feed for meat birds

[paul-b]

I raised a dozen laying hen chicks this spring and now have 3/4 of a bag of medicated crumbles left is it ok or should I say would it hurt to feed the meat chicks the rest of the medicated food rather than waste it???
BTW there are 40 meat chicks so they wont get much and it wont last long...

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It won't hurt at all. It's only a thiamine blocker. I wouldn't feed it the week before processing.

 

[paul-b]

Thanks for the info

 

[czoellner]

Question on feeding meat birds in general.... My son's Kindergarten class hatched chicks. We were the lucky ones to take them home. I had no clue what they were going to be. They were cute and yellow and fluffy!

They hatched on April 8th and are now almost fully feathered white FAT piggy chicks. When I asked the teacher what kind of chick if she knew, she said, pan fry I think.....

So, I have meat birds, fine. I'm raising egg layers, I know how to feed them. How the heck do I care for these pan frys? All they do is lay around, eat, drink and poop. They are HUGE! They are almost as big as my poults that hatched on Feb 28th! I know they are bred to grow fast but I don't want to overfeed them and kill them....

Any suggestions as to the proper way to feed these guys? Pull feed after dark or something?

I plan on putting them outside in the coop with the other ones, but figure they will eat ALL the food.

 

[LindaB220]

Question on feeding meat birds in general.... My son's Kindergarten class hatched chicks. We were the lucky ones to take them home. I had no clue what they were going to be. They were cute and yellow and fluffy!

They hatched on April 8th and are now almost fully feathered white FAT piggy chicks. When I asked the teacher what kind of chick if she knew, she said, pan fry I think.....

So, I have meat birds, fine. I'm raising egg layers, I know how to feed them. How the heck do I care for these pan frys? All they do is lay around, eat, drink and poop. They are HUGE! They are almost as big as my poults that hatched on Feb 28th! I know they are bred to grow fast but I don't want to overfeed them and kill them....

Any suggestions as to the proper way to feed these guys? Pull feed after dark or something?

I plan on putting them outside in the coop with the other ones, but figure they will eat ALL the food.

Definitely pull their feed. Also look into fermenting the feed. Cuts down on the smell of poop. Separate the feed and water a distance and put it high enough that they have to stand to eat and drink. Exercise those leg muscles. I ferment my feed and feed 2 x daily as much as they can eat in 30 or so min. They average about 1/2 cup of fermented feed ea meal. Hugh money savings and saves having the fill the water buckets so much.