As of yesterday we have collected 1,474 eggs.
No wonder Chickens only lay for about three years, because if it was me, I’d be done already. I mean seriously, that’s an average of almost 51 eggs per Chicken in just under four months (and most of them have come in just the past three months). This 1,474 number also doesn’t include the eggs that are already cracked, which seem to be about three or four a day in this weather. Not all of the eggs are getting sat on, so they freeze in the nest box and then crack.
That gets us to an average of .34 cents an egg and $4.03 per dozen. We are almost to that break-even point of $3.75.
The bad news is, the ladies (and two fellas) have really gone through the food this winter. I can’t blame them; it’s really about the only way they can build fat to stay warm. I had hoped the last re-up would get us until 1st of March. That has not happened and we are now due for another re-up.
The good news is that darn Woodchuck in PA predicted an early spring. Then again, it also snowed 16 inches on that day, so I’m pretty sure he was drunk that day and may have slipped on some sushi. If you don’t know the story yet for the non-GRPD people, remind me to tell you sometime…it’s a good one huh Tom?
Anyway, an early spring means less food we have to use because I can let them out again, which we can’t do in the snow because their feet will freeze.
So another $25 when you can get it to me please. I am at work all this weekend for the GRPD people and for the others, you can get it to Emily sometime soon. This next re-up will get us below the break-even point by the time we need to re-up again, which I hope won’t be until May.
Speaking of May, if you’re in the Gro-Op, Emily has been working on a blog for it. It should be done soon. Once it’s done, we’ll send out a message to everyone to see who wants to do it again this year.
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