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24 hens for one roo? He's gonna be a busy boy. :)

I tractor mine, so I would venture 20 to 25 could fit comfortably in an 8x4 tractor. And one of the points of tractoring is they DON'T destroy your property. They are on a particular spot for half a day to a day and then moved on. They don't eat all the vegetation at this density, and their...

The broad breasted beasts grow huge fast. My first try grew to 55 pounds live weight in 8 or 9 months. I've been told they can grow up to 75 to 100 pounds. Six months should bring 20+ lb birds easy. We charge $2.25 a pound for turks, $3.00 a pound for broilers. I noticed we are on the low end...

If you were closer I would buy them all. I'm averaging about 25 broiler presales for every one turkey, but they do sell. Not sure it is worth it, though. I'm allowed 1,000 birds per year without inspection. Turkeys equal 4 chickens. Broilers average 5 pounds apiece. I would have to sell 20 pound...

We now have 4 batches going. The largest is the third batch and I'm a little worried about them. They will grow into mid June and if we have spikes to 110+ like we did last June, it could be difficult for them. The last batch is only 22 we picked up a feed store on Sunday, so I will likely run...

Money is a great motivational tool. :D But it is a cause I believe in, as well. I don't know we will actually do a thousand this year, but over time, do hope to build to that number. It's just the two of us doing the processing, and DW is already getting cold feet. :) As to the rest, I...

My first batch of beasties earlier this week. Like little piggies at the trough. They are the original order of 125 from Mt Healthy in Ohio. We received another order of 100 this past Wednesday, and we picked up 65 at TSC and Atwoods. So far we have made some $1,500 is pre-sales at our local...

And I just ordered another 100 meaties for delivery this week, for a total of 225 for the spring season. Mt. Healthy is also shipping an additional 50 cockerels of various breeds. You get 25 extras for every 50 you ordered if your total comes to over $100. To some folks those might be throw...

Partly, anyway. =============================================================== CLF Researchers Find Evidence of Banned Antibiotics in Poultry Products Analysis of Feather Meal Suggests Continued Use of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Despite 2005 FDA Ban In a joint study, researchers at the...

Bingo. The beauty of literature is there is something for everyone out there. I don't care for mysteries, romance, westerns, or fluff fiction now days. I think they are a waste of paper and library shelf space. But there are many people who love all of that stuff, and it should therefore be...

That's the beauty of art. It is interactive. The artist may have one thing in mind when it is put to canvas, but the consumer of the art makes it their own. In our book discussion group, folks often take away completely different insights, but we all read the same book. As to violence in the...

People who think Hunger Games is too graphic because there is killing in it don't read much young adult fiction. I haven't read it yet but will. I have heard very good things about it. It was the teen selection for a our teen book club at the library, and this month the adult book club is...

I find it irritating and manipulative the way the program is edited to make everyone look like a nut, but I persevere and try to look through their filter, and enjoy it nonetheless. The producers seem to want to emphasize the paranoid aspect of some of these folks. The certainly emphasize the...

There may be valid criticisms of Joel, but that ain't one of them. His farm makes plenty of money to support him and his family. And he has only done better since Omnivore's Dilemma, FRESH, and Food Inc came out.

I'm putting mine on pasture at 3 weeks in a Salatin style broiler pen.

FYI, my meaties finally arrived today. 125 Cornish Rock Cross, hatched yesterday. Last night I got my first pre-order for 15 birds at $3.00 a pound. That paid for the birds, shipment, and first couple of weeks a feed, I reckon. We have a table plucker, but have decided to go with the real deal...

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We might try plucking a few first and see how it goes. I understand CX pluck easier. This will be a first for us growing these birds, but we don't like how our heritage birds turned out with the plucker. Skinning is just so fast and easy. I'll be happy to post pics. The best skinning vid I have...

I'm in. I've been advised by a local meatie grower to wait until April 1. We are starting with 150 to 180 in three broiler pens. Already have a plucker, but we plan to skin.

Never mind.