BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[Turk Raphael]

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Take care Turk. Hope all is well soon!
Karen[/quote

I'll be fine. After something like 9 years, my partner and I have made a complete, total split. Don't worry about Rafael...dad liked him and left him a gob of cash plus he as a very good career with excellent benefits. We have been together since high school and have out-grown each other. Would you please copy and paste this to Christine and ask her to do the same for Linda?

Thanks a lot. You and I are still good and in line for your White Chantecler babies late next summer!

 

[lpatelski]

Bob update - sorry will get a weight on him tonight.




Bob is F1 50% Dark Cornish BamBam son, Mom was a McMurray Cornish Roaster - Not by my hen Betty.

Bob is with 6 F2 pullets 3/4 Dark Cornish.

 

[DesertChic]

Bob update - sorry will get a weight on him tonight.




Bob is F1 50% Dark Cornish BamBam son, Mom was a McMurray Cornish Roaster - Not by my hen Betty.

Bob is with 6 F2 pullets 3/4 Dark Cornish.

Oh my! I think I'm in love with Bob!!!!

 

[lpatelski]

Okay, I'm back to incubation. My first (4) F3 eggs are in the incubator! These are out of my F2 3/4 DC pullets Bob/Marion born in February. Bred to F1 pure DC cockerels born in Feb. They may or may not be fertile, but what the heck huh? I am excited to see if they perk.

 

[omalicha]

hi everyone

i want to breed 1000 meat birds ...could someone pls give me an idea of the number of 50kg starter and finisher feed i would likely need from start to finish? am drawing a budget to help.


thank you

 

[lpatelski]

hi everyone

i want to breed 1000 meat birds ...could someone pls give me an idea of the number of 50kg starter and finisher feed i would likely need from start to finish? am drawing a budget to help.


thank you

Approximately 8kg each bird depending on the breed you are using and the pen/enclosure.
Sorry, 160, 50kg bags for 1000 chickens.

Math: 1,000 birds x 8kg = 8000kg/50kg bags = 160 50kg bags.

 

[omalicha]

apart from the feed, what can boost the weight of meat birds please

 

[lpatelski]

apart from the feed, what can boost the weight of meat birds please

Vitamins for fast growth rate of bone and muscle are essential.

https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail...-OUfSjiS_2IC-xwtJznkFQGUa3jL9ju2_jRoCB2bw_wcB

bitamin ga ci gaban. Did I get it right?


You won't want to use an antibiotic if it is not necessary. But this cuts down on disease causing increased health/growth.

 

[3riverschick]

apart from the feed, what can boost the weight of meat birds please

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[lpatelski]

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I know the answer to this. I have been studying it for months. Check out the websites All About Feed ( poultry) and the website WorldPoultry . Choose one of the new feed supplements (Biomin is one company) and include it in their feed in the recommended ratios. Feed the birds within 6 hours of hatch. This is very important. The concept is called "Early Feed" and has been shown in several studies to increase yield in the birds at slaughter.
Choose a feed supplement which includes both probiotics and the usual vitamin/mineral supplements.
WorldPoultry and AllAbout Feed are online e-zines which collate and distribute the scientific articles and studies about how to raise healthy broilers ( and layers) without antibiotics. The push is to enhance the G.I. tract at the very earliest age to increase disease resistance and enhance yield at slaughter. The results the commercial industry is seeing are remarkable in their advancements in these fields. Would the backyard breeder see such advances in their small yields? yeah, but the bigger producers like yourself will really see a difference according to the studies.
Best,
Karen

Is it this one?

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