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Originally Posted by JMintzer
You don't want a rooster if you're keeping chickens for eggs...
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We raised chickens for eggs for a decade, and had roosters. They protected the flock and ensured we had a constant supply of new chicks to replace the older chickens.
Why do you think a rooster is not desirable when having chickens for eggs? Note, I have no idea what someone with a million chickens does or doesn't do. I am referring to an individual.
Our first egg, cost a couple hundred dollars, then the cost per egg drops for the first couple years. Using the older chickens for dog food and the younger chicks for us food, and the eggs, the cost per egg to free range chickens ran us about $1.00/dozen. But then, we also had good dog food cheap and fresh chicken breasts cheap.
All of which is not relevant here, I think I recall that chickens are specifically a no-no in the deed restrictions.