3 weeks and outside in tractor-42F overnight???

[Minky]

Theyre doing great!! Ill post pics later- gotta take some first!

 

[Minky]

Ok, here they are!... so they are almost 4 weeks old. (Ive had them 3 weeks 5 days). I weigh every Wednesday. Last Wednesday the average weight was 1 lb 12 oz. Biggest was 1 lb 14 oz, smallest was 1 lb 3 oz. So I'm guessing they are 2.5 now? I dont know if that's average, or small-- certainly a lot smaller than some!! We'll see on Wednesday. They forage like nuts when I move the tractor in the AM. I will start moving it twice a day next week. They are still feathering out, but its coming along. They are all males. In the background you can see the box I gave them to cuddle under. Seems to be working. Nights are about 5-7 degrees Celcius here.
It is shocking how much they eat. I feed them 8 am and 5 pm. They get any leftover scrambled eggs, or bits of fruit too, and a few oats here and there. And I give them a handful or two of turkey starter each day ..and about 20 scoops of organic feed.
I try and keep them full enough so that there isnt a crazy frenetic feeding frenzy, but so that their trough is empty by the time I feed them again. They are drinking about 1.5 gallons a day. There are 25 still!

 

[Northern.Ontario]

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Ok, here they are!... so they are almost 4 weeks old. (Ive had them 3 weeks 5 days). I weigh every Wednesday. Last Wednesday the average weight was 1 lb 12 oz. Biggest was 1 lb 14 oz, smallest was 1 lb 3 oz. So I'm guessing they are 2.5 now? I dont know if that's average, or small-- certainly a lot smaller than some!! We'll see on Wednesday. They forage like nuts when I move the tractor in the AM. I will start moving it twice a day next week. They are still feathering out, but its coming along. They are all males. In the background you can see the box I gave them to cuddle under. Seems to be working. Nights are about 5-7 degrees Celcius here.
It is shocking how much they eat. I feed them 8 am and 5 pm. They get any leftover scrambled eggs, or bits of fruit too, and a few oats here and there. And I give them a handful or two of turkey starter each day ..and about 20 scoops of organic feed.
I try and keep them full enough so that there isnt a crazy frenetic feeding frenzy, but so that their trough is empty by the time I feed them again. They are drinking about 1.5 gallons a day. There are 25 still!

Awesome! Nice tractor. Mine just turned 1 week old. Gets really cold here at night in Timmins. Super windy right now. Looks and sounds like you'e on the right track. How many weeks are you going to grow them for?

 

[Northern.Ontario]

According to Welp Hatchery growth guidelines at 4 weeks they should weigh 3.133 lbs and at 5 weeks weigh 4.545 lbs. I'm feeding mine a 18% chick starter so they are growing a bit slower.