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    Keeping runt meat chickens for pets.

    I bought 100lbs of Layer feed lol, however, I do have 50lbs of starter/grower.. when I run out of meat builder, the starter/grower should be alright till I can get to the feed store.. right? When the hen is 18weeks I'll switch over to the layer feed I picked up today. Also, I think Cornish X lay...
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    Keeping runt meat chickens for pets.

    I have 50lbs of medicated starter/grower for laying chickens and less than 10lbs of meat builder, and I can't get to the feed store till next Tuesday. Starter/grower Bag says feed chickens till 14 weeks. Will that work? I read a little about layer feed being ok for roosters and hens. So I bought...
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    Keeping runt meat chickens for pets.

    Check my vid.. lol
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    Keeping runt meat chickens for pets.

    The two roosters crow all day. I crow, they crow, it's quite funny. They started at eight weeks old.
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    Keeping runt meat chickens for pets.

    My two yr old and I, like the chickens... I killed everything else.. Their friendly, crow all the time, and we simply love them.. I planned on killing the last three at 12 weeks because of their slow growth, but now Id like to make them pets.
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    Keeping runt meat chickens for pets.

    I have a three Cornish x in great shape, and I want to keep them around. We're at week eleven and I'm about to change their feed to layer pellets, but the bag says feed at 19 weeks. Is it ok to gradually switch from meat builder to layer feed now? These birds never did eat much and were the...
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    Is 12 weeks too long?

    I'm supposed to butcher today, just wondering if twelve weeks would be ok, will I still get a tender bird, or should I cash them in now at ten weeks? Did I already wait to long?
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