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    Pastured Poultry Tractor/Processing Equipment - S. VT

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    Pastured Poultry Tractor/Processing Equipment - S. VT

    ^^^Please clarify what it is you are interested in. Feel free to send a PM.
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    Pastured Poultry Tractor/Processing Equipment - S. VT

    For sale equipment to get into pastured poultry raising and processing inlcuding: 2'x2'x6' brooder 3 heat lamps 2 one gallon waterers 1 quart waterer 8'x10' hoop coop mobile tractor with automatic waterer and two feed troughs Galvinized hanging feeder 160' electric net with charger Whizbang...
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    2014 - 194 3/4lbs in the freezer

    CityFarmer202 - They are in a 2'x8' brooder in the garage for the first 3 weeks until they feather out. Then they live in the 'hoop coop' that I move around inside the electro-net daily. I move the electro-net every 2 weeks or so. carolb5 - I order from Burr Farm in CT. I'm not sure if they...
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    2014 - 194 3/4lbs in the freezer

    This is our 6th year raising broilers for our own consumption and to barter with friends. I raise them on pasture in a tractor I built back then and we keep a 160' electro-net around them due to many predators in our area. Brooder lights, fence, tractor & brooder build, plucker build...
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    2014 - 194 3/4lbs in the freezer

    We ordered 40 CX delivered in April and processed them today. We lost one in the brooder and another in the 5th week. Today was processing day. No action shots but here's our outdoor abbitoir. Killing cones. Scalder, plucker, processing station. 8 weeks and 700 lbs of feed...
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    Trying To Make Money On Meat Birds

    One of the first replies said it all - find a local feed mill and buy in bulk. A quick Google search found many in South Carolina. I'm able to buy 100lb bags of organic feed for the price of a 50lb non-organic sack from a "local" farm that mills their own feed. It is an hour drive away, but...
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    Show me your Back Yard Chicken processing stations!!

    Killing cones: Scalding and plucking Butchering
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    Best cover for a 'hoop coop' tractor?

    I have a 8'x10' hoop house tractor that I raise my broilers in. It's covered with 'heavy duty' poly tarps that I bought at TSC. Unfortunately they only last 2 years before shredding due to UV, hot/cold, snow, etc. I've tried the silver/black and green/black models but both last about the...
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    How many birds if you raise for meat?

    Our family of 4 eats about 40, 4-5lb birds per year. We have raised up to 60 some years for trading, but not this year.
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    NY Time article on 'four star' chickens

    This is a pretty funny article for those of us that have seen behind the green curtain. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/dining/in-pursuit-of-tastier-chickens-a-strict-diet-of-four-star-scraps.html?hp&_r=0
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    How many of you FULLY Free Range your Cornish X Meaties? Tractors do not count.

    Quote: Remember to calculate per lb. costs based on your processed weight, not live weight.
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    2013 birds in the freezer

    I read the thread when it was about 300 pages but honestly it seemed like a pain. I'm sure if I saw it in action (as opposed to reading about it), I could pick it up. In the meantime, I pay $28/100lb for my feed and had to buy on 50lb bag for $30 (organic feed at the pet store is expensive) so...
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    Can a hatchery broiler be certied organic?

    The organic management requirement for poultry is from 2nd day after hatching - http://www.extension.org/pages/18735/an-introduction-to-organic-certification-requirements (look about 1/2 way down page, 3rd bullet under livestock operations)
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    2013 birds in the freezer

    I live in the southern part of the state. My screen name is a give-away.
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