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I'm a newbie to meat birds. They are 3 weeks old and I've been mixing chick grit in with their food. My hubby thinks it should be free choice. How do you experienced people do it?

About 10 days old, when we put them altogether in the larger space. Probably should've done more research on that..... But the majority were lost when they were still separated into 3 groups with 24 hour food access. I was always looking for the weak ones and moving them right next to the...

2-1/2 weeks

Right now they are using a portion of the coop, about 12 ft wide and 7 feet deep. I started them in 3 huge boxes with their own heat lamp, feeder and waterer. When they started to get crowded, we opened up the area. It'll grow as they do.

Always red lamps, and I've learned to watch the chicks behavior to adjust. No pasty butts which is amazing considering the amount of poop 120 chicks make. I add fresh bedding (shavings) every day but there's no way to really keep up with them. It is INSANE. I'm concerned about padding for...

I have lost over 10% of my Cornish Cross chicks in just 2 weeks. All were alive on arrival. I started with 132 and am down 13-14 birds. They have plenty of fresh water (with some added vitamins), 12 hours on and 12 off of Purina Flockraiser. I monitor the temperature of the coop several...