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2020 PRICE LIST Prices Are Subject to Change Without Notice and Do Not Include Shipping and Handling Charges Email: [email protected] Phone: (814) 495-8057 or (814) 539-7026 Fax: (814) 495-8174 www.myerspoultry.com NPIP 23-524 2020 PRICE LIST Prices are subject to change without notice and do not include shipping and handling charges. We offer a variety of breeds to choose from while trying to keep prices reasonable. If a breed you’re interested in purchasing is not listed, call for availability and prices. HEAVY WHITE CORNISH CROSS BROILER S EX 1-10 11-24 25-49 50-99 100-299 300+ St. Run 2.55 2.25 1.91 1.62 1.42 call for Females 2.55 2.30 2.05 1.60 1.35 pricing Males 2.65 2.45 2.10 1.80 1.70 Coccidiosis Vaccine: .20 per chick only offering this option with the Heavy White Cornish Cross chicks when shipping by themselves. High Yield Broad Breasted Cornish Cross breed that makes great fryers (broilers) and roasters because of the weights that can be achieved. This breed has an excellent feed conversion, livability, strong legs, and a maximum white meat yield with a plump full confirmation. At 6 to 8 weeks of age processed weights of 4 ½ to 6 lbs. can be obtained. Higher weights can be obtained depending on the final grow out duration. With using a well-managed care and feeding program, customers have achieved processed weights of 10 to 14 lb. roasters and capons within 10 to 14 weeks. This breed Wrapped Heavy Cornish is also use for Cornish-Poussins (French for young chicken) 28 to 31 days will yield a Processed 5.25 lbs. 6-8 wks. processed 1 to 1 ¼ lb. bird; 32 to 38 days 1 ½ to 2 lb. bird ALTERNATIVE BROILERS Colored Meat Birds & Color Range Breeds Performance traits include increased foraging activity, a greater resistance to disease, livability, strong legs, and excellent feed conversion. All alternative breeds will have a longer breast bone, legs (drumstick), and wing span. They will also have a darker yellow fat compared to the pale yellow fat of the fast growing breeds. What these birds will not have is that double breast meat and fast growth rate which they make up for in Not wrapped Colored Meat other benefits. We offer several different breeds with different growth rates. Bird Processed 4.50 lbs. 9-11 wks. Wrapped Color Range Breed Red Bro Processed 4.50 lbs. 9-11 wks. Page 1 ALTERNATIVE BROILERS Tuesday hatches shipped separately due to different hatching time and bio-security procedures in place for moving chicks from one facility to another. *A lot of these breeds below are being raised by growers for ethnic food markets and with that demand dictating the breed by growth rate, texture and feather color it sometimes allows us to offer a lower rate for the males or females at st. run price or lower. Food enthusiasts looking for an active robust breed that has a tender delicious flavorful meat other than the fast-growing white broilers or slow-growing heritage dual purpose breeds can order any of the broilers below and they will work well for you. RED CORNISH: Are excellent foragers for free range that grows at a moderate rate achieving live weights of approximately 5.4 lbs. in 9 weeks on 12.5 pounds of feed. This breed has a longer breast/keel bone and has a more proportioned white to dark meat yield to its body ASSORTED ROYAL: Similar to the Regal Broiler but has a shorter breast/keel bone and larger breast portions to smaller leg and thigh portions. Live weight 5.75 lbs. 9 weeks on approximately 13.5 lbs. of feed. RED CORNISH: May have barred feathering or solid colors. ROYAL: Red, Grey /Multi color *Some barred feathering. SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ St Run 2.68 2.40 1.95 1.37 Call St Run 2.68 2.40 1.95 1.37 Call Females 2.75 2.45 2.00 1.45 Females 2.75 2.45 2.00 1.45 Males 2.40 2.25 1.75 1.30 Males 2.40 2.25 1.75 1.30 Hatchery Mix Hatchery choice on colors/breeds *No whites in mix. SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ St Run 2.63 2.37 1.85 1.34 Call Females 2.65 2.40 1.95 1.40 Males 2.35 2.20 1.78 1.27 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Royal WHITE slower growing breed. Breeding is a cross between a commercial white broiler Royal WHITE and slower growing broiler which gives it a heavier SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ weight then other alternatives in this grouping. A mostly St Run 2.60 2.55 1.80 1.50 Call white bird with 10% red or brownish flecks approximate live weight 5.95 lbs. 8 wks. on 12.6 lbs. feed. