Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?

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ezekg ◴[19 Feb 25 21:50 UTC] No.43108210[source]▶

Build vs buy. You can be me and build an in-house flock, pay $100/mo in feed, $500 for a livestock guard dog, $100/mo for dog food, $500 for a solar electric fence, and then $500 for a few coops, etc. It'll pay off before I'm dead, I think! -- right?

Right?!

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1. dgfitz ◴[19 Feb 25 23:22 UTC] No.43109067[source]▶

>>43108210 #

500/month for a dog? 500 for solar?

Do you need a consultant?

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2. eptcyka ◴[19 Feb 25 23:24 UTC] No.43109100[source]▶

>>43109067 (TP) #

Need one? He must be one.

3. colechristensen ◴[19 Feb 25 23:31 UTC] No.43109159[source]▶

>>43109067 (TP) #

For starters nobody uses an electric fence for chickens. You have them for cattle because they’re so big building a fence sturdy enough they can’t just push over is expensive.

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4. ezekg ◴[20 Feb 25 00:16 UTC] No.43109558[source]▶

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Yes they do: https://www.premier1supplies.com/poultry/fencing.php?fence_i...

5. ezekg ◴[20 Feb 25 00:17 UTC] No.43109573[source]▶

>>43109067 (TP) #

Livestock guard dogs are expensive, especially trained ones.

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6. pests ◴[20 Feb 25 08:38 UTC] No.43112462[source]▶

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Are we forgetting chickens can fly? Why are we using fences

7. GJim ◴[20 Feb 25 13:40 UTC] No.43114494[source]▶