I can't free range, too many predators around, plus a father that has a bad habit of dropping cigarette butts on the ground(Begged him too stop).
But will be working on a predator savvy, survivalist breed for that reason, for Free Ranging.
Most of my birds are high energy, so I believe they'd...
Not sure what you mean there's no real benefit?
Mines a gravity feeder that uses a spout. It's made for large flocks, & turkeys.
Meat bird feed is cheaper then the 20% pellets for some reason here, & the 17% pellets are more expensive then both.
I would. The price for pellets increased by a couple dollars, I get 4 bags for the feed bin. Plus other people buy it up quite often, so I have to target refill day accordingly to get the amount of feed we need.
The mixed flock coop has a 60lb feeder, that works best with a crumble feed.
Some of my birds in my mixed flock coop are having issues with the fines/powder in Purina Flock Raiser crumbles. They'd inhale it, & sound like they're choking. Sometimes the feed is half fines, with not much crumbles.
The Meatbird feed is less powdery, & more of an uneven crumble type.