What do you think YOUR *real* cost of a dozen eggs is?

such a great question and I haven't given it a ton of thought yet but my gut reaction is probably $10-11 per dozen. once you learn what it takes to make your own food it kinda changes you
 
Holy crap! That’s outrageous for a price of dozen eggs.

I can buy them from the local folks for $5-8 or even marketplace. I know we are in an egg run right now, but still…seems high.

My target would be under $4
 
I'm thinking I'm coming in somewhere in the middle here. Maybe $8-9 per dozen.
My hens are a little older now though so they don't lay quite as frequently as they used to. I'm thinking with the cost of bedding and food for chicks you have kind of a steep initial cost to overcome. With that aside, under ideal conditions, I'm gonna estimate I could produce a dozen for as little as $5-6 but again that'd be growing their food, during spring, with young hens and a heavy laying breed. YMMV of course.

Interested to hear others responses!
 
It depends how long you've had your setup. When you've just bought your coop, fox proof netting, onduline for the roof, tanalised timber posts, a staple gun, feeder, drinkers etc. , your first dozen eggs will look incredibly expensive!! But ten years down the line, it's a different story, when your overheads are just layers' pellets, bedding, diatom & Poultryshield for coop cleaning...
 
Interesting question - I'd say the cost is more than you'd pay in the supermarket. With 3-6 hens you're not going to get anywhere near the economies of scale of the big producers, particularly if you're free-range / organic. But of course, our reasoning is not based entirely on accountancy :)
 
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