, ducks, peafowl, pigs, cats, and goats. That's a tall order for a few laying hens.
We've got eggs
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