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Generating approximately 56 eggs/week. That's 4 dozen x $3 a dozen, or $12/week.

>> No.53182070
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53182070

>>53182040
Get that heat lamp out of there, you're just asking for a fire and chickens don't need it.

>> No.53182081

>>53182070
They weren't laying eggs the past couple of weeks until I put the lamp in there. They literally went on strike.

>> No.53182096

>>53182040
make sure to water them plenty. no water = no egg

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>>53182081
>chickens have the self-respect to go on strike
>American wagies don't

How do you feel being lower than a chicken wagie cucks

>> No.53182257

>>53182070
Heat lamps don't magically combust

>> No.53182327

>>53182257
Yeah I'm sure the Chinese bracket that attaches a Chinese lamp to a Chinese chainlink fence is a totally failsafe system and the burning hot lamp has no change of falling onto the coop floor that's covered in dry combustible straw

>> No.53182341

>>53182040
based thread, how much is their feed per week?

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>>53182040
Eggs are $7 a dozen now anon

>> No.53182357

>>53182134
UNDERRATED

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>>53182327
I know right, these clamps just mysteriously and spontaneously fail all the time.

>> No.53182387

>>53182341
They go through a 50lb bag of feed about once a month. Ll depending on how much i feed them. I get the bags tax free for about $14 so one week of yield pays for the whole month.

>> No.53182398

>>53182387
nice profit then, farmers have it easy

>> No.53182399

>>53182351
I have some local competition out here so have to stay reasonable otherwise they'll just go to the store and not fool with me.

>> No.53182432

based, i have 10 chickens and they lay consistently for about 2 years

>> No.53182461

>>53182361
I’m using one of these lamps with a reptile ceramic bulb for my chicks right now and I’m legitimately checking it 4+ times a day because I do not trust it. Chickens only have so many eggs that they release in a life time much like women, using the heat lamp will make them reach that stage faster. Not wanting the eggs to stop coming in is understandable tho.

My biggest thing that anons should consider if they want to get into mining eggs is companion planting perennials of different kinds around the chickens free range area or run.

You will have everything you need to make rich compost if you collect the chickens manure. You are already paying for chicken feed so you might as well use them to produce fruits and vegetables also. Eventually you can substitute a large amount of their feed with stuff like comfrey, sea berry, hablitzia, etc.

>> No.53182485

>>53182461
Based egg farmer advice. Will look into this.

>> No.53182507

>>53182461
Smart man. Chickens are just the surface, creating a symbiotic relationship between them and your garden is the next step. I use the deep litter method in the coop and use that to make compost. I'd like to incorporate perennials in the chicken yard but I can't come up with a good way to keep the plants protected long enough to grow without the chickens just tearing them out at the very beginning

>> No.53182562

>>53182507
Yes this is the main issue that needs to be overcome to get into the good part. The best thing you can do is get some kind of welded wire or chicken wire to put around the plant. Then put stones or bricks or log wheels around the base of the plant so they don’t scratch up the roots. Once the plants get to be 2-3x the height of the chicken they will usually be able to out grow anything the chickens could do to it. I would still keep the stones or logs around it’s base tho.

A good list of perennial plants to start with for those who are wondering:
Hablitzia (perennial spinach)
Grex kale (perennial kale)
Blueberry, raspberry, blackberry
Comfrey as I mentioned is a great source of greens for compost and it grows back easily. I would look for comfrey “bocking 14” because it does not seed and become invasive but it’s roots are easily cloned for when you want more plants.

Sea buck thorn is Hardy up to like -40f so it’s good for you northern anons.

Red, Gold, and Black currants are a good one.

>> No.53182787

>>53182562
Saved thank you. These kinds of gems are why I come here.

>> No.53183393

Best kind of chink for egg mining

>> No.53184504

>>53183393
Bump