A few weeks back I was trying to estimate how many chickens that we will need on the farm; both layers and meat birds. For my family of five, we will normally cook one, maybe two chickens a week. Toss the bird in the crock pot for the first night's dinner and then it is soup for the second night. So going with that information, I am calculating that we will need about 75 meat birds to get us through one year.
As for eggs, I really like what you said and it makes perfect sense; "I think you will find that the more eggs you have the more eggs you will use." I would like us to start out with 5 or 6 birds until we get the hang of raising our birds. Then gradually increase with our time and experience.
Thank you for sharing. Truly informative!!

Kenny
Pfeiler Family Farm