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How much does it cost to raise a meat chicken?
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- Post #134
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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How much does it cost to raise a meat chicken?
We did our best to force them to range. We withheld feed at night and in the morning tossed barley fodder outside in the grass and didn't feed grower ration until they had gone outside for a while. Mostly they just sit around inside while the other breeds are running around in the sun eating...- Ihilani Coffee
- Post #129
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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How much does it cost to raise a meat chicken?
The heat plates and ceramic reptile emitters are only really helpful if the ambient temperature is not below 50 degrees or so, same with the tiered commercial brooders with the heating element. We have the chicks out in a barn and last winter we got to 8 degrees a couple of nights. For us, the...- Ihilani Coffee
- Post #126
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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How much does it cost to raise a meat chicken?
Just found this thread. I have raised the Cornish X several times. Last year I bought 50-50 Cornish X and Red Rangers just for an experiment. I made the processing appointment for the Rangers 4 weeks after the Cornish were scheduled to be processed. When I took in the Cornish X, I thought it...- Ihilani Coffee
- Post #123
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC