@jess_happy_smallholding: Do we make any money from our hens? Costs 🌱 £57 per month on food 🌱 £3 per month on bedding 🌱 Total cost of £60 Income 🌱 Our 11 hens lay 8 eggs per day on average including winter (they lay more in the summer and less in the winter) 🌱 That’s 243 eggs per month 🌱 We sell half a dozen eggs for £2 🌱 That’s £81 per month So in a month the hens cover their costs with £21 net profit. What about set up costs? The fencing was about £1000 and the hen house was pretty much free because we built it out of wood we salvaged from another project. So it’s going to take 48 months or 4 years until we break even. So eventually we’ll recoup our costs, but it’s going to take a while 😅 #selfsufficient #gyo #growyourown #growyourownfood #homestead #smallholding #garden #lovegardening #kitchengarden #veggarden #plants #igrewthis #ediblegarden #gardendesign #spreadsheets #chickens

Jess Gough

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Tuesday 11 March 2025 07:09:42 GMT