65 pounds per year per person

Approximately 65 pounds per year of chicken for an american

i got 55 lbs when i checked but...who knows?

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Suppose that two people, michelle and james each live alone in an isolated region. they each have the same resources available, and they grow potatoes and raise chickens. if michelle devotes all her resources to growing potatoes, she can raise 200 pounds of potatoes per year. if she devotes all her resources to raising chickens, she can raise 50 chickens per year. (if she apportions some resources to each, then she can produce any linear combination of chickens and potatoes that lies between those extreme points. if james devotes all his resources to growing potatoes, he can raise 80 pounds of potatoes per year. if he devotes all his resources to raising chickens, he can raise 40 chickens per year. (if he apportions some resources to each, then he can produce any linear combination of chickens and potatoes that lies between those extreme points.) potatoes chickens michelle 200 50 james 80 40 * what is michelle’s opportunity cost of producing potatoes? * what is michelle’s opportunity cost of producing chickens? * what is james’ opportunity cost of producing potatoes? * what is james’ opportunity cost of producing chickens? * which person has an absolute advantage in which activities? * which person has a comparative? * suppose that they are thinking of each specializing completely in the area in which they have a comparative advantage, and then trading at a rate of 2.5 pounds of potatoes for 1 chicken, would they each be better off? explain. * how would you extend the above narrative to businesses, society as a whole or nations? explain.

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I live in sunnyvale. and am considering raising backyard chickens, so i was wondering how many chickens you're allowed to have her in sunnyvale, along with all the other legal issues. also, how much does a chicken cost every year? by the way, it's sunnyvale in california.

Sunnyvale, CA? Sunnyvale, Sri Lanka? Sunnyvale,Zimbabwe? You need to check with the city government. In the US, there should not be a problem with chickens OUTSIDE the city limits. However, many cities and even small towns have laws prohibiting farm animals, including chickens, to be raised inside the city limits.

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Hi, i was thinking of buying a few chicks to raise this year and i was wondering, if an incubator was really needed? is it possible to raise them without one (they cost a lot!!) i know you can also buy lamps for them but i was wondering if there was a cheaper way to go... like a drawer with blankets!?!?! thanks!

Raising chickens is easy and can be inexpensive. Using blankets to keep chicks warm won't work because blankets don't provide heat. A heat lamp and reflector doesn't cost much. Housing for a few birds doesn't need to be fancy or expensive. Before you get chicks get a good book about raising them. I like Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry. It has all the information you need.

