Ready-to-lay pullets, sometimes called point-of-lay, are one of the pastured egg farmers best competitive advantages. But it’s not all upside. Pullet supplier Mike Badger discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and opportunities for farmers to save money on replacement pullet costs. It also calls out an unmet demand in the pastured layer community for a diversity and…
Read MoreIn episode 12 of Pastured Poultry Talk, Grady (gradyphelan.com) and Mike (millsidefarm.com) used a profit of $5 per bird to calculate the paypack on equipment purchases, particularly pasture shelters. In this episode, we walk you through the “how to price your pastured poultry” to determine what you need to charge in order to realize a…
Read MoreIn part 2 of Mike’s interview with Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network, we talk about: The need to always selectively breed A spiral mating system using two groups of breeders Linebreeding is the best way to produce good poultry, but there are some things to avoid Farming with modern commercial (hybrid) birds alongside…
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