This one comes with a lot of estimates and guesses because over the laying period of a hen, the price of feed will fluctuate, the price of eggs will fluctuate, the price of an off lay hen depends a lot on how many you need to sell and where. It’s also depressingly common for percentage egg production to fail to meet expectations due to any one of a multitude of factors. So, take it as a base on which to do your own costs not as a fixed thing. It’s a moving document. Put it into excel and play with the figures. What are the effects of having more birds per employee or of getting a better price for off lay or having them in lay for an extra six months or a year? What is the effect of having ten times the number to save on transport cost? What is the effect of an increase or reduction in average egg price or feed price or off lay hens? If you cannot run these scenarios and figure out the boundaries, best choose another way to gamble your money. Budget for 1000 layers Income
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