Chicks from Welp

[ChickenCrazy]

I have 5 week old Cornish X chicks from Welp. They are doing great! I have been feeding them Homestead Grower (17.5%). I was thinking about mixing my own (using corn, soy bean meal, and chick-en-egg concentrate) for the rest of their time to save on costs. The mix I was planning on making is 22%, but I just read on the Welp website that they suggest that you start them on a 20-22% starter and at 5 weeks switch them to an 18% feed. I feel like I am doing this backwards, yet I have read that a lot of you feed 20-22% from start to stop.

Also, I read that feeding the chicks corn will increase the amount of fat that they put on. Is that if I feed corn as the sole ration, or will a feed with 50% corn be okay.

 

[Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay]

How many birds do you have?

I'd prefer to keep them on Fast Grow as it is performing very well for the flocks that I am feeding.

Jim

 

[Wannabe_homesteader]

i started mixing cracked corn with my chicken feed for my cornish crosses a few weeks ago, and then i noticed a huge growth spurt. they've really gotten a lot bigger since eating it

 

[ChickenCrazy]

I have 25 of them. Thanks for the advice!