tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post8580815479221895858..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: Another Meat Bird Cost AnalysisCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-88922528947639655252013-06-15T22:33:09.074-05:002013-06-15T22:33:09.074-05:00Carolyn, thanks so much for posting the costs of r...Carolyn, thanks so much for posting the costs of raising birds to eat, we do learn a lot from you! The cost is surprising.Mike Yukonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615350717597229013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-21960441823241870852013-06-12T13:11:40.167-05:002013-06-12T13:11:40.167-05:00Interesting to compare your experience and Amy'...Interesting to compare your experience and Amy's. I wish some of you 'chicken girls' lived closer 'cause I would buy dressed out chickens from you at $2.50 or even $3.00 a pound! :)Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-13014821731876070182013-06-12T08:18:42.509-05:002013-06-12T08:18:42.509-05:00gld, we try for a butcher date in early November s...gld, we try for a butcher date in early November so we normally order our chicks in early September. It's warm enough when we first get them that they don't need a heat lamp much (mainly at night, if at all), yet cool enough eight weeks later so we're not butchering in the sweltering heat.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-25164618065127737862013-06-12T06:49:47.791-05:002013-06-12T06:49:47.791-05:00Too bad you can't place a dollar value on the ...Too bad you can't place a dollar value on the taste! I hadn't thought about trying the fall thing...what a good idea. I am so busy in the spring that I didn't do any but fall should be a slower time. I plan to try that place in Aurora that charges around $2 per bird to process....raises the cost but still makes them cheaper than store birds.<br /><br />I kept feed out full time when I raised them last and they were huge at butcher time. gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-22376153571559479372013-06-11T21:06:55.668-05:002013-06-11T21:06:55.668-05:00Amy, I was glad you "reminded" me about ...Amy, I was glad you "reminded" me about the meat bird costs. And I'm VERY jealous of your finished weights...8 lbs?! Wow, that's a lotta bird! Next time I'm just gonn'a keep feeding them all day.<br /><br />Susan, I have no idea if it's "worth" it financially. I'm going to check the Walmart chicken prices (no comparison really, but just to see) when I get out there. I think it would be an AWESOME idea to do a Cornish X vs. Ranger comparison. You know, so I won't have to do it!<br /><br />Nancy, most definitely shoveling more food into them next time. Gotta love leftovers!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-55692059444624817012013-06-11T20:53:11.879-05:002013-06-11T20:53:11.879-05:00Good number crunching. Sounds like a good plan to ...Good number crunching. Sounds like a good plan to plump them up more next time...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-36953129966444329472013-06-11T14:58:55.784-05:002013-06-11T14:58:55.784-05:00Where else could you find a home-grown, fresh chic...Where else could you find a home-grown, fresh chicken for $1.51 a pound? I am thinking about doing a comparison of Red Rangers and CornishX this year. Waiting until the rain stops so they don't drown. Maybe you could make roast chicken stuffed with strawberries... No?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-46548074941251446532013-06-11T13:56:18.340-05:002013-06-11T13:56:18.340-05:00Nice! Was good to read your cost analysis as well....Nice! Was good to read your cost analysis as well. We gave ours food for 12 hours and took away for 12 hours - it is amazing to me how much they could cram down their gullets. We were told if we didn't take the food away at some point in the day, they would literally eat themselves to death. Hmm.Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.com