My point was that right now they are on free-choice feed, the joke about them eating me alive was just that they are voracious eaters and will chow down on whatever is in front of them. I want to optimize their growth, but slow them down soon enough that they aren't potentially overweight when...
I have a group of 12 week old pullets that includes production reds, Easter Eggers, partridge rocks and buff Orpingtons. We joke that you wouldn't want to fall down and hit your head in their pen - they'd eat you alive.
Knowing that I don't want them going in to lay heavy, when should I start...