1. I am in south Louisiana. It has been upper 70's to low 80's at night. My 22 Cornish X are about 4 weeks old. They are 90% feathered. They are in an enclosed barn stall and do not free range. The stall walls go to the ground on all sides. I pick them up and they feel hot. I put a 3 speed box fan in there to run 7 am-7pm. Is this overkill? I do not want them to get too hot but don't want to the cool air to hurt them either.
2. Will they eat if it is completely dark? I had been picking up the food nightly but it is much easier for me to just put the lights on the timer and turn them off for 12 hours.
3. I have been feeding them 18% protein since day 1, this was reccomended from my feed store. Would it help or hurt now that they are about 4 weks old to increase to 20%? I am thinking of doing a higher % protein maybe every other bag or every third bag to fatten them up as they get older. Thoughts?
2. Will they eat if it is completely dark? I had been picking up the food nightly but it is much easier for me to just put the lights on the timer and turn them off for 12 hours.
3. I have been feeding them 18% protein since day 1, this was reccomended from my feed store. Would it help or hurt now that they are about 4 weks old to increase to 20%? I am thinking of doing a higher % protein maybe every other bag or every third bag to fatten them up as they get older. Thoughts?
