I agree the cost far is far more to keep hens than store bought. It's well worth it to me as the quality is far better.
I keep a dozen hens and 1 rooster. I buy 25 straight run chicks and butcher the roosters. I'm going to buy a different breed every year so I can easily track how old they are and rotate them out when they get too old.
Predators are a big problem here so free ranging is not an option. They stay in a coop. I have taken some grief over that. My response is "is it better to keep them in a coop or let them be eaten alive by the coons, coyotes and hawks".
My coop is 8'X20' and built on 6"X6" skids. I move it with my Farmall Super H. It has no floor so hens have access to fresh grass and bugs when I move it every 3-4 days. I also feed then fresh greens out of the garden. All that helps keep the feed bill low.
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