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baymule
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The dust has settled, the results are in.
I ordered 30 CX chicks.
We got 25? one week olds at TSC for free 3 days before the 30 arrived.
One of the chicks I ordered was dead when it got here.
Several died along the way, 2 were full grown and just dropped dead.
We slaughtered 44.
Cost of ordered chicks was $1.60 each, total $46.40 with credit given for dead chick.
Feed: 770 pounds
Feed cost: $264
Total pounds of dressed whole chicken 231.1
Average weight of each chicken is 5 pounds, 11 ounces.
3.33 pounds of feed per pound of dressed whole chicken
Cost per pound (for feed) of whole dressed chicken; $1.14
Cost of ice for the ice chest that held the butchered chickens $40
Cost of vacuum seal bags: $8
We sold 10 chickens for $198.72
We bought the chick feed at TSC, one bag at Atwoods. On the last bag, I found cheaper feed by $5 per 50 pound bag at the feed store in Sulphur Springs where we buy the horse feed.
Total costs: $358.40
In summary, from start to finish was 60 days. I went in the hole $159.68, but I only sold 10 out of 44 chickens.....not too bad.
34 chickens weight totaled 175 pounds, 7 ounces for s cost of about 90 cents per pound.
I canned 25 quarts of "dog food" and so far, 17 pints of broth. (I just turned off the pressure canner with the last 5 quarts of dog food and I have a pot of broth to can)
The freezer is stocked with packages of boneless, skinless breast meat, leg quarters and wings. We will supply our DD and family with chicken.
Edited to add, just put 16 pints of broth in the canner for a total of 33 pints of broth.
I ordered 30 CX chicks.
We got 25? one week olds at TSC for free 3 days before the 30 arrived.
One of the chicks I ordered was dead when it got here.
Several died along the way, 2 were full grown and just dropped dead.
We slaughtered 44.
Cost of ordered chicks was $1.60 each, total $46.40 with credit given for dead chick.
Feed: 770 pounds
Feed cost: $264
Total pounds of dressed whole chicken 231.1
Average weight of each chicken is 5 pounds, 11 ounces.
3.33 pounds of feed per pound of dressed whole chicken
Cost per pound (for feed) of whole dressed chicken; $1.14
Cost of ice for the ice chest that held the butchered chickens $40
Cost of vacuum seal bags: $8
We sold 10 chickens for $198.72
We bought the chick feed at TSC, one bag at Atwoods. On the last bag, I found cheaper feed by $5 per 50 pound bag at the feed store in Sulphur Springs where we buy the horse feed.
Total costs: $358.40
In summary, from start to finish was 60 days. I went in the hole $159.68, but I only sold 10 out of 44 chickens.....not too bad.
34 chickens weight totaled 175 pounds, 7 ounces for s cost of about 90 cents per pound.
I canned 25 quarts of "dog food" and so far, 17 pints of broth. (I just turned off the pressure canner with the last 5 quarts of dog food and I have a pot of broth to can)
The freezer is stocked with packages of boneless, skinless breast meat, leg quarters and wings. We will supply our DD and family with chicken.
Edited to add, just put 16 pints of broth in the canner for a total of 33 pints of broth.
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good job
