Cost to Raise 30 Chickens on Pasture

My family and I are right outside of Atlanta raising our own meat birds. Do you mind sharing what feed you are using and what kind of grass you are pasturing them on? We have an acre that we could seed for running meat chickens. Thank you so much.

Thanks for this video. I have watched it about 3 times. And like you said, it's not about how much it cost. Its about the quality of the bird and knowing what your eating. Enjoy all your videos and look forward to seeing more.

What feed do you use?

Barred Plymouth rocks slick chooks cuzzie, my first breed growing up. Hefty. Tasty. Stroppy. Love ya work, you can drop that cost, amaranth, buckwheat, sorghum, what grains can you easily grow low maintenance to toss to em? Do the homework on climate relevant grains.

You would feed a lot less if you sprouted your grains.....

After I move my tractor through the pasture I sprinkle daikon radish and winter rye seeds into the Pelosi the chickens leave then emulsify the Pelosi and seeds and inject them into the ground with a needle jet on the garden hose. Works great

chickens, cows, and dogs, three animals that will probably end up on mars when we move out there! ^^ top tier mans best friends... oh and pigs... fish... squid... god i love squid! and lamb... anybodie know where to get some lamb in buffolo ny?

aside from the experiance of raising and processing them you can also try exparamenting with making your own recipies with them, who knows if you come up with a teasty novel idea it could be worth investing in a licens to sell food <3 ether way gluck m8 thank you for the work you do.

Excellent info. Thank you for taking the time.

Where do you buy your feed? We’re also in NC

Good honest video. Continued good luck on achieving ethical and economic efficiency in your sustainable farming.

Where do you get your feed in bulk? Is it organic?

This is absolutely a wonderful video and super fun to watch! And as a bonus very informative! I no the first time that I raised meat chickens and I was doing the comparison of would it be cheaper for me to just buy that many chickens from the store I alsocounted the other things that these birds do the time and energy that I don't have to use mowing the gas the maintenance of the mower not having to drive to the store and pick up the meat etc etc so that also added to it being very worth it but even without that I think raising your own is so worth it and again thank you so much for the video this is amazing and very very fun to watch

this is a little too late but do you have plans for the chicken tractor

Just bye à chicken its 10$

Let the chickens breed and lay eggs then incubate em and brood em. Save you two bucks a bird.

Awesome video man!

$32 per bird or $9. I can get a whole chicken at Walmart or Costco for $4.99 fully cooked.
The average person on a budget can’t afford “hobby” prices. At the end of the day each family has to justify a family budget.
Don’t mean to be pessimistic, but your pricing to the consumer are too high.

Did you mean 6 dollar per pound or per bird??

Cherry I haven't bought any chickens I always say I am going to get some but never have time will too lazy too build somewhere to put them ha ha Have a great weekend GOD BLESS

I've come to the conclusion that the cost doesn't really justify the time and effort. The only satisfaction out of raising your own animals is knowing exactly what has gone into that. If you judge everything by dollars and cents then it is a losing proposition. Just go to a store instead and buy what is on sale that week.

4 years later have you done another cost analysis? I would be interested in seeing where you may be cutting costs.

We just bought us some land and we are getting into this field you also made a helpful video

Go Cornish cross. You're done in 6 weeks. No hormones just hybrid vigor.

How’d they taste?!

Hopefully these wonderful chickens receive humane (nearly painless) ‘end of life’ treatment; there are free options that can be very acceptable; blood letting or using ammo can be good options

This is the video I was looking for....thank you. It is cost effective if one shops around. DIY is much more cost effective than using a processor. . . . not to mention the personal satisfaction!

I bet his cost per bird has come way down since then.

You have one advantage over the major processors. You do not have to pay labour costs.

Do they always need feed? They can't live off the pasture?

Has anyone raised jersey giants economically?

Size of the coop please..... would be great to be able to replicate in the Philippines.

Seems like the only way to raise chickens like this is you would have to have a good dog to protect from coyotes,hawks and other types of varmits?

I’m looking to start my own home stead I have a question have you ever run them over a garden bed when it’s end of the year after harvest?

We just finished processing 19 Cornish Cross from a chicken tractor I built last winter from recycled and new 2” pvc, furniture grade 4T’s had to be ordered. Was given some nice tin to cover and it worked great. About 10’x8’ in size. 2’ high. I got my exercise every morning walking out to the lil pasture behind our house to pull it by hand into new scratch and then again to feed and water in the evening. Now that they’re processed I can’t wait to do it again. Pulled the tractor with our gator up to where it was built to shore it up for next go round. Had one Union that the glue didn’t hold but didn’t stop me from pulling it every day for 8 weeks haha easy fix though. Anyways, we enjoyed the process and now have a freezer full of birds we raised and that is exactly why we did it. Have a great day and keep up the great work!❤️

How do you pluck them

You are a fabulous person, i thank you for your time and information on this matter. Im still praying about this before I take the plung, Thanks

How do u keep the predators out

Whats in your chicken feed

I think doing things like this is about knowing where the food comes from, being self sufficient, and - right now - critically being capable of staying alive when there are bread lines at grocery stores. Not a comment that I thought I would ever write regarding the US, but it seems a planned depression/famine may be right around the corner... and all these mysterious ag and meat plant fires, bird exterminations in the hundreds of thousands under false pretenses; and timed perfectly in all westernized countries. It's a war on meat, because they want people in pods, eating bugs.

THANK YOU.

How big of a mobile tractor do you have? I know they say there are specific space requirements for chickens, and curious how big yours is for 30 chickens. I purchased 30 chickens myself, and curious how much space I need to build my tractor. Thanks.

Feed them table scraps it cuts it down a good bit

So much useful information thanks

do you think it would be possible to raise chicken exclusively with grass and what they can find in my garden (grass fed exclusively) for their eggs not their meat, without " feed "
novice here

what about a kitchen scraps pickup from local restaurants? lots of people are using 'biopods' to raise their own fly larva (essentially free of charge). could be a great protein source. grain is expensive.

Shut those dogs up

I get my first 30 meat birds next week. Your videos have helped me alot.
As a fellow yt creater I appreciate your effort that goes into making videos worth watching

Taking notes thanks a lot for this format of videos ..so helpful

Great content to wrap my head around. Hope you and your loved ones are safe since the hurricane.