I haven't been up very long......left the kitchen last night after 9. But 15 more chickens are cut up, frozen, canned and broth made. Only 16 more to go.
FEM, we ARE retired and we spend a lot on animal feed.
Selling eggs helps pay for feed, but in no way is selling eggs a money maker. We break even to making money on selling pork. Selling lambs is losing money. The CX experiment looks promising if I can find more buyers, this go round we almost covered the feed cost by selling 10 chickens. The horses are giant eaters that make me happy, but have no financial benefit.
I would say to develop customers for your pork and piglet breeding trios or feeder pigs. Go for repeat customers. So far, I get feeder pigs from different people. If these Hereford hogs do well, taste good, etc, I will buy from that person again. Find people like me that you can notify that you have another litter that you are taking deposits on.
Maybe you could make cheese from your goats and sell it. Find the people who are willing to pay for premium good food. It won't pay the bills, but it will sure help on the feed bill.
You are in much better shape than I am. You have been in your location for a long time, you know lots of people, you are still working and that gives you lots of contacts. We moved here knowing nobody. You have GOOD pastures! I got a little pasture envy here......LOL
We have a few egg customers. One of them bought a lamb, but weren't crazy about it. Then they bought half a hog and fell in love with my sour corn fed pork. They ate it all up and asked for a whole hog. Then they sold half of the other hog to his sister and family. So this time, hogs are going to MAKE us MONEY!
They just bought 10 of the CX chickens, cut up and packaged.
If I had more pasture and more ewes, I could possibly grow enough lambs to turn it around from losing to making money. Working on that.
If nothing else, selling will let you eat for free or nearly free. And that ain't bad.
is wrong with people?!?
