BackYard Chickens

The chickens are three months old now and still on Nutrena Chick starter. Please guide us to the best feed going forward. Up to this point I have given them no treats, extra food, anything but feed and baby chick grit. By the way, they are wonderful, happy chickens! Thanks.

Chickens can DIG!! If you have any structural blocks, posts, etc...protect them from The Chicken Excavators!!! Here I added a couple pieces of concrete, they just dug out between them...this hole is about 4" deep. This is just in the middle of the run about 6" deep, I'll leave it as is, the line of pavers covers a drain pipe...so they won't dig it up....

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Im raising my first batch of Cornish X, and I'm going to raise them like I have raised all the other birds and see what results I get. Outside from day 2, natural lighting patterns, 20% starter/grower for the duration of their lives, love and attention, access to fresh grass and plenty of space. I've raised 4 groups of chicks this year and really like raising them outdoors, so I am going for the same with the Cornish. I am aiming to process them in 10 ish weeks. I have 8 birds I picked up...