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How Many Chickens Do You Need For Your Family?
How many chickens to get is one of the first things you need to figure out before raising chickens in your backyard. But there are other things to consider before you walk into the feed store. Learn what you need to know to determine how many chickens you should get for your backyard flock or homestead. You probably need fewer chickens than you think.
Homesteading | How Much Does It Cost To Feed A Chicken Per Month?
How much does it cost to feed an egg laying chicken per month? 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 📸 creator: @high_hope_homestead (via Instagram) It costs $2.50 a month to feed one chicken. Here’s the breakdown 👇🏼 🐔 one chicken consumes about 1/4lb of food a day 🐔one 50lb bag of feed has 200 feedings in it 🐔 take 50 (bag of food) ➗ .25 (1/4 lb) = to get 200 feedings 🐔 200 feedings ➗ 30 days in a month = 6.6 🐔 take $16.50 (cost of the bag) ➗ 6.6= $2.50 per chicken per month The copyright of this post doesn’t belong to @bestofhomesteading, nor do we intend to monetize this content. #ModernHomesteading #SimpleLiving #Farmstead #Homesteading #intentionalliving #chickens #chickenmath #backyardchickens