Cornish Cross Spring 2018 Cost/Profit/Loss or Freezer Meat

[FarmerJamie]

Hmmmm, back in the day, each bird costed out about $11 per bird, including paying for processing, but no labor charge in raising them. Still the rule of thumb of 2 lbs feed to get 1 lb bird?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

We'll process ourselves too.

 

[Mini Horses]

I'm still lurking by the tubs in TSC

30 tonight. HEAR ME??? 30 frickin degrees!! I wil NOT have them in my house again. I wait.

 

[CrealCritter]

I'm still lurking by the tubs in TSC

30 tonight. HEAR ME??? 30 frickin degrees!! I wil NOT have them in my house again. I wait.

Smart - my first batchi had them on the front porch my wife told me "get them off my porch now". I could not imagine them being in the house. I would probably be looking for new wife.

 

[baymule]

Mine are on The screened porch. 24 in a tub, 29 in a brooder. They are cute, but already stink.

 

[Mini Horses]

Yep, those water tubs can be washed out!! When only a few days old the chicks are better able to walk on the newspaper. Soon then can work around shavings, depends on the size...fine or not.

I need to go pick up another black 100 gal tub a friend GAVE me, almost new even. Someone gave to him and he says his donkeys won't use it. OK -- I can use it.

Plus I have brooder pen I built (2.5X8) that's wood on one long & one short side, 1/2" hardware wire on other 2. Works well for several weeks with most chicks. I cover wire sides if needed for temps. Then they go into another pen or tractor device. It's 30" tall, so can use if I need to pen adults for short time, also, even broodies. Bottom is wood but I have a plastic panel that lays on it to help with cleaning out between, scooping out while in use, etc. I use a one section of a shower door set to cover the top...plus a sire section to finish length. Lets me hook light at one end, etc. All repurposed "stuff" on hand to build.

 

[tortoise]

We run our incubator in the basement and then have new chicks in the basement for about a week. DS2 remembers and with Easter stuff this weekend he is talking about "hatching eggs!". We'll incubate some just for him, but not yet. I think for his birthday. When he was born, we came home from the hospital to 3 newly hatched chicks.

 

[NH Homesteader]

She's adorable! My daughter only loves chicken on her plate. Not a fan of live ones, just like her mom! Lol

 

[frustratedearthmother]

For being an awesome dog she has this one thing that I can NOT change about her. She is hard wired to go after little things that run fast. She walks right by grown chickens - totally ignores them.

I'll probably get some more this fall.

 

[CrealCritter]

I am feeding a 24% crumble, Dumor, from Tractor Supply. I paid $15.99 per 50 pound bag. Almost at the end of bag #2. The free CCX I got from Tractor Supply look to be all roos, that's ok with me. Roos are supposedly faster to grow out and get bigger, quicker. The chicks I ordered, I can't tell sex yet.

They should grow quick on 24%. I prefer ccx roos for the reasons you said the get up to butcher weight sooner.