Illinois...

[homeschoolin momma]

And even if you just hatched 70 a week, what would we do with them

We can stack and layer chickens right?

 

[chickendreams24]

LoL at that rate if we all worked together we might be bape to out pace that commercial egg house that wants to go in across the road from us.

 

[Molpet]

LoL at that rate if we all worked together we might be bape to out pace that commercial egg house that wants to go in across the road from us.

We can stack and layer chickens right?

 

[BReeder!]

And even if you just hatched 70 a week, what would we do with them all

An older man sitting next to ne on my flight back top Chicago tonight told me how he once had 2000 roosters in 10 groups of 200 on a double lot (I estimate that was 2/3 off an acre) near Pontiac, IL. I was in awe. This was back in the 40s though. His wife would dress them and sell for $1.25 each. There's household only made $30 per month at the time from their jobs. The chickens were actually paying more than what they were making otherwise. He got the chicks free from his work, a feed mill who had a hatchery on their property. It all started because he wad touched by how they would just cull all the Male chicks. So they gave him 20 makes a week for free.

 

[cavemanrich]

I am of course not in that position. If I was hatching chickens, and had the property to keep large numbers, I would certainly raise the roosters to a certain age and then eat them. I believe Chickendreams does that. This way there is no waste, and chickens serve the purpose raised for.
I know many peeps that raise meat birds will argue about the economics of raising non meat bird breeds. They will also point out the quality/tenderness of Meat-birds VS Other.
Back in the 40's chicken meat was not as abundant as it is today.

 

[Faraday40]

There's a huge difference in taste between my backyard orp cockerels (more flavor) and store chicken (bland). Back in the 1940s, chicken was a special Sunday meal because it took 5-6 months to raise. Monday was probably soup made from bone broth & any leftover meat. People wouldn't waste such an expensive meat.

Today people can grow out a broiler in less than 2 months. That's a lot less feed!

 

[Molpet]

An older man sitting next to ne on my flight back top Chicago tonight told me how he once had 2000 roosters in 10 groups of 200 on a double lot (I estimate that was 2/3 off an acre) near Pontiac, IL. I was in awe. This was back in the 40s though. His wife would dress them and sell for $1.25 each. There's household only made $30 per month at the time from their jobs. The chickens were actually paying more than what they were making otherwise. He got the chicks free from his work, a feed mill who had a hatchery on their property. It all started because he wad touched by how they would just cull all the Male chicks. So they gave him 20 makes a week for free.

My parents met because a near to dad farmer, had 3 chickens for a dollar sign in the 1930's. My mom would go with her aunt to the country and aunt stopped because of the sign. Mom became friends with the farmer's daughter and would come out in the summer and ride horses and such. My dad taught horseback riding at the nearby stables and they ran into each other on a trail in the early 40's.

 

[Molpet]

ya it's spring
68 and I just felt a itty bitty tick crawling up my thigh

 

[Faraday40]

ya it's spring
68 and I just felt a itty bitty tick crawling up my thigh

We applied the Frontline this afternoon! At least one member of the house will be safe.

 

[BReeder!]

ya it's spring
68 and I just felt a itty bitty tick crawling up my thigh

I don't mess with ticks. None here that I know of.