tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post2003078341857846550..comments2024-03-28T06:15:10.004-06:00Comments on Off the Grid at -30: Frugal Tuesday - Cost per Chicken for Eggs vs BuyingGlo @ Off The Grid at -30http://www.blogger.com/profile/00907488951800998013noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-41372867049257416202018-09-12T21:31:45.698-06:002018-09-12T21:31:45.698-06:00Follow couponing websites like livingrichwithcoupo...Follow couponing websites like livingrichwithcoupons.com and you'll find better pricing.Elienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-16138654102024316702018-05-15T04:03:51.217-06:002018-05-15T04:03:51.217-06:0099 cents a dozen for eggs in Minnesota. Cheaper i...99 cents a dozen for eggs in Minnesota. Cheaper if they're on sale. That chicken feed is only $13.50 here, too. I guess it's probably about break even here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-38192563073254044702018-04-29T08:31:47.058-06:002018-04-29T08:31:47.058-06:00Tell me where please.We pay 2.00 a dozen in the gr...Tell me where please.We pay 2.00 a dozen in the grocery stores in Ocala FL and sometimes 1.75 on sale but they are older eggs.Thats today's prices here.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162011419864420054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-25372666344178739152018-01-07T20:19:27.534-06:002018-01-07T20:19:27.534-06:00We live in Florida they have eggs costing 1$ or le...We live in Florida they have eggs costing 1$ or less a dozen in storeevon18https://www.blogger.com/profile/09994774575999230264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-43029903756962890482017-03-16T11:07:20.683-06:002017-03-16T11:07:20.683-06:00costs fluctuate a lot based on locale as well. I ...costs fluctuate a lot based on locale as well. I live in the NY Hudson Valley and I will easily pay $5 for organic eggs - not pasture raised - at the grocery store. I can get them for $4 from a neighbor...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163558573816408471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-91267335809573212162016-01-04T14:18:43.682-06:002016-01-04T14:18:43.682-06:00Do you buy organic PASTURED chicken eggs? That for...Do you buy organic PASTURED chicken eggs? That for me is the real thing to think about. "Cage free" chickens are just chickens that don't live confined to a small cage, but instead they live about one million chickens crammed into an outhouse where they are deprived of sun light to stimulate egg production. And "free range" chickens are little better off - they get a small pen to roam around in outside when they get tired of the cramped outhouse. Pastured chickens, on the other hand, such as the chickens you would be owning and raising, have space to breath and walk freely in the yard while providing you with eggs to eat. I'm not sure that the difference is meaningful to you or not, but for me that's the biggest reason to raise chickens to provide me with eggs. Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700374312998822538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-54943959888168665742015-09-23T20:03:15.722-06:002015-09-23T20:03:15.722-06:00Don't forget, you are also getting free range ...Don't forget, you are also getting free range chicken meat. Here in Malaysia, just like free range chicken eggs, they cost almost 3 times more than the farm raised/produced ones. Additionally, they are much healthier, minus all the hormones. Balvinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298739213406051432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-33944092248686967472015-03-11T11:10:01.855-06:002015-03-11T11:10:01.855-06:00I know this is an old thread but you're paying...I know this is an old thread but you're paying a ton for feed, I spend 23 bucks a month on 15 hens and its a family grain store that makes there own and its way better than purina and nutrina, I yield more eggs from itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926992130969284042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-17293461902310660342014-02-26T21:42:27.271-06:002014-02-26T21:42:27.271-06:00What does it cost to drive to the store? Its an 8...What does it cost to drive to the store? Its an 82 mile round trip for us! In for a penny, in for a pound. yes doing chickens means selling chicks, hens, eggs, slaughtering, using the manure in the garden as a great fertilizer, letting them into the garden to eat bugs, all of the above to break even monetarily, at a far better quality of life. I encourage everyone to recall their Ruskin, ...anything one man can make, another man can make cheaper and those who would purchase on price alone are their lawful prey...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-15002504058040934352013-05-08T07:48:02.532-06:002013-05-08T07:48:02.532-06:00Anonymous, you are right on. I can't imagine ...Anonymous, you are right on. I can't imagine buying free range (much less organic) eggs for $2.65/dozen. At our farmer's market, farm eggs (free range, but unspecified as to chemical status) go for $3.00 for smalls up to $4.50 for extra large. And I'd cut off my right pinky finger to have chicken manure for my compost pile. And while I'm a vegetarian, my dogs would love "salvaged" chickens for supper, and save me a bundle on fresh meat. Just a couple more years, and I can get out of the burbs and trade for some birds!