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1.perdue farms, inc., has been a privately held family owned company since 1920. over the years perdue has become vertically integrated in order to be more competitive and maintain financial stability. perdue’s objective is to be the leader in broiler and related poultry products in the industry. they strive to maintain quality and constantly improve efficiency and service, both today and in the future. perdue farms inc. has a mission to provide the highest quality poultry and poultry related products to retail and food service customers. they want to be the recognized industry leader in quality and service, providing more than expected from their customers, associates, and owners. they will accomplish this by maintaining a tradition of pride in their products, growth through innovation, integrity in the management of their business, and commitment to team management and the quality improvement process. perdue’s overall mission is strong but a strategy for long term growth and market development needs to be reviewed and evaluated. 2.perdue farms inc. has numerous external opportunities and threats. the external opportunities that effect perdue are as follows; •to broadly diversify and have greater market share, domestically and internationally •to increase marketing of healthy image products that envelops a strong niche market. •to ship via plane, to maintain fresh not frozen broilers and increase market share and penetration. •develop new markets in the upper mid-west to increase market share. •increase sales of food service chicken and turkey from 20% of overall sales to 30% due to a strong 12% growth rate. •to expand the international grain and oilseed market •with an increase push on health in 1994, chicken sales are up over red meat sales. •average annual consumption of chicken is up to 80lbs/person/year, an all time high. the external threats are as follows: •most of the competition sells frozen products for less money. •perdue’s cost to raise chickens is above the national average. •growth rate in chicken sales is only 5% due to lack of frozen line. •over capacity of chickens has reduced wholesale prices, which reduces profit margins. •competition is strong in broiler industry with 53 competitors. •untapped markets in the upper mid- west need to be explored. 1.the perdue farms, co. has internal strengths and weaknesses that need to be addressed and evaluated; the strengths are as follows; •perdue is vertically integrated which means that they produce the chickens, they breed, hatch the eggs, they select the growers, build perdue chicken houses, formulate and manufacture their feed, oversee care and feeding, operate their own processing plants, distribute via truck and marketing. they now also sell what used to be waste, such as the chicken feet that is sold to the orient as a delicacy. •privately held firm •technologically advanced, ex.,20% more breast meat than the competition •birds are fed organically and not feed additives. •sell both raw and pre-cooked chickens and turkeys. •good compensation package to the workers. •non-union company. •mis efficient and essential to operating the business. •good variety from fresh oven stuffer roasters, cooked prepared foods, cutlets, tenders, fit n easy and much more. •good tqm with mission and vision •excellent r&d for better meat to bone ratios. •keep overhead low, quality up •great diverse product line that has changed with consumer changes. •horizontal diversification when they bought showell farms, which made them the third largest producer in the broiler industry. •great social responsibility, code of ethics •environmentally concerned about waste and prevention •strong effective marketing the weaknesses in the perdue farm, inc. case are as follows; •they only sell fresh not frozen chickens •deliveries are only made by truck so the radius to overnight chickens is limited. •lack of long-term planning for future changes 4) i would suggest a strategy that perdue would focus on maintaining their quality and efficiency along with plans for extensive market development. i would like to see them expand into the upper mid-west before other markets gain strong holds and market share. if perdue plans on maintaining their place in the market they need to expand and continue to diversify their products to attract niche markets and stay ahead of the competition. according to porter’s generic strategies, he points out that in order to gain the competitive advantage companies need to draw from three bases: cost leadership, differentiation, and focus. in my study of perdue, i feel that they are a differentiation and focus orientated company. first, i see perdue as a leader in quality and efficiency but not a cost leader. cost leadership implies that you strive to be the low-cost producer in your particular industry. this is to the contrary for perdue; they have marketed in a way to make the consumer pay a little more for a better product. in fact, this did not happen by accident. perdue did not want to be known as the cheapest but to be the best quality for the consumer, at a fair price. what perdue does take from cost leadership is that they are highly efficient, low overhead, their intolerance to waste, broad span of control, rewards linked to efficiency and cost cutting measures and open lines of communication between workers and upper management. perdue’s successful strategy of horizontal integration to gain competitive advantage was to purchase showell farms which made perdue the third largest broiler company in the united states. i see perdue as being highly successful with differentiation, which implies that they produce products, and services that are considered unique, industry wide and directed at consumers who are relatively price-in-sensitive. perdue has ongoing product development, which states that they seek to increase sales by improving, or modifying present products or services. perdue has been an industry leader with constant attention paid to consumer wants and needs. they watch trends such as fitness and weight consciousness, by introducing the fit n easy line that markets skinless and boneless chicken parts with nutritional information and recipes. perdue also followed the trend of the working family and began to market prepared foods, which has done extremely well. prepared foods such as pre-cooked chickens, turkeys, parts, nuggets, and the like sell easily to working families. finally, i see perdue’s strongest strategy according to porter is focus. perdue has wonderful r&d that constantly follows market trends and changes that will be beneficial to their growth. perdue has never forgotten where they came from and this is what makes them strong. focus allows them to change with the times and not become over diversified where they overlook their cash cows and forget to nurture their stars. perdue knows that quality and efficiency are at the heart of their operation and do not stray from that. their innovation and integrity to be the leader has brought them customer loyalty and appreciation for quality where price is not the number one factor. perdue’s ability to focus on strong team management has allowed them to penetrate and develop new markets with ease. perdue has a high penetration of advertising on tv and print along with opening up new territories to further expand their market share. their vision has been a good guide and has led them to a very successful value chain. perdue’s attention to detail in every aspect of the business has been proven successful and the financial status of the company reflects it. today, perdue, is further expanding with new acquisitions and product lines. their innovative thinking and drive to be the leader shows in all they do. in 1997 they started marketing their café perdue line and have seen slow, with steady success. perdue’s prepared foods are selling incredibly well with the american family on the run. as of september 1998, perdue made a new acquisition, toward horizontal integration, with gol-pak, a competitor in the foodservice and prepared foods business. the new relationship will further enhance perdue’s prepared food and foodservice business. gol-pak specialized in the development and production of products primarily for the foodservice industry with a list including the top 100 chain restaurants. perdue sees this as a significant purchase to enhance their reputation and make them strong contenders in the prepared food and foodservice industry. ceo, jim perdue, feels that they are well positioned in the market place and continued growth along with r&d will help them to maintain quality and efficiency, along with strong market penetration and market share.

Did you really think anyone here would take the time to read all that to answer what's obviously a homework problem?

