I have a batch of 2week old red broilers...
Feeding broiler rations, fermented feed, ACV in water, and raw milk occasionally.
It appears as if they enjoy eating each others poop. The brooder is devoid of any poo and I have many, many times watched one squat and another scarf it right...
With the onset of fall here in central NY my chickens that ate basically NO feed this summer (2 acre pasture and woods) suddenly descided to start scarfing alot of feed.
My pig that lives with them eats:
Fermented whole corn kernels and Whole oats. 50/50 mix
My chickens absolutly go...
The largest bird (chicken) I could find was 22lb from California. Breed wasn't specified.
Mine I just bought( one I was disputing in a previous thread) I've wondered if I can push into record books with his size.
I weighed him 6 times. 19.2lbs, he is this years hatch.
Go ahead and flame me...
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My lack of chicken experiance led me to believe it was foolish to grow broilers past 8weeks or the flock would start dying of heart failure and having leg problems.
If I started out with 30 broilers and only 1 survived to 6months just because im to lazy to put them out...
Is this advisable or even possible to introduce what I would want to be a mama hen to the 20-ish chicks I'll be hatching?
I've got 4month-2 1/2 year old hens, uncertain what ones "best"
My experienced layers are barred rocks.
Should I get my Queen Hen (dominant one) and give them to her so...