Cornish Cross 2025

[baymule]

I will finish chickens this week. Tentative delivery is Saturday. One dead one Saturday morning, 22 left. Gulping down last of coffee, then out the door to do chores and get chickens on ice.

CHICKENS ON ICE!!!!

Sounds like an ice rink party! Hahaha

 

[baymule]

I got all 22 chickens on ice Monday, plus one itty bitty chicken that never grew. I’ll drop it in a pot and cook for the dogs. I was exhausted. A friend came over and we killed a bottle of wine. I was still sore, but no longer cared.

I got only 6 chickens in the freezer yesterday and ran out of cut your own size bags off the roll. Had to go to town for more, then to Atwoods for dog food. Got home, I lost my mo-jo and cooked a ribeye. I have 16 chickens to go and I’ll be done.

 

[baymule]

I got the rest of the chickens in the freezer yesterday. I put the TV on 70’s rock and roll and be-bopped, danced and sang along. It sure made chicken processing easier! No more chickens, all done! I’ll give the final report after I deliver them.

 

[baymule]

Delivery is set for Wednesday, April 30.

Total number of chickens 88
Total pounds 565.8
Average weight 6 pounds 4 ounces

There were 25 in the 5-6 pound range, 4 overachievers over 8 pounds, the rest were 6 to 7. 14 pounds

Total expenses $671.80
That includes a load of dirt at $150 plus some durable equipment that I can use again.

Feed was $347.05

Hard to get a true cost because my friend that gave me the show chicken culls also gave me lots of feed.

Total sales $2734
$528 of that went towards a trip to Greece in September of 2026, next year.

Profit $2063

My 2 freezers are crammed with chicken. I wrote customers names on the bags so I won’t get them mixed up. A lady at the post office wants some chicken too, I told her after I deliver next week, I will have some left.