Thanks for the info..although not really pertinent to the OP's questions, I believe they said they were NOT feeding 24/7.
I'm fine with how we've been raising meaties over the last four years--I was simply sharing with the OP my experiences so far.
PS...I also have googled the topic and...
I think the leg-taping works well with very young chicks, not so sure when they are older. Might want to do a search on BYC for addtl. info.
My personal experience with the Cornish X chicks has been feeding them 24/7, but keep in mind they are off lights from about 3 weeks on (we do this...
Guessing you have Cornish X...we've had one in the last couple of years with a leg issue but it was within a week or so of freezer camp so wasn't too tough to keep him comfortable until the road trip, and he was able to get around, it was more a malformed joint issue I think.
With you being at...