900 = 5y + 3x
or
y = -3/5 (x-300)

the area is x * y or area = x * -3/5 (x-300)
This is a curve opened downwards.
The maximum of this curve is when d area /dx = d x * -3/5 (x-300) /dx = 0

-3/5 (2 x-300) = 0 when x = 150.

The area is maximum when x = 150 and y = 90

(b)
The total area is just x*y, then use the equation above to replace y.
A(x) = x[180 - (3/5)x] = 180x – (3/5)x^2

(c)
Take the derivative of A(x) and set it equal to 0. This will give you the value(s) of x that are min or max.

A’(x) = 180 – (6/5)x

0 = 180 – (6/5)x
(6/5)x = 180
x = 150
Now use part (a) to find y.

Just test it out! Like I said, I know nothing of goats, but they very well could; don’t underestimate them.

Good-luck with those goats. :]

you will need to bump up your volume by at least 100 times if you want to be able to sell to grocery stores

your profits will also be greatly reduced, since the grocery store might want to sell yours at $2 a dozen, and that means they will probably only pay you $1 a dozen so they can make a profit.

your best bet is look into selling them as organic at a farmer’s market… and if you make enough expand and go into grocery stores.

If you are serious about this venture then do as much research as you can about how you will go about building your busines, figure out a cost risk etc and go for it!

No man, women or child ever got anywhere by not trying so I say why not!?

Good luck!!!

xxx

If you go the pastured (free range literally means the chickens are not caged but does not mean or imply they go outside) route than you should be charging $3 a dozen-$4 to $5 if you feed organic feed. Now that sounds good but at most you would be able to run perhaps 100 hens per acre so you would need far more acreage in order to get to the level where you can make some profit.

I raised certified organic pastured hens for years but never netted more than $1500 a year from 80 layers selling the eggs at $3.50 to $4.50 a dozen. The hourly wage came out to something like $2.50 an hour as they do take several hours a day to feed, collect eggs, clean eggs, box eggs and the actual marketing of the eggs.

I’d say it was 15m X 20m area! I know it’s huge for only 3 turkeys,8 ducks and 7chickens.There’s also a small cottage inside for them to hide when it is really rainy or stormy.

We also made a small pond for the ducks.It’s small, and maybe the size of 2m X 2m.

Hope this helps!

If you’ve spotted a kitten, the mother is close nearby. The kittens will not harm any of the farm animals, however the bobcat mother may if she feels her kittens life is in danger. Consider contacting your local wildlife refuge or fish and game wildlife commission. They will set out humane traps to capture the mother and her kittens to relocate them safely away from populated areas.

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For your poultry, pine shavings will also work the same to control odor and help repel parasitic insects. They are actually better for your poultry, as the pine shavings are softer and more absorbent (they also degrade nicely when added to your compost pile!) Plus, they are much more cost effective, something you will need to consider. A complete bedding change for our birds takes about 5 bales of pine and is done for less than $30 a month.

For our goats, I use pine for the main part of the floor and add straw for their bedding areas. Especially in winter, they like the extra insulation and will nibble at their fresh bedding. Goats are also very messy with their hay, and what ends up on the floor becomes bedding as well.

While cedar chips won’t harm your animals (as far as I know they’re safe for nearly any type of livestock or domestic), they are often not the ideal choice for your barnyard. Save your $ and use pine instead.

So I just dunked it into the toilet and drowned it.
It was very quick.
It drowned in less than a second.

jk jk jk capture it and let it go into a forest or something

The wire pen needs a frame around the bottom of it. 2×4’s would work. If the pen has 4 sides then you need 4 2×4′ lengths. They need to be attached to each other and the wire needs to be stapled to the 2×4’s.
They should be heavy enough to keep it down. If you use treated 2×4’s you will get more weight and be rot resistant too.
You could then attach the legs of the roof frame to the 2×4’s along the bottom of the wire. Should stabilize everything.

You’re also going to need a run (an enclosed pen)- chickens like to get outside, even up north in the winter. You can also free-range them, but they’re going to have to get ‘established’ in thier coop first.

Your climate and the breed will matter, and probably increase costs.. If you’re in Florida, you’re only going to need enough structure to keep predators out. I put R-19 in my coop, because I don’t plan to heat it (I’m in Wisconsin). You’re going to need more space for larger chickens..

If you have a decent size yard, consider building a "chicken tractor." (google it)

In any case, I’m pretty sure you’re going to have to scavange materials and build it yourself for that money.

You need to do several things. Invest in what is called HARDWARE CLOTH, this is 1/4 inch welded wire mesh. You will need to install this on the sides, ceiling and bury it in the floor – all the while attaching it so that there are NO holes, gaps or other weaknesses. Do not use household staples or staple guns, use HORSESHOE nails, they are large, U shaped nails that are at least 3/4 of an inch long, and you need a hammer to attach them.

Unless you also secure the ceiling, you will have critters climbing the wire or raptors (eagles, hawks, owls…) flying in and nabbing your fowl.

I am a wildlife rehabber who specializes in assisting folks with problem wildlife…trust me, the solution is not easy or cheap.

Good luck.

Otherwise, make a square frame, boxlike with wood, as large as you like and use chicken wire. Place cardboard on the bottom and cover it with shavings when you get to the set up site.

Alternatively, I know people who have used one of those harnesses used for walking cats / rabbits for walking their chickens, although they can need quite a bit of adjusting. You want to go for the figure-of-8 type.

Make sure that you also take along a cardboard box in case she gets stressed, as well as ample supplies of food and water.

Make sure your teacher doesn’t mind you bringing in a live animal on the day!

Good luck