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Old 10 July 2014, 09:56 PM
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Is your **** ok tho
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Originally Posted by chris j t
Ha its a bitch sometimes, TB would only seem to take my best cows/calves that I had spent money on.

Of subject but what age do they hit peak and at what percentage do you get ride? It can be a hard choice some times to know when to bring the next generation in so iam told and you don't always get it right.
That's irrelevant to me as my farm is setup only for chickens and dairy/cattle are totally different things and I don't do any breeding. My birds are for free range egg production not whole meat shelf consumption.

As regards to peak, I can talk about peak egg production which occurs at around 30 weeks of age, maxing out at 93% with a slow, gradual and stable decrease down to 87% by the time they hit 72 weeks of age which is when they go off to slaughter for processed meat. Very rarely do I have production drop below 85%.

As mentioned, I don't breed (that's for a different type of farm), but I do buy my birds in as 1 day old chicks and I rear them on-site in my specific rearing shed all the way to 16 weeks old which is 'point-of-lay' and then they get moved into my laying sheds which has all the nesting facilities and other equipment for them to lay their eggs, etc.

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Originally Posted by matt-c
Wouldn't the same thing happen if a cat got into a field full of mice?

Not many going round vilifying cats though.

No, it wouldn't be the same thing, as no one does mice farming. Well, I haven't heard of it, anyway.
Old 10 July 2014, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by LSherratt
That's irrelevant to me as my farm is setup only for chickens and dairy/cattle are totally different things and I don't do any breeding. My birds are for free range egg production not whole meat shelf consumption.
Yes I am aware of your system and how it works, I have a few friends that have chicken farms and have helped them out on a few occasions and have enjoyed my time pitching in. In saying that iam a bit rusty and couldn't remember the figures.

With regards to the TB comment, I was making reference to the chickens being killed post vaccination and how some times it feels like the problems come at the worst time. In your case I assume its around peek lay. If only the fox would turn up the week your getting rid.
Old 10 July 2014, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
No, it wouldn't be the same thing, as no one does mice farming. Well, I haven't heard of it, anyway.
Some people do, snakes and lizards to say a few have got to eat.
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Originally Posted by chris j t
Some people do, snakes and lizards to say a few have got to eat.
Oh.
Old 10 July 2014, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by chris j t
With regards to the TB comment, I was making reference to the chickens being killed post vaccination and how some times it feels like the problems come at the worst time. In your case I assume its around peek lay. If only the fox would turn up the week your getting rid.
I see what you're saying now . Yeah in the ideal world it would have been great if it had them at the age of 72 weeks old or not even have come at all! From those 44 chickens that I lost to the fox, that's roughly 8450 eggs lost.
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# There ain't nobody here but us chi... er... foxes... #
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Originally Posted by Matteeboy
They also bite the tongues off lambs for fun. Lamb dies a horrible death for no reason.

They are truly sadistic animals.
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