I’m a bit of a prepper which is why we got a few laying hens last year. They should start laying here this Spring. Recall last year there egg shortages and they doubled in price for a little while. Now I just need a food grade 55 gal drum and layer crumbles to fill it, LOL.
Yes, prepping for chickens can be expensive! I’m thinking about buying a couple bags of cracked corn for them, for when I run out of layer feed. We got a rooster recently so, God forbid it gets this bad, we can raise some chickens for meat.