100 Broilers and Fermented Feed Project

[Beekissed]

They are too cute. 10 sounds like a great number. No more 3 digit order for me EVER! I think if I get 10 or a small enough batch, they all won't be fighting for food like the 100 I had.

They will still fight for food....

That's what they DO. As the youngest of 9 children, I can sympathize with them....it feels like you may not get any if you don't get it fast.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I weighed a few of the scrawny looking broilers that remain and their weights were 2.37, 2.55, 2.60. What a shame. :/ Seems like a waste of feed. Anyway, maybe not because that's the size I need for me.

I have 3 orders to deliver in the morning. One lady wants (1) 2 pounder. Another lady wants (4) 3 pounders and another lady wants (1) 2 pounder and (1) 3 pounders. These will be from the processed birds this weekend.

Is it over yet? :/

 

[Beekissed]

Hey, when you do something, you do it BIG. Gotta give you kudos for that!

 

[kuntrygirl]

They are too cute. 10 sounds like a great number. No more 3 digit order for me EVER! I think if I get 10 or a small enough batch, they all won't be fighting for food like the 100 I had.

They will still fight for food....     That's what they DO.  As the youngest of 9 children, I can sympathize with them....it feels like you may not get any if you don't get it fast. 

Yes, you are right.

Will you have a thread and post updates on your new chicks. If so, let me know. I would love to follow your thread to hear about yours.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Hey, when you do something, you do it BIG.  Gotta give you kudos for that! 

Thank you.

 

[Beekissed]

Yes, you are right.

Will you have a thread and post updates on your new chicks. If so, let me know. I would love to follow your thread to hear about yours.

I usually just discuss them on the FF for meat birds thread...that's how that one was started, when I did 54 meat birds and was trying the FF for the first time.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Bee-- can I ask the going rate at your TSC?? Dang these are cute-- and thank goodnes the cute is GONE by 8 weeks and they instead look "yum" !

KG-- glad the 100 didn't totally turn you off! How was the flavor of your dinner?? SOme people report a different, sweeter flavor in a bird fed FF.

 

[Coralietg]

I think I'm going to go and get some.

TSC didn't have any today. We're going to check again tomorrow. I did go by Lowe's though, and get an upright freezer! It was $850 reduced to $583 and we had a 10% off coupon. Now I have no excuse for talking my partner out of a 1/2 cow. And he can't talk me out of more chicks

 

[Beekissed]

Bee-- can I ask the going rate at your TSC?? Dang these are cute-- and thank goodnes the cute is GONE by 8 weeks and they instead look "yum" !

KG-- glad the 100 didn't totally turn you off! How was the flavor of your dinner?? SOme people report a different, sweeter flavor in a bird fed FF.

I didn't even look at the price but got all 10 for $19 and some change, after tax. Let me tell you, these were hard to come by...they only get in 25 at a time and they are snatched up as soon as they come in and they only get them in once a week! How stupid is that? You have a hot ticket that folks are standing in line for and you only order 25 per week? I had to practically stalk the TSC to get these few.

But, at the same time, there was a tub full of 100 worthless Buff Orps that they will probably never sell unless they drop the price down to $.50 each. I do know this...about 4-6 months from now there will be a lot of BO cockerels advertised for free in this area that I can add to my meat processing~at no cost to me on feeding and housing them.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Great find!! Great price!!

THe best thing you can do with an upright freezer is keep it full !!!! When I have empty space in kitchen freezer I put in an empty box so the cold air doesn't fall out when the door is opened.