Thank you for this response! I plan on raising dual purpose, but I will try that!
Other comments on here said to feed them alot of scratch feed in their last week or 2 of life and that will get them nice and plump before butchering. I may do a combination of your tips and theirs!
Thank you for the response. The chickens I am going to be raising for meat are dual purpose breeds, not cornish cross.
I had previously been planning to get rid of the scratch feed anyway. It seems to cause more problems than help at this point.
I did not know that chick feed could be...
Hello, I plan on raising some meat birds and I don't know if I could afford to buy another type of feed. I am already buying Layer Feed, Scratch Feed, and Chick Feed.
I am wondering what I could feed meat birds instead of buying broiler feed? Are there more natural alternatives? Do meat...