Isabelle Gendron wrote: it took them 12 weeks to grow and it gave me birds aroud 5 pounds...
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I put the grains at night and in the morning, they eat like hell.
Isabelle Gendron wrote:Adam, you are right about that, but I taught that we were talking about commercial poultry, I mean, chicken you raise to sell. If you are talking about the chicken you are using on the orchard or around the farm, well, honestly, I don't think there is a way to have them ¨profitable¨
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Isabelle Gendron wrote:Adam, you are right about that, but I taught that we were talking about commercial poultry, I mean, chicken you raise to sell. If you are talking about the chicken you are using on the orchard or around the farm, well, honestly, I don't think there is a way to have them ¨profitable¨
It would probably be best to not get too bogged down in established notions of "profitable." I'm charging $5.50/lb. for heritage chickens, and while I'm not getting rich it's a nice little niche market. Contrary to popular opinion, a farmer can be profitable with heritage chickens. (Just check out what Frank Reese is doing in Kansas--shipping his chickens all over the country.) It just takes a certain kind of customer who is willing to pay more for a better bird.
As for chickens just being used "around the farm," even if I butcher them and only break even on my costs, I've gotten pest control and manure for the entire grow-out period free of charge. And like someone once said, a penny saved...
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Beautiful Nazareth Farms farm site
This Happy Homestead homestead blog
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
Beautiful Nazareth Farms farm site
This Happy Homestead homestead blog
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
Beautiful Nazareth Farms farm site
This Happy Homestead homestead blog
Beautiful Nazareth Farms farm site
This Happy Homestead homestead blog
Beautiful Nazareth Farms farm site
This Happy Homestead homestead blog
Beautiful Nazareth Farms farm site
This Happy Homestead homestead blog
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