Quote Originally Posted by JazzDad View Post
Like most things, chickens can be a lot of work if you let them. Our idea was to get a few chicks. Then they needed a coop. Then they needed a yard (as the predators started killing them). Then they flew out of the yard, so they needed a higher fence. Then they ate all the plants in their yard, so we planted grass. Now they need a shelter because they have no shade. The water line and electric run out to the coop was just for our convenience. The chicken litter goes into the mulch pile (that I had to enlarge). Yes, our eggs are FAR superior to the store bought variety, but if you look at the economics-- we probably pay the equivalent of about $1 per egg. (For you Canadians, that's about $7.50.)
How long is it going to be before you break even though? That is what my spouse might think about and still somehow I know I would be the one out there with them, not him.