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2: Leftovers will only ever be supplementary to expensive chicken feed.
4: There's quite an upfront cost on treatments and additives, but these last a long time. Worth having them before you need them, as awful waiting for the post when they're needed.
They're lovely pets, directly proportionally to the amount of time you spend with them. Look up breed characteristics and pick based on that. Some breeds are incompatible with others. They all need more space than you think.
I deliberately have a gentle mixed flock. Six hens give me 4-6 eggs most days, with periodic breaks for moulting, brooding etc.
They trust their keepers implicitly; you need to know how much of what food you can give them, and what minerals/supplements are needed to compensate e.g. certain veg makes them less able to process calcium.
Pick them up all the time. If you know how they normally feel, you'll spot a problem more readily.
We get foxes at night. I have a cage around their coop, buried into the ground, as a second layer of protection.
Those are the first things that came to mind - happy to answer any questions.