Raise Your Own Damn Chickens to Save on Eggs?

[jmowreader]

36. What I find interesting...

...is she said to get A chicken. As in one.

Chickens lay about five eggs a week, so if you are married with three children and each person eats two eggs at a meal, you'll eat eggs once every two weeks if you only have one. If you want to eat eggs every day, you'll need about a dozen hens.

How many of these "get a chicken" people really want to raise a flock of chickens, which you'd need to ensure a reasonable egg supply? And don't forget that you have to feed these little beasts, and a 50-pound bag of Purina or Nutrena feed will run you $20 - unless you feed organic and that's close to $30 for a 35-pound bag.