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I have a large backyard and i want to raise a small number of animals for meat. chickens, rabbits, chucker partridge, are some that i am considering but i do not know about feed costs and disease resistance. i have a 2 story barn that is empty. it is 16' x 12'. i have raised goats, chickens and ducks many many years ago,but i need to buck up my knowlege.

Well Rabbits are slightly less efficient at converting feed into protein as chicken (23% vs 20%) however I suspect that you can't beat Rats. Rat meat is real popular in parts of China, Thailand, and France. It is said if you try it you will swear it's the best tasting meat ever (I suppose if it's properly seasoned maybe...) It can sell for more the double the price of Beef according to Snopes. I couldn't find any data on how efficiently rats convert food into protein, but I'd bet money it's more efficient than Chicken. Also worth mentioning is that rats would have cheaper feed. They will eat ANYTHING, whereas chickens are a little more picky. Rabbits might be cheaper to feed than chickens I suspect After further research I discovered that by eating rats you are more prone to getting Leptospirosis (whatever that is) more research is needed before you start Rat farming. Otherwise if you are looking for Really efficient protein, have you considered bug farming?

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To buy, house and raise 3 chickens for a year?

If you build the chicken house yourself, that will cost about $150 in materials. To buy one pre-made, like a shed, would cost between $250 and $500 depending on size. Fencing a chicken run could cost maybe $100 in materials, depending on the size of the run. Paying a professional fencer would cost much more. Some pre-made chicken houses are designed for small numbers of chickens and come with a small run already. If your chickens will have a large area to graze on, they will need much less food. Three chickens fed on grass, weeds and bugs they get for themselves, plus kitchen scraps, will need probably only 1 bag of scratch mix a year, costing about $40. For the above to happen, if they are living in a chicken run, it will need to be really huge: a normal-sized-looking run of say 12 square metres will be turned to mud in a few months (chickens rip the grass out by its roots rather than nibbling on the ends like geese do). If you have an acre or more fenced all around and no dogs, the chickens can roam free, and you could support probably a dozen on the grass without it turning to mud. If the chickens can't graze, you can feed them pellets which cost more and you will need more. Might cost say $100 a year for 3 chickens, less if they get loads of kitchen scraps. Can't use scatch mix cause without grazing they need food with proper nutritional content. The chickens themselves: A pullet (a chicken almost old enough to start laying) will cost between $5 and $30 depending on the breed. A day-old chick, which needs a bit of extra care, you might get a dozen for $10 or $30 depending on breed. You will get some males in this case so you have to buy more than the number of chickens you want in the end. A chick will start laying a few months after you get it (depending on breed). Hope this was helpful!

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Hey there...tomorrow, i'll be getting a jack russell puppy. im 15, brother is18, dad is 65, mum is 44. anyway...guys, can you answer me these questions: * how much do jack russells cost to raise a year (on average) * are they fussy eaters, or can you feed them like spaghetti with chicken etc... * are they aggressive, do they bite, scratch. *are they playful, enjoyable, fun ;) * they're smart arn't they? ;) * should i always have it on a leash when i go out with it. * how much does the food cost weekly? * are they a good dog, i want to have a dog which is fun, active...not aggressive, quite smart...and overall fun ;) so that i don't get bored with it * how much daily exercise do they require. * what breeds are there? the one im getting is white...with black face marks... * any personal experience from you guys thanks!!!! ;)

1. I'm not sure how much it'd cost to raise per year, but I'd estimate a little over $1,000, especially when they're puppies. 2. Dogs should eat dog food, not spaghetti with chicken. Just stick with a dry kibble and don't feed table scraps. 3. Any dog can be aggressive, bite, and scratch. If you raise the puppy properly, it can be very well-behaved. All puppies do teeth, though, so be sure you have plenty of chew toys. 4. Yes, they're very playful and fun. 5. They are very smart. However, being terriers, they can also be very stubborn and want to do things their own way. 6. You MUST keep your dog on a leash at all times, unless in a securely fenced in area. Terriers can and will take off and it'll be very hard to get your dog back. 7. It depends on the brand of food you buy. 8. They are great dogs, but not the dog for everything. They have TONS of energy and are very active. 9. They require TONS of exercise. I would say two long walks and two play sessions in a fenced in area each day to burn off all that energy. An unexercised Jack Russell Terrier is chaos. 10. Jack Russell Terrier is a breed. White and black is just coloring and markings. 11. I've never owned a Jack Russell, but I do know they have lots of energy. They're not the dog for everyone. Good luck with your new pup.

