Lime & Pricing meat chickens

[Taxicab]

This is my first post so be patient with me.

I have a few questions:

1. I heard you can use lime for the smell. I saw this at a persons house. They just spread it over the ground and covered it with straw. Any opinions on this?

2. I have some cornish rocks ready for butchering. I was wondering a few things:
a. Live weight verses dressed weight. Does anyone know an approximate % to deduct from a live weight chicken before it is butchered so get an idea of the dressed weight?
b. I live in Southeast part of WI. Any idea of what to charge for: cornish rock meat chickens? For brown eggs from my egg layers?

 

[silkiechicken]

Use agricultural lime. It will keep the ammonia thus nitrogen in the soil. Hydraded lime is caustic!

Live to dressed is about 75% of initial weight if you withhold feed for 12 hours.

Price will be dependent on your local market. City to city can vary.

 

[Stephen in SoKY]

I've used hydrated lime for many years, as have countless other farmers, with no problems.