Ryan,

Sample methods can be very good.  I use them on a daily basis.

Take a look at MIL-STD-105E.....or similar.

Sample size for 10,000 birds is only 200 :)

Sample 200 birds and you have it done.  The military believes in it. :)





----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Pogge <rpogge@MICHAELANGELO.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Chickens [NOT OT!]


> I know a few yes... :-)
> ok a pic based scale... but again only wieghing 100 ....
> how acurate is it REALLY?
> I mean with 5,000 or 10,000 birds...
> I think maybee some type of imaging system that can measure many birds at
> once? is that possible?
>
>
>
> > > Ryan,
> > >
> > > My solution is this...........
> > >
> > > Before market,  weigh out a hundred or so by hand... average the
> > > numbers.
> > > this is to make sure they are at optimum weight before market,
providing
> > > maximum proffit.
> > >
> > > This takes care of all the solutions thus far.
> > >
> > > Some things never change :)
> > >
> >
> > Why not just build-up a few PIC based scales to do the math?......and
pay
> a
> > hungry college student to catch chickens?.......Ryan...you must know a
> few?
> > :)
>