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Factory farmed chicken almost all chicken meat in the united states is produced through the "factory farming" system, in which animals are closely crowded together in filthy, disease-ridden conditions. because of these unhealthy conditions, many chickens die even before they get to the slaughterhouse. for example, in an operation with 100,000 broiler chickens, approximately 250 birds die per day. before being caught for the trip to the slaughterhouse, food and water are withdrawn; at the slaughterhouse, birds wait in trucks another 1 to 9 hours to be killed, sometimes in very hot or very cold weather. chicken is far worse than beef in terms of contamination and bacteria. the atlanta constitution reported in 1991: "every week throughout the south, millions of chickens leaking yellow pus, stained by green feces, contaminated by harmful bacteria, or marred by lung and heart infections, cancerous tumors or skin conditions are shipped to consumers." salmonella is present in over one-third of all chickens, and many millions of americans are infected each year. the symptoms of salmonella poisoning are very similar to the flu (though only occasionally fatal), and thus many who are infected may never even be aware of what they have. to prevent these problems, chickens are usually heavily dosed with antibiotics (more than half of all antibiotic use in the u. s. is on factory farms!), but this indiscriminate use of antibiotics in turn helps create resistant strains of salmonella and other disease-causing germs, decreasing the effectiveness of antibiotics to fight human infections. heart disease, cancer, and medical costs and even if bacterial contamination were eliminated, we still have the tremendous problems of heart disease and cancer, the leading causes of death in the united states. repeated efforts to lower cholesterol levels through switching from beef to chicken have ended in failure. chicken is somewhat lower in fat than beef, but it still contains quite a bit of fat and even more cholesterol per calorie than does beef or pork. moreover, meat which is lower in fat is always higher in protein, and excess protein is damaging to health just as is excess fat. chicken which has 29% of its calories as fat contains 71% of its calories as protein, while ground beef which has 49% of calories of fat has 51% of its calories as protein. in terms of excess protein consumption chicken is worse than beef or pork. problems caused by or related to excess protein consumption include kidney stones, kidney disease, osteoporosis, bladder cancer, and lymphoma. chicken meat also completely lacks fiber; lack of fiber is linked to a variety of digestive disorders ranging from constipation to colon cancer. the three basic problems with our american-style diet—too much fat, too much protein, and lack of fiber—are thus all made worse by chicken consumption. those who switch from beef to chicken are at best trading one set of health hazards for a different set. chicken has done little for the nation's health. in the past twenty-five years, we have seen a huge increase in poultry consumption; but health care expenditures during the same period showed phenomenal growth, now costing us hundreds of billions of dollars each year in the united states. the "switch" from beef to chicken has evidently had little, if any, effect on rising medical costs. environmental risks raising chickens affects the environment as well. feeding grain to chicken may be somewhat less inefficient than feeding grain to cattle, but it is still wasteful—you must feed at least three times the amount of protein, calories, and other nutrients to the chickens in the form of plant foods than you retrieve in animal flesh at the end. each year millions of children die due to malnutrition or starvation, and yet the western countries continue to waste this grain by creating more and more chicken flesh. moreover, chicken production results in incredible quantities of manure; a one-million hen complex produces 125 tons of wet manure each day. animal agriculture in the u. s. produces many times more waste products than humans do. in many areas of the country livestock manure causes dangerous contamination of the drinking water due to nitrates. even when used as a plant fertilizer, chicken manure can cause difficulties, as in texas several years ago when cantaloupe fertilized with chicken manure caused sickness in human beings. the fault lay not with the cantaloupe but with the disease-ridden chicken manure. compassion for animals and what about the effect of the "factory farming" system on the animals themselves? over 7.5 billion birds are killed each year in the united states. we would probably like to believe that these animals at least lived fairly comfortable lives until they were taken to the slaughterhouse, and would also like to believe that chickens are then quickly and painlessly killed. unfortunately, this is not true. chickens are crowded together in cramped, windowless sheds, and must breathe concentrated excretory ammonia fumes which damage their eyes and lungs. they are mutilated by "debeaking"—the practice of cutting off most of the chicken's beak when the chicken is young. the reason for "debeaking" is that without it, chickens in their cramped circumstances would peck each other and even attack and kill each other. obviously, a chicken which needs to be "debeaked" in the first place is not a happy chicken; and the process of debeaking (akin to partial amputation of a human finger, without anesthesia) is quite painful in itself. birds are deliberately bred to gain more weight than their legs and feet can support, leading to more pain. turkey production is no better than chicken production. turkeys, like chickens, are kept in intensely overcrowded quarters; they must be heavily dosed with antibiotics, are subject to many diseases, and have their beaks and their toes partially amputated (without anaesthetic, of course). turkeys over the years have been bred to be fatter and fatter; today's turkey is so overweight that it cannot mate and must be bred through artificial insemination. "humanely raised" poultry avoids some of the worst abuses, such as debeaking and overcrowding. but chickens and turkeys are still killed long before their natural lifespan has elapsed, and it still is not a healthful food, as meat from any chicken or turkey—no matter how "humanely" raised—is going to be high in fat or protein (or both), and completely lacking in fiber. chickens do not die easy deaths, either. the "humane slaughter" laws do not cover chicken or any other poultry. slaughterhouses are operated as mechanical "disassembly" lines with as little human intervention as possible. stunning devices are not required by law, and even where used only 1/3 of the chickens are effectively stunned. some chickens have their throats slit and bleed to death while fully conscious. millions of unfortunate chickens also escape the automatic knives that slit their throats, and thus go into the next stage—the scalding tank—alive and fully conscious.

