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4-H BROILER CHICKEN PROJECT RECORD 2018 NAME: ______________________________________________ AGE: _______ # OF YEARS IN PROJECT: _______ ADDRESS: __________________________________________ 4-H CLUB: ________________________________

SOURCE OF CHICKS: ____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF BIRDS STARTED WITH: _______________

NUMBER OF BIRDS ENDED WITH: __________________

USE PURCHASE COSTS (OR FAIR MARKET VALUE IF THERE WAS NO “OUT OF POCKET” EXPENSE; FIGURE EXPENSES FROM DELIVERY DATE)

EXPENSES:

(# BIRDS X $2.00)

= _________________

_____ TOTAL POUNDS GRAIN X ________ (VALUE PER POUND)

= _________________

COST OF BIRDS AT START OF PROJECT

LITTER/BEDDING EXPENSES

= _________________

MEDICATION EXPENSES

= _________________

BUILDING & EQUIPMENT EXPENSES

= _________________

PROCESSING EXPENSES

= _________________

COMMISSION

= _________________

OTHER EXPENSES

= _________________

TOTAL EXPENSES

= _________________

INCOME: EVEN THOUGH WE SELL BY THE COOP FOR THE AUCTION, YOU CAN CALCULATE PRICE PER POUND BY USING COOP WEIGHT AND COOP SALE PRICE. COOP 1: WEIGHT OF BIRDS SOLD ______ X PRICE PER POUND _______

= _________________

COOP 2: WEIGHT OF BIRDS SOLD ______ X PRICE PER POUND _______

= _________________

OTHER: WEIGHT OF BIRDS SOLD ______ X PRICE PER POUND _______

= _________________

TOTAL INCOME

= _________________

NET PROFIT OR LOSS (INCOME – EXPENSES)

= _________________

EFFICIENCY FACTORS: TOTAL WEIGHT GAINED = ___________ POUNDS (AVERAGE FROM TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRDS RAISED) TOTAL DAYS ON FEED

= ____________ DAYS

RATE OF GAIN = ____________ POUNDS PER DAY (TOTAL WEIGHT GAINED DIVIDED BY TOTAL DAYS ON FEED) FEED EFFICIENCY = ____________ (TOTAL POUNDS OF FEED DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL WEIGHT GAINED)

PROJECT SUMMARY 1. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY FROM THIS YEAR’S BROILER CHICKEN PROJECT? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

2. WHAT WAS THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF RAISING MARKET BROILERS THIS YEAR? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. RESEARCH THE CURRENT MARKET PRICE PER POUND (OR WHOLE BIRD) FOR BROILER CHICKENS AND COMPARE IT TO THE ACTUAL PRICE PER POUND YOUR BIRDS RECEIVED. HOW DO THEY COMPARE? WOULD YOU HAVE PROFITED OR LOST MONEY AT CURRENT MARKET PRICE?

CURRENT MARKET PRICE: _________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

4. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE YOUR BROILER CHICKEN PROJECT NEXT YEAR? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5. ATTACH A COPY OF THE THANK YOU NOTE SENT TO THE BUYER(S) OF YOUR BROILERS. *REMEMBER IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO PROPERLY THANK THESE INDIVIDUALS & BUSINESSES!

SUBMIT COMPLETED RECORD TO THE WYOMING COUNTY 4-H OFFICE BY OCTOBER 15TH.