Chickens have multiple benefits, and there is a veritable explosion in home urban chicken raising for this reason. There is a reason why "chicken feed" is a slang expression for cheap. And chicken feed may not be needed for much of the year. Here in New Mexico, we get hordes of grasshoppers that can decimate a garden - they even denuded my saplings last year - but chickens are little miracle machines that rapidly transform grasshoppers into eggs, fertilizer and free-range poultry. I am still sorting through the various city ordinances to see if I can do it, but I would like a backyard chicken coop myself.
Lee Jim Cathey wrote: >>> It'll be cheaper to buy eggs than to buy commercial chicken >>> feed, which is nutritionally balanced for layers. >> There was an article in Mother Earth News recently which found that >> free range >> or pastured hens (lots of protein in those bugs, and chickens provide >> free bug >> and grub control) produced significantly more nutritious eggs than >> commercial >> eggs. > > I was referring to raising chickens on a city lot. I doubt there's > enough range to feed them entirely that way. So you'll be buying > something to feed them. If they're not sufficiently fed, including > all necessary proteins and vitamins, they won't lay. > >> I don't get it. How is $.19/dozen more expensive than buying eggs >> from the >> store? Local egg prices generally start at $2.00/dozen and head on up > > They're not. It was an unrelated factoid, I was trying to point out > that a large-scale chicken factory is obviously cost-effective, whereas > small-scale is not, really. > > Give it a whirl, sure. But don't be surprised if it's not > as easy or economical as it sounds. It's also a PITA, and any > livestock owner is tied to their property. Hard to take a vacation, > etc. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- Lee If you would be unloved and forgotten, be reasonable. - Kurt Vonnegut _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
