My beautiful daughter raises chickens on her farm. (she eats eggs...no meat) She will not sell any chicken to anyone for fear they will be killed. She doesn't live near us so I can't get eggs from her, but her hubby sells them to his co-workers for $2.00 per dozen every week. Under what it costs them to feed the chicks but she likes being able to give them fresh eggs and it helps to feed them. She lets them free range during the day, but they have to be inside before dark in their warm beds. She is such a golden heart. Store purchased eggs often make me sick after eating them so she told me to buy them from a local grower. That is very hard to do here but I do buy only veg. fed free range at the store. $3.69 a dozen.