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A friend sent me this link. He does business with the cooperative and the ad runs during the Northern Illinois football games this year. Elburn Cooperative Ad Jim

This was just released by "The Fertilizer Institute" regarding the use of fertilizer in crop production and how it compares with yields over the past 30 years. 1980-2010: U.S. CORN PRODUCTION NEARLY DOUBLES USING SLIGHTLY FEWER NUTRIENTS I like this from the first paragraph of the press...

Myth of Hormone Use in Poultry Production

There is confusion on these boards about terms used in the Feed industry. Discounts are typically given for Volume. The company for which I work gives volume discounts starting at 2 tons. Discounts are also given for Bulk, which means not bagged. We grant a $25 per ton discount for this...

I just received notice from the hatchery fo which I am a dealer that the order I had placed for chicks for several of my 4H customers was backordered a month! I need to find 150 Commercial Broiler rooster chicks hatching the last week of May. Do any of you know of htcheries that still have...

Check out this NON-Animal Rights Activist video from the inside of a modern layer operation. Layer Operation Video

I found this brief history of the development of the modern broiler industry and thought the information might provide an insight that might be valuable. Jim Broiler History

I have two customers that ordereed 25 pullets from another customer. BUT the customer with the pullets sold them all. I am desparat to find 25 started pullets around Fort Wayne for my customers. do any of yo have pullets I can purchse for my customers. Jim

As an Animal Scientist I sometimes become irritated by people using incorrect terms for aspects of livetock production. Typically I let these irritations fall off my back, but I can no longer let the incorrect of of CULLING on BYC go on without a correction. Culling is the act of removing an...

I didn't want to further hi-jack the trhead about the Idiot throwing chickens so I started a new one to encourage Californians on this board to vote NO on Proposition 2 this November. The proposition proposes standards for the confinement of livestock including chickens, hogs, and calves and...

We still have about 40 started pullets available for sale at our farm. They are an assorment of BR, RIR, and Black Sexlinks from Meyer Hatchery. They are just over 5 months old and are starting to lay nicely. Jim

On November 4 Californians will cast votes for or against Proposition 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. On the surface this is an appealing act, especially if you know nothing about livestock production. However, like most laws the devil is in the details. This text is one area of...

We selected and washed my daughters chickens this afternoon for the Allen County 4h Fair. We chose 3 really nice Cornish X broilers to wash and will take the two that match the best tomorrow. We als went through all 25 of her Black Sex Link pullets and chose the two with the best soundness and...

There is a persistent misconception that Medicated chicken feeds only contain Amprolium. This is the case most of the time but not always. Make sure you check the tag of the feed to educate yourself about the medication in these feeds. Jim

We have 200 pullets that we are raising to sell as Point of Lay Pullets this summer. We have Barred Rocks, Rhodes Island Reds, Red Sex-links, and Black Sex-links. They will be 17 weeks on July 21. PM me if you are interested in reserving birds. Jim

I love chicks for teaching responsibility in children. My 8 and 6 year old children are now responsible for feeding, watering (with my help), and checking on our 200 pullet flock we are raising for sale as POL pullets. I have agreed to pay them each $0.75 per pullet if they care for the birds...

I am a livestock nutritionist by training and profession and have worked a very little in the commercial poultry industry as a supplier. The various threads asking about making your own "cornish rocks" have shown the lack of knowledge of the highly competitive and technical breeding of...

Hubbards Feeds has recently launched a new line of All Natural poultry feeds called Homestead Feeds. These feeds are formulated to contain no rendered animal proteins and antibiotics. The entire line of feeds has been simplified to better meet the needs of the hobby breeders as well as the...

We are hosting our Spring Open House and Chick Day at our feed store Northeast of Fort Wayne on March 29. We will be unveiling our new line of Homestead All-Natural Poultry feeds and offering specials on feeds. We also will have chicks available for purchase and ordering. Everyone is welcome...

We received 200 chicks (50 each of RIR, BR, Golden buff, and Black Stars) fom Meyer Hatchery for our Feed Store's Chick Day this morning. Rhe chicks are doing very well. We are hoping for a successful Chick Day and Open House this Saturday. Jim