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COLOR RANGER BREEDS Male Special RED JAXI 5-6 lbs. 10 -11 wks. This is an exclusive breed which is darker red color then the Jackie. Carries similar qualities and genetic RED JAXI *Hatch some Wednesdays & every Thursday background as the Red Bro line but slower and has a SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ longer keel bone. Breed is about 7 days behind the Red Males - 1.65 1.25 .95 Call Bro in growth rate. C all for ship dates. Thursday hatches and select Wednesdays. RED BRO/FREEDOM RANGER *Hatches Tuesday SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ RED BRO/Freedom Ranger 5Live weights-6 lbs. 9-11 weeks St Run 2.68 2.40 1.95 1.37 Call Red or tri-color feathered birds that grow at a Females moderate rate. Live weights 5 - 6 lbs. in 9 wks. Yellow Males 2.40 2.25 1.75 1.30 shank, beak, & skin. RED BRO YIELD *Hatches Tuesday RED BRO YIELD 5-6 lbs. 8.5 -10.5 weeks SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ Red Broiler with white underlying feathers grows slightly St Run 2.73 2.45 2.00 1.45 Call faster than the Red Bro. Yellow shank, beak, & skin. KOSHER KING *Hatches Tuesday KOSHER KING / GREY MIX SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ Grey barring with some tri-color feathering no solid colors. St Run 2.68 2.40 1.95 1.37 Call Growth rate same as Red Bro/Freedom Rangers birds. Females Males 2.40 2.25 1.75 1.30 JACKIE (different breeding) JACKIE *Hatches Tuesday Two wks. Slower than the Red Bro. This red broiler cross SEX 20-24 25-49 50-99 100+ 300+ is more of a heritage/heavy muscle body frame & Males 1.65 1.65 1.25 .95 Call long keel bone. Red feathered, yellow shanks & beak with a large red comb. Page 2 POPULAR BREEDS * When ordering multiple breeds of layers, the price is PER BREED amount, not total amount ordered. Popular Group 1 Red Sex Links a hybrid brown egg layer with a calm BROWN EGG LAYERS * comparable breeding. disposition & high egg yields. Females are medium Red Sex Link Golden Comet Golden Buff red. Males are white with coloring on wing, neck Isa Brown Novo-Gen Red Bovan and tail feathers. Avg# males 5-6 lbs., Hens 4 lbs. SEX 1-5 6-14 15-24 25-49 50-74 75-99 100 300 Amber Sexlink a production brown egg layer, St Run call females have a white body with a few brown- 3.23 3.18 3.08 2.68 2.28 2.22 1.85 reddish feathers. Slightly larger than a Red Sex link. Females 3.93 3.88 3.78 3.32 3.04 2.98 2.55 Barred Rocks one of the oldest pure breed dual- Males 2.43 2.38 2.33 2.11 1.73 1.67 1.45 purpose breeds, dark gray with grayish white * Large orders of White Leghorn, Red Sex Link, Novo-Gen, ISA Brown and feathering. Avg# males 7-7 ½ lbs., Hens 6 lbs. Red Bovan if ordered with a 6 weeks’ notice discounted prices. Black Sex Link (Blk Star, Shaver Blk) a superb hybrid Popular Group 2 br. egg layer. Females are black with a slight BROWN EGG LAYERS WHITE EGG LAYERS goldish neck; males grey barred (like Barred Rocks) Amber Link Black Sex Link White Leghorn Barred Rock Rhode Island Red Rhode Island. Reds (RI Red) a superior egg laying Production Red dual-purpose breed, which is a deep red color. SEX 1-5 6-14 15-24 25-49 50-74 75-99 100 300 Avg# males 7 ½ Hens 6 ½ lbs. St Run 3.28 3.23 3.13 2.71 2.33 2.27 1.95 call White Leghorn a production white egg layer, body Females 3.96 3.93 3.81 3.38 3.13 3.07 2.61 Avg# males 5 lbs., Hens 4 lbs. Males 2.50 2.44 2.43 2.16 1.83 1.77 1.50 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FANCY LAYERS Easter Eggers Colored eggs in shades of olive green Golden Laced Wyandotte a hardy docile to a medium blue, also offered in the bantams. productive bird with a rose comb. Reddish gold feathers with black edging. Brown Leghorn excellent white egg layers, feathers Avg# males 8 ½ lbs., hens 6 ½ lbs. are multicolored shades of brown, which truly help New Hampshire a lighter buff-red color and larger than protect them from predators if free ranging.
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