Feed cost per bird question?

[seramas]

The store bought bird has been soaked in brine water (to enhance taste they say) to the point of adding 15 to 25% of the purchase weight.

The brands that advertise no added brine use plain water to the same end.

The home grown are 100% chicken with 100% real taste. Can't buy that at supper market!

 

[jaku]

I'm at about $6.50/bird.

 

[3KillerBs]

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It can't just be brine. My DH has a sensitivity to something they use in the "broth" because about 3/4 of the brands give him intestinal problems.

 

[seramas]

Killer, (I like that, sounds like Flip Wilsons' Geraldine’s boyfriend)

Probably some undisclosed preservative to give it longer shelf life.

Maybe if we eat a store bought chicken followed by a Twinkie we can skip the embalming step when we die!

 

[Mad Tapper]

My total feed bill to raise 35 cornish x was $145.45, which comes to $4.16 per bird. Feed was purchased from feed mill and Fleet Farm in 50 lb bags (so no, no bulk discount or home mix) They had access 24/7, but no added light, so they only ate during daylight hours. Also, they were in a tractor for the last 5 of their 8 week life. Tractor was moved every day to fresh grass and alfalfa, which they readily stripped of its small leaves. Hope this helps.