A couple cot production ?s (if you have them look, you can help)

[rittert3]

Ok first of what is your rate of lay like, and what variety/s do you have? I plan to keep tux and "a&m" to start my line from at about 70 degrees and 12-14hrs of light. They will be in rollout pens with 3 quads each and cycled out after 9 months of production. Also what scales do you all use to track weights if you do? Whats the cheapest reliable scale for this use? I think I want a digital scale that will weigh in 1/4 oz. inc.s. Alex, I know you will have some good input here, and so will some others.

 

[rittert3]

Ok I just found I postal scale I think will fit the bill http://www.wholesale-scales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21&products_id=372
As long as it has a zero out function, I think I can make a small pop-up HWC cage to hold the birds on the scale. If not I guess I could just record and subtract the weigh of the cage, the old fashion way

 

[Stellar]

Right now this season, the reds, golds, jumbo browns, tuxes, and all colors are popping eggs more than I can part with or incubate. The whites are slacking a bit so I am working that bit this next batch and replenishing a bit. 140 more will be added as soon as they hit the weight mark.

As for my scale. I got it for Stella a long time ago when he was little but I stopped weighing the poor guy after some incidents he encountered (not being weighed). It had a perch attached to it but the parrot got rid of that fast

. It zeros out and the bird sits on the scale, gets weighed, and put back in the according cage. I believe the scale was ordered off drsfosterandsmith.com

 

[The Critter Place]

I'm using a simple digital postal scale I got at office Depot. It will zero out I guess is how you say it.?
You can put a basket or box and then zero it and put in what you want to weigh. Tare is believe is the word.

I got it several years ago, and I think it was around $20.

 

[rittert3]

Ok so the sticky said an egg a day per hen in season or under right conditions. I guess I'm wondering if thats a little long or a little short of what they actually lay. I've been offered a marketing contract for eggs and I want to grow out 30 a month to sell as ready to process meat birds. My overall breeding colony will have 54 hens and 18 cocks and I don't know how many doz. to set my marketing contract for. They said they would want 4-6 doz. a week during the trail period but if they sell good they will want more. I have to sell wholesale to them so I was thinking $1.75/doz.