Researching to start own chicken farm

[PerryShaw]

Need all the info. I can get

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! Here's a link that may help you: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/getting-started-raising-chickens

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! X2 on lix9910's advice on checking out the BYC Learning Center Articles, try your state thread on the Where Am I Where Are You forum for help from people in your area. https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you

 

[PerryShaw]

Thank you will read up on everything.

 

[sourland]

Search the forums, question away, plan and you will be successful. Welcome to BYC.

 

[PerryShaw]

Does anyone know the cost of feed of 25 Cornish x chickens from time of chicks to the freezer

 

[Kelsie2290]

You might want to check out the Meat Birds forum, especially the fermenting feeds thread on that. Cost will depend on what feed runs in your area and to what age you are growing the birds. Here are a couple of charts, ie the first one figures about 15 pounds of feed per bird to 9 weeks.
http://organicfeedstore.com/feed-consumption.htm
http://puyallup.wsu.edu/soilmgmt/SusAg_PasturedPoultry.html
http://www.homesteadorganics.ca/meat-chickens_fr.aspx
http://www.chickenthistlefarm.com/blog/2011/8/17/2011-pastured-chicken-season-statistics.html

 

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[PerryShaw]

thank you for all the good read I got more info than I thought I would ever get.