Comments on: On broilers, or, Thank you, chickens http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/11/on-broilers-or-thank-you-chickens/ A tiny farm on Bainbridge Island. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:22:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lauren http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/11/on-broilers-or-thank-you-chickens/comment-page-1/#comment-16495 Lauren Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:35:30 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=685#comment-16495 Hey Laura! Thanks for commenting. We should definitely trade stories and hang out! I'll add you to the notification list for the next chicken processing day. We're really happy with the Freedom Rangers. They were super healthy and happy and chickeny. I would like to figure out how to reduce cost to customers -- these are 9 to 11 week birds, so they eat significantly more than a Cornish Cross will at 6-8 weeks ... We really want to avoid CXes and to continue feeding organic, but it's understandably hard for customers to see $25 birds on their tabs (even when it's a 5 pound chicken and works out to at least 3 meals for two people), and it's also hard for us to know we're barely making any money on that $25 bird. Anyway, we should chat about it! We have lots of thoughts. :) Hey Laura! Thanks for commenting. We should definitely trade stories and hang out! I’ll add you to the notification list for the next chicken processing day.

We’re really happy with the Freedom Rangers. They were super healthy and happy and chickeny.
I would like to figure out how to reduce cost to customers — these are 9 to 11 week birds, so they eat significantly more than a Cornish Cross will at 6-8 weeks … We really want to avoid CXes and to continue feeding organic, but it’s understandably hard for customers to see $25 birds on their tabs (even when it’s a 5 pound chicken and works out to at least 3 meals for two people), and it’s also hard for us to know we’re barely making any money on that $25 bird.

Anyway, we should chat about it! We have lots of thoughts. :)

]]> By: Laura Workman http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/11/on-broilers-or-thank-you-chickens/comment-page-1/#comment-15419 Laura Workman Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:35:46 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=685#comment-15419 Hi, How nice to run across this blog! Whenever you talk about the philosophy of producing food, it almost sounds as though I'm talking. :o) I've thought about trying the Freedom Rangers, and was wondering how the finished, dressed weights were for you at, what, 10 weeks? I'd love to come help you out on a chicken slaughter day, just to see what it's like doing it on a more-than-three-or-four-at-a-time scale. -Laura Hi, How nice to run across this blog! Whenever you talk about the philosophy of producing food, it almost sounds as though I’m talking. :o)

I’ve thought about trying the Freedom Rangers, and was wondering how the finished, dressed weights were for you at, what, 10 weeks?

I’d love to come help you out on a chicken slaughter day, just to see what it’s like doing it on a more-than-three-or-four-at-a-time scale.

-Laura

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