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.