Cost of production?

[JJMR794]

WELL IF YOU AVERAGE IT OUT OVER THE 1ST 18 WKS THAT MAY BE CORRECT... I MEAN THE SMALLER THEY ARE THE LESS THEY CAN EAT... SO OVER THE BEGINNING TO 18 WKS THAT MAYBE CORRECT... 1/3 LB / BIRD.... BUT THEY WILL WASTE 5 LBS/ BIRD IN THE COURSE OF 18 WKS. STILL 9 CENTS A DAY JUST SEEMS TOO INEXPENSIVE TO ME SOMEHOW? I WOULD BELIEVE IT FOR ADULT BOBS, AND CHUKAR, EVEN PHEASANTS, BUT COTURNIX?? I DUNNO SOMEHOW IT JUST DOESNT SEEM LIKE AN ACCURATE FIGURE TO ME... MAYBE ITS JUST ME?

 

[pascopol]

The bottom line is:

Anybody who thinks he or she can make a quick buck or get rich fast raising any kind of birds or animals is going to have his or her a$% handed to them quicker than they can see any profits.

It takes years of hands on experience, + lots of business savvy to make profit and keep making steady profits.

Most likely it needs to be large scale operation involving significant investment.

 

[JJMR794]

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VERY TRUE AND ACCURATE ANDY

 

[momto8kiddos]

Now this is why I like to converse with those who have experience! I didn't even think about food waste. Yes, that would make a big impact. But the figure I used was not an average of how much they ate since hatching. It was an average of what they consumed daily at week 18. I take it you would totally disagree with this study?

I'm just trying to see whether it is cheaper for our family to raise Coturnix for eggs and/or meat rather than buying it. Not really looking into it as a business.

According to the study, Coturnix eat 0.34 lb feed/day when they are 18 weeks which is their mature size. I assumed they would continue eating at that rate throughout their adult life. Is that incorrect?

What other costs should I take into account?