It is truth. Another problem with buying chicken at the stores, is realizing that chicken parts are THERE, because, often, the other parts of THAT same chicken had cancer. Seriously, cancerous parts get cut out, and the other parts of the chicken do get sold as parts. I have seen turkey farms that did all those horrible things to the critters. I have raised my own chickens, and found that, although I was raising them for the eggs produced, that chickens are really filthy to raise in even small numbers. Trying to keep conditions clean for my own chickens was a full time job! I loved having the fresh eggs, they were delicious! I stopped raising my own, for the fresh eggs, when I just could not keep up with how much fecal matter there was to deal with. I only had a few chickens! I had a great house for them, and kept it nice. So, if I couldn't stand just a few of them around, think what it must be like to do it for a living.......the more chickens you have, the more money you make. Dreadful problem.

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I'm an adult and my home is zoned for chickens. having said that: where do i start? we won't be eating the chickens and plan to provide a good home even past their egg laying days. how many chickens should i get? it's more for fun, but we do want the eggs. where should i get the chickens? waht is the best time of year to start? how much money will it cost to get started? do vets generally care for chickens too? do regular coops protect against natural predators, or will i need to take special precautions/ (coyotes and the rare neighborhood cat) ok, well, lol, i think i have enough questions.. really , any legitimate answers and/or information would be well appreciated. thanks so much to both of you for such wonderful information! (and,lol, to heidi for being interested) nature mother.. i genuinely appreciate the personal stories.. i smiled at your description and decided against plain white chickens. green eggs? pink eggs? how delightful!! rainbow feathers? your answer was very uplifiting, .. thank you for sharing =)

It depends on how much room you have but 2-4 is a good number to start with because it's not too much work! I started with 4, 2 welsummer hens and 2 lavender araucana bantams. If you can, get the chickens from a battery farm. They are cheaper and deserve a good home :P http://www.downthelane.net/battery.html http://www.downthelane.net/Page_35.html Any time of year is fine! It depends what coop you get and if you buy or make a run. This costed me aproximately £400. Then I bought a feeder which was £7, it is metal so is more expensive than plastic ones. A drinker, which was also metal costed £5. I don't know the price of shavings or straw because we get them free. I also line the bottom of the coop with newspaper, then put the shavings on top to make cleaning quicker and easier. Then there's the food, I get layers pellets instead of mash, which costs £7.50 for a bag which lasts a month between 11 chickens! I then get a bag of corn which is about £7 as well and lasts the same amount of time. They have the layers pellets in the coop all the time and they get a handful of corn each in the morning and get treats in the afternoon. Then you need to buy the actual hens. For ex-battery hens, you can pay between 25p and 75p each. For rare breeds, you can pay anything over £10. You need to find an avian vet in your area, else they won't know too much about their illnesses. If your hens are in the coop for the night as long as you shut the door, you won't get any predators in during the night. But, they do attack during the day too, so have a pen with a 6ft pen around the edge or put a roof over the top. These sites have helped me alot! Save them to your favourites and you can access them easily if you have any problems: http://www.downthelane.net/Page_7.html http://www.thepoultrysite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2653 http://www.omlet.co.uk/guide/guide.php?view=Chickens It would be a good idea to register in http://www.thepoultrysite.com to join the forum. It's free and you can post any questions about chickens you want. The people on it are great and are very experienced! If I haven't provided enough information, you can always type things like the following into google: 'backyard chicken keeping' 'chicken keeping' 'chicken care' 'chickens as pets' And of course, you can post questions on here. Hope I helped and good luck!