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Rate of gain per pound of feed?
Quote: the chicks will gain 1lb a week for 6 or 7wks.an maybe a tad more than that.now i cant tell you how meny sacks youll feed in 6wks.because i dont know how meny broilers your going to raise. What I am kind of looking for is what is would be the average weight gain per chicken per pound...- Beau
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Rate of gain per pound of feed?
My brother and I have been thinking about raising some chickens. Just wondering what the rate of gain for lets say a Cornish chicken raising it to maybe 4 to 5 pound before it is dressed? Also is it about 6 to 8 weeks for a Cornish to get to around that wieght? Growing up on a farm you think I...- Beau
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