"Well said! But if it was easy -it wouldn't be worth it!"

"Good topic! When we look around at the disposable living so many people are in,MIT just makes sense to stop and think....how can I LIVE better? I would have to say living mindful of what we eat, our surroundings and the nature that we abuse when we…"

"Here's what our system looks like before we put the top on. I have a pond pump running it now but the top could go on up-side down and just pour the water in and let it drip over the trays. I still need to figure out how to keep it running…"

"Oh Your Lucky Ducks! . . and chickens! I never thought to use bird food mix. Now I don't think I'll argue about the price of it. I picked up some oats, barley, chia and pea mix. I think I will add clover next time and maybe find some…"

"Hi DigitalFoodDesert- We thought of doing that too - the buckets and the ferris wheel but really wanted a system that would take the demand off our time and not take up floor space. I like the "rack" system and will use it for large…"

"Yeap- And they don't have to cost that much. We built a sample small system on: MyBackAchers.com and wanted it to have some features not available in other fodder feeders. It costs about $325 - $295 to make. We'll be working on additional…"

"Hi Full of Graze! Good topic and we struggled with the decision of whether to get into raising pastured birds or not over the winter and found the price of grain was our biggest obstacle.  We found the price of the bird ($1), the price to feed…"

"Chicken Thistle Farm does a "coopcast" (podcast) that I enjoy. On the 8-9-10th episodes they do a very in depth discussion on Cornish Crosses and I think it is very informative. I prefer heritage breeds in Turkeys, but I actually prefer…"

"Around these parts grassfed beef and lamb is extremely expensive, particularly if you don't have the land to raise them.  I can raise chickens on 1 acre but I can raise very few lambs on the same space. I can buy 50 meat chicks for $60 and…"

"It would be easier to discuss this if you'd read the previous posts, but I raised the CX side-by-side with barred rocks, so they were fed the same thing and had the same experience. The only difference was that I had to start limiting the…"

"I've raised chickens for more than 20 years, so I know there is more to chickens than fast weight gains.   Economically speaking, when a family needs to place a large amount of meats in the freezer, in the jar or on the table as cheaply…"

"I won't repeat everything I've said in previous posts in this thread, but there is more to chickens than fast weight gain. I've raised heritage and CornishX side-by-side, and will not raise the CX again -- unless I'm doing it for…"

"No, I really wanted a meat breed at a cheap price and, now that many people are getting into raising their own, the prices have sky-rocketed out of reach.  The heavy heritage breeds won't gain as quickly, won't be as tender at finish…"

"If you just want cheap, you can get a mix of heavy heritage boys a lot cheaper than that from Cackle, 50 for $32.50 -- http://cacklehatchery.com/page10.html#specialheavyassorted I got this a few years ago, and it worked great. Out of 50 rooster,…"

"I want to retract part of what my earlier statement.  I have contacted Kendall Fox of Freedom Ranger Hatchery, Inc. and he said: "We buy our breeding stock from Hubbard breeders in France.  It is a hybrid/cross, but a much…"

"Thanks Deborah.  You have good points.  I had switched over to heritage birds, but then someone gave me the Cornish X.  My family is still not used to the new way we're eating (but they are being great about our change), so I…"