I don't buy eggs so don't know how much they go for. I have chickens, around 15 or so. Half are old girls, none of them laying yet, of the young gals, im getting 4-6 a day. I have auxillary lite in the coop, goes away at end of Feb. I sell most of them, eat some. No rooster, if 1 of the newer ladies goes broody, I will get on Craigslist and get some fertiles, I love letting them have that experience. Some just aren't faithful enough, some go berserk if u check up on the chicks, those don't get to do it again. This is what I wanted to do my whole life! I also have 2 bantam duccles in the house. Both not a yr yet, both left leg crippled, 1 lays a tiny egg, other nothing yet. They were given to me, person didnt want crippled chickens. Both r just sweet as pie and rather be in a lap. They have to be alone, the big girls would kill them cause they can't get away. The mille fluer is named Persia cause she looks like a persian carpet, other one is named cream puff cause her coloring is all pale. The worst? I have Marek's disease on my property. It's a crapshoot, it even gets the girls who were vaxxed for it. All in all, it's worth it. Family hates it, they think birds r dirty and their all the same. It very rewarding when I have a couple that love being petted.