Cohousing-L Mailing List: Chicken collective within cohousing community

[David Entin (davidentin]

Some of us at Rocky Hill CoHousing own and tend to a flock of chickens.
There were initial start-up costs and then the ongoing costs of feed, hay
and other supplies. Members each take a week to care for the chickens and
harvest the eggs. We have coop clean-out days twice a year. We have a paying
structure for members who buy in--they buy out those who drop out that takes
the deprecating value of the coop and run into account.

It sounds good, but we are wondering if others have a chicken collective and
how you work the financing. Some members are reluctant to buy in due to the
cost of reimbursing past members for the start-up costs. Thanks for your
comments and suggestions!

Susan Galereaves, Rocky Hill Cohousing, Northampton, MA