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-7743367545633237992013-04-04T11:57:07.077-06:002013-04-04T11:57:07.077-06:00Where do you live? Seems like your economics are ...Where do you live? Seems like your economics are WAY off compared to our area. I own a feed store in the Houston area. Our bag of layer pellets is $13.50/50#. Store eggs are running just under $2 I think (I don't buy them, so I'm not sure). People who sell their mini-farm eggs typically get $3-$3.50/doz. So one solution is to raise/harvest more than you need if you can find someone to buy the surplus, sell the surplus, and that will fund the feed for the whole operation. Then you have eggs for free. Alternatively, you could get a job that pays minimum wage for a week and make enough to buy chickens and feed so the only "investment" you have is a week of work (plus your daily egg collection). Don't forget to add in your "salvage value" to use an accounting concept. The store bought eggs have no residual value. A hen, once they quit laying, can be processed into meat paying you back a little. Also, the chicken litter can offset garden fertilizer cost. And if you get intangible returns from watching or interacting with the chickens, there's that. Finally, as you mentioned, the quality of eggs are different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-32449463965305054422013-04-03T12:06:05.831-06:002013-04-03T12:06:05.831-06:00The pros of having chickens include physical and m...The pros of having chickens include physical and mental health benefits as well: getting more activity outside through feeding them, cleaning coops and runs, and gathering their eggs. This sort of benefit is priceless. I wouldn't buy store-bought eggs--or even farmer's market eggs--for anything now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-52399905574425705232013-01-16T05:02:31.803-06:002013-01-16T05:02:31.803-06:00Hi there! I was surprised in a good way when I loa...Hi there! I was surprised in a good way when I loaded this page of your blog. What was the leading reason the moment when you took a decision to organize a portal?SilkySecretshttp://silkysecrets.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-38178218742767985252012-02-15T08:49:40.254-06:002012-02-15T08:49:40.254-06:00We did try having our own chickens, but for us it ...We did try having our own chickens, but for us it works out to be cheaper to buy them neighbors, especially the kids who raise them. I can get a dozen free range eggs for $2.00 otherwise the eggs are more like $4.00 at the farmer's market.Lisa - the Granola Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020431743182581746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-19851787430834242522012-02-15T05:56:09.146-06:002012-02-15T05:56:09.146-06:00Thanks for the info! Our family is trying to be m...Thanks for the info! Our family is trying to be more sustaniable and one of our first projects discussed was buying chickens but couldn't decide what the cost difference would be. We use a lot of eggs so this information is going to be very helpful in our decision.Southern Ladyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704170013311323117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-33371160592373836902012-02-14T22:12:40.086-06:002012-02-14T22:12:40.086-06:00I can tell you from experience of even getting fre...I can tell you from experience of even getting free 4H chicks...the eggs are better in taste and quality...but expense wise...go to your grocer and buy...chickens are NOT cheap to raise...we did it for years with our kids...but make a great expensive project for anyone raising children and want to teach them responsibility. :) the feed is where it gets you...to grow a good chicken and a good egg producer its the feed! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-74661828589924497052012-02-14T21:32:57.234-06:002012-02-14T21:32:57.234-06:00Nice breakdown. We are adding chickens to our fam...Nice breakdown. We are adding chickens to our family this year. It's nice to see the cost, while it might be more expensive I think you're right= it's worth it. Great post!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311319062569018691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-35034903863817370152012-02-14T21:32:01.123-06:002012-02-14T21:32:01.123-06:00It sure is a lot to think about. :)It sure is a lot to think about. :)Glo @ Off The Grid at -30https://www.blogger.com/profile/00907488951800998013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-6025522750355172912012-02-14T14:42:01.796-06:002012-02-14T14:42:01.796-06:00Thank you so much for the breakdown. As a suburba...Thank you so much for the breakdown. As a suburbanite, I keep waffling between of getting chickens or just keep buying the organic ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com