"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

My plan is to get 100 broilers. A couple guys that have pluckers have told me that I can borrow their pluckers, so I want to having a plucking weekend when that time comes. :lau

My plan is to construct an outside pen, away from the toher animals, for them to free range all day and I want to feed organic feed but I have to find where to buy it. I want these birds to be 100% organic or as close to organic as possible. I don't use any pesticides or chemicals on my grass or soil, so they won't be eating any crap. I'll have to figure how much feed 100 broilers will eat in 6 - 8 weeks. I'm sure I will lose some before them but I'll try my best.


Now your talking my language. I feed all organic. This is the first year feeding commercial organic food. They just started selling it at O'Keeffe's in Covington. Its not cheep but either is buying organic eggs 5.99 a dozen or organic chicken at 3.99 a pound.

I was thinking it was cheaper when I bought the grains in bulk and made my own feed. Well I went to the store I was in for a shock all the prices have gone up. Some by a 1.00 per lb.

I do want to do broilers but I'm not set up yet with another yard or coops. Hoping for next year . Plus I need a deed doer.

I'll look and post the brand of food tomorrow. Maybe you could buy it whole sale. Pam
 
Thanks.

100 broilers sounds like a lot and IT IS but I think I can handle it for 8 weeks. I will try to document daily as far as feeding, behaviors, problems, etc. so if I have any problems that I need to be addressed, I will know how to handle it the next time that I think about raising broilers. I wll be ordering them in Nocember and they should arrive in January 2014. The weather will be cool (hopefully cold), so I won't have to worry any heat issues.

Now I have to look into packaging them in the freezer. I have read a few threads and saw pics on how to package them. Looks easy. :/


I would vacuum seal Them.
 
OK, so I brought my rooster in to see his favorite hen (the broody) and the new chicks. He talked up a storm and groomed the chicks, hoping that is a good sign. When I put him in the coop he started chatting with the girls like usual after his visit. (I think he gives them a status update because when he doesn't visit he doesn't talk to them at night.) Tonight for the first time every time he started to talk my lowest on the pecking order (sleeps under the roost not on it) started growling. Starting to wonder if they get jealous!
 
OK, so I brought my rooster in to see his favorite hen (the broody) and the new chicks. He talked up a storm and groomed the chicks, hoping that is a good sign. When I put him in the coop he started chatting with the girls like usual after his visit. (I think he gives them a status update because when he doesn't visit he doesn't talk to them at night.) Tonight for the first time every time he started to talk my lowest on the pecking order (sleeps under the roost not on it) started growling. Starting to wonder if they get jealous!

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Jealous, jealous!!

It is too funny watching my bantam rock try and mother and wrangle in her 5 "little" ones. They are 1o week old large EE chicks and they are barely any smaller then her.

On the bright side I got 5 of my millie fleur cochin eggs to hatch! I am truly surprised. Those air cells were unbelievably bad!!!
 
OK, so I brought my rooster in to see his favorite hen (the broody) and the new chicks. He talked up a storm and groomed the chicks, hoping that is a good sign. When I put him in the coop he started chatting with the girls like usual after his visit. (I think he gives them a status update because when he doesn't visit he doesn't talk to them at night.) Tonight for the first time every time he started to talk my lowest on the pecking order (sleeps under the roost not on it) started growling. Starting to wonder if they get jealous!


That's so funny and sweet!! they are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. Pam
 
Mostly at Super 1. If you can get their ads online you can price match at Walmart, but they are famous for not posting their greatest sale in the ad. This is a site I use for stores that I don't have close enough to shop at:
http://www.mygrocerydeals.com/
Click on the items to put them in the shopping list then go to your list and print. It seperates them but store and department and has the sale dates for each so any store that price matches will accept them. They also have coupons on the site but you have to download something so that you can print them for store requirements. The search and printing of your list does not require a download.
Thanks for the 411
 
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Jealous, jealous!!

It is too funny watching my bantam rock try and mother and wrangle in her 5 "little" ones. They are 1o week old large EE chicks and they are barely any smaller then her.

On the bright side I got 5 of my millie fleur cochin eggs to hatch! I am truly surprised. Those air cells were unbelievably bad!!!
You're going to have to post some pictures. Sounds really cute with the bantam mama and EE chicks. Would love to see the millie fleur cochin too. I'm still learning about the different breeds. It's never to soon to add to my list (you know chicken math)!
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