The Life Of A Broiler
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as soon as I saw broiler I was thinking factory farm, but this is good! not free range but at least the chickens can see the light of day and walk on fresh grass. I can't stand seeing chickens cramped up like the factories, I let my 15 hens run around our property and they are just the liveliest bunch, constantly chasing rabbits and squirrels all day :).
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@cmbvideos1 Because humans are cruel and have to kill everything beautiful.
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@NCHollop - It's hard to say exactly. If you do about 80 birds, and buy your food in bulk you could do it for about $5 a bird. Our birds have weighed up to 6 1/4lbs.
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How much do you think a chicken has cost you in feed by the time they are harvested?
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why do you have to butcher them at EIGHT WEEKS compared to a natural lifespan of 10-15 YEARS?
cmbvideos1 1 week ago 2
@cmbvideos1 - They are bred to grow very fast. If you keep them longer they will eat a lot but not grow much bigger, so you would be loosing money on them.
mrstiggywinkle2007 1 week ago
why do they look so filthy at 7 weeks
KustomFu 1 week ago
@KustomFu - They are too lazy to move around much, so they just sit there and get dirty. Also, after a good rain they will look very gross, and take a few days to get to looking better. :) It's good we butcher them at 8 weeks!
mrstiggywinkle2007 1 week ago
Any problems with wild animals?
694gonzalo 3 weeks ago
@694gonzalo - YES! LOTS of problems with wild animals, and our own dogs too! Electric fence is the only thing that works. We now use electric fence netting around our pens.
mrstiggywinkle2007 3 weeks ago