[macgro7]

So I'm not doing to bad here then lol.. My hens are super layers fair play to them. I get mine from Donald macdonald isle of Skye and he's top notch, in terms of help and gets them delivered to your door. He's been supplying hens for years. I wouldn't want to try and produce them for that sort of money. He's obviously got a good system going to raise them at that price.

Does he even have enough money for petrol to come back home after that delivery???
I've seen POL pullets down here for 9-20. Varying from preloved to pet shop etc. Mostly 15.

[doganjo]

Surely sand although plentiful has too much salt in it to be good for bedding or even scratching around?

[perkhar]

We have used sand as I base layer for straw bedding for years for sheep and cattle but I myself have never used it in the coop jus because it's convenient to buy the sawdust in bales that I can carry comfortably over to the coop. As said before they were housed full time I never had anything other than the concrete floor. Which was cleaned weekly.

I wonder how he does it at that price but it's the same as all of us. With very little margins I suppose. I can't say I'm making a fortune from egg production. But that's not why we do it.