I also appreciate the breakdown, Kyson, as it makes the cost more relatable when you can see where it is going. And though I have followed Andrew through his poultry journey, a specified layout of the process is appreciated. May all your years be productive and enjoyable.
Great article Kyson! Everything you described was pretty much word for word what we experienced growing our birds out for the past couple of years. The heat waves south of you were no better, we used sprinklers with our tractors but still lost some even with all that.
We saved around $80 by making our own kill cones from flashing and furring strips at less than $10 per cone. Store bought ones are straight robbery!
I like all the math and the breakdown. You'll get your pasture where it needs to be with all that nitrogen, and I believe CC only use 5% of pasture as forage. Thank you for the post man, and congratulations on your healthy and delicious food!
Thanks! I like the idea for the DIY cones. I put it off for too long and ended up buying some adjustable plastic ones. I thought we would need one set up as a “small” and one set up as a “large”. After about two birds I realized that all of our birds were going to need the “large” (average dressed size was 7lbs, but had a few close to 9lbs) so being able to easily upsize on the fly was great.
Now that we know generally what size to aim for, I might take a stab at your flashing + furring-strip idea to add a couple more for cheap!
I also appreciate the breakdown, Kyson, as it makes the cost more relatable when you can see where it is going. And though I have followed Andrew through his poultry journey, a specified layout of the process is appreciated. May all your years be productive and enjoyable.
Thanks so much! This is 100% a learning adventure for us and I'm glad that it is helpful/interesting to others as well!
Great article Kyson! Everything you described was pretty much word for word what we experienced growing our birds out for the past couple of years. The heat waves south of you were no better, we used sprinklers with our tractors but still lost some even with all that.
We saved around $80 by making our own kill cones from flashing and furring strips at less than $10 per cone. Store bought ones are straight robbery!
I like all the math and the breakdown. You'll get your pasture where it needs to be with all that nitrogen, and I believe CC only use 5% of pasture as forage. Thank you for the post man, and congratulations on your healthy and delicious food!
Thanks! I like the idea for the DIY cones. I put it off for too long and ended up buying some adjustable plastic ones. I thought we would need one set up as a “small” and one set up as a “large”. After about two birds I realized that all of our birds were going to need the “large” (average dressed size was 7lbs, but had a few close to 9lbs) so being able to easily upsize on the fly was great.
Now that we know generally what size to aim for, I might take a stab at your flashing + furring-strip idea to add a couple more for cheap!