8 lbs at 8 weeks????

[DLS]

I read this some where here & it stuck in my mind.. Can a person raise chicks from hatch to 8 weeks & be 8 lbs?Please explain.
if so I will - WILL - Try this soon
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[miss_thenorth]

Last week was week 6 for my meat birds. I weighed one of the biggest ones at 8 lbs

 

[jjparke]

yesterday my 5.5 weeks olds bottomed out my 5 pound scale.

 

[MissPrissy]

Broilers grow fast - like lightening.

Mine weighed in at 10 - 13 lbs when we butchersed. They were like small turkeys.

 

[LazyGirl]

What do you feed these broilers?

 

[MissPrissy]

Starter feed to begin with. Then grower or finisher or broiler feed - dependson what is available where you live. I finish the last weeks off with some corn for nice fat to render.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Miss Prissy---I can't wait until nest year. It is on my agenda to purchase up to 50 meat birds. How many do you buy?

 

[MissPrissy]

I am thinking 100 this fall.

 

[Cara]

The key is to not feed them too much. If you do they may not make it to 8 weeks old. Several mealtimes a day and plenty of space to roam, and they will grow huge. I fed mine the same as everybody else, and even had one that started laying. As far as I know the other two I had are still alive; they'll be a year old in September!

 

[miss_thenorth]

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Can you explain the fat rendering techniques please? I remember you mentioning that before and am intrigued...