Chickenfan777
In the Brooder
- May 24, 2020
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Hi all!
my first time raising meat birds. I have 10 Cornish X right now.
almost everywhere I’ve read on here says to feed them 24/7 for the first 3-4 weeks then cut back to 12 on and 12 off. But when I looked up on welp hatchery it says after 5 days to switch to 12/12 feeding. Is there a specific reason for the variance? Or does it have to do with welp specific breeds? I’ll include the quote from their website:
“You will "full feed" your broiler chicks around the clock for the first 5 days of age. At 7:00 p.m. of the 5th day, make sure your broiler chicks are completely out of feed. That means there is positively no feed from 7:00 p.m. of the 5th day of age until 7:00 a.m. the following morning. You want them out of feed for 12 consecutive hours. Water, yes, but no feed for 12 hours. Continue this "minor feed restriction" program, removing the feed every night, until time of slaughter. Failure to follow this feeding program may result in heart attacks. Sudden Death Syndrome or "flip" as it is sometimes called”
Source:
https://www.welphatchery.com/cornish_rock_care
Any insight is greatly appreciated! I will post pictures soon.
my first time raising meat birds. I have 10 Cornish X right now.
almost everywhere I’ve read on here says to feed them 24/7 for the first 3-4 weeks then cut back to 12 on and 12 off. But when I looked up on welp hatchery it says after 5 days to switch to 12/12 feeding. Is there a specific reason for the variance? Or does it have to do with welp specific breeds? I’ll include the quote from their website:
“You will "full feed" your broiler chicks around the clock for the first 5 days of age. At 7:00 p.m. of the 5th day, make sure your broiler chicks are completely out of feed. That means there is positively no feed from 7:00 p.m. of the 5th day of age until 7:00 a.m. the following morning. You want them out of feed for 12 consecutive hours. Water, yes, but no feed for 12 hours. Continue this "minor feed restriction" program, removing the feed every night, until time of slaughter. Failure to follow this feeding program may result in heart attacks. Sudden Death Syndrome or "flip" as it is sometimes called”
Source:
https://www.welphatchery.com/cornish_rock_care
Any insight is greatly appreciated! I will post pictures soon.