Flock Management

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Flock Management should be at least 20 blogs. Just spit balling, lets see what we can come up with over breakfast. 



Flock Management

PLANNING

  • Purpose
  • Space Available
  • Local Laws/Ordinances
  • Flock Size
  • Breed Selection
  • Ejector Operations
  • Acquisition Costs

Flock Manager!

Layers

  • 0-28 days
  • 29 days - 56 days
  • 57 days - 120 days
  • 121 days - 182 days
  • 183 days+

Plumpers

  • 0-14 days
  • 15-28 days
  • 29-48 days
  • 49-90 days
  • 90-120 days
  • 121 days + 
  • Transition Prep
  • Transitioning

Petunias

  • 0-28 days
  • 28-90 days
  • 91-180 days
  • 181 days + 

Coop Construction 

  • Size
  • Mobil vs Stationary
  • Durability
  • Functionality 
  • YouTube vs Reality
  • Predators and Thieves - Passive

Sales!

  • REAL COST!
  • Laws! 
  • Customer Acquisition
  • Marketing
  • Venues

Production

  • Forecasting
  • Production Cycle
  • Efficiency 
  • Storage
  • Daily
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Quarterly
  • Annual

Predator Control - Active

  • Food Chain 101
  • Dogs
  • Electronics

Biosecurity

  • Free Range 
  • Coop Cleaning
  • Visitors
  • Vets
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Culling

  • RINSE AND REPEAT

There are more than 20 blogs here for sure. These dont have to be tackled in order, but its comprehensive. Looks like a book. Stick around and see what it looks like in real time. Things will be added for sure. For me, this involves a lot of family. That isnt in the outline, but it permeates the process in every way. Also, most people dont do this as a career. Honestly, it isnt profitable for most farmers. It needs subsidy, constantly. 

The learning carries a cost. When you are rushing to the Science Fair and come home to a flock decimated by a predator because your coop was left open; or a heat lamp bulb goes out overnight and 45 of 100 chicks are now dead in the brooder, you will feel the cost of education. Natural processes can work for you in amazing ways, they can also crush your soul as you learn that sometimes there is no margin for error. 

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