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Backyard Chicken ROI Calculator : Will Your Flock Pay For Itself?

Backyard Chicken ROI Calculator

Will your flock pay for itself? Honest math — feed cost, eggs produced, coop amortized over 5 years. No "$2.50/dozen if you ignore everything" magic.

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The honest numbers

Eggs per year1,680
Dozens per year140
Annual egg value$770
Annual running cost$720
Your cost per dozen$5.14
Break-even monthMonth 17
+$120 5-year net (after coop paid off)

Get the full Hidden Cost Worksheet (PDF)

Most ROI calculators ignore labor, replacement hens, winter feed bump, and predator losses. Our worksheet shows the real 5-year cost and how to push break-even from month 17 to month 11.

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