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Any thoughts to going organic? I’m buying in bulk at .49 per lb for organic.
I actually did but it was after buying the feed in bulk for them.. I also need to try another coop farther away for better pricing.. The only one in close range New Country Organics best price for 1/2 tote 1000lb was $570 or 0.57/lb
My current feed 1/2 tote 1000lb is 0.27/lb. I could handle going up 1/3 or even 0.10/lb but close to or more than double is something I am not sure I would be willing to cover.. Maybe if I sell 100 as then I could recoup it all.. I may have to look into that.
The place I currently use is non GMO and they will not accept grains that use certain pesticides.
Currently my total cost per bird is very close to Costco retail for their rotisserie chicken.. Thats not counting any of my labor of course. Changing feed would be 75% per lb increase.. If I could off set that selling equal number of birds for $4lb that would work.. Raise 100 instead of 50.
Its still hard for me to get my head around people willing to pay $20 - $30 for a whole chicken but they sure do. Mine also look a whole lot better than those organic birds in Martins, Whole foods, or Costco.. Some of those birds look like they came from a concentration prison camp not a green farm pasture LOL
I would love to use organic everything We do grow all of our veggies fruits etc organic. although this year I was tempted when those vine sucker things came in and took out 3/4 of my zucchini plants in 2 days.. Had to grow a whole new round of them. 15 plants grrrr
I will keep looking into it.. The VA Poultry coop offered Turkey and I would think chicken feed all organic.. Their prices maybe better.
Thanks for bring that up.