I am trying something for this last week before butchering the meaties!
I am continuing the fermented feed, but added apples to it I gave them apples in the chicken run and they ate them all within a week (I bought apples that hunters use, so it's really cheap, 5$ for a really large bag). My apple trees didn't produce this year..
Anyhow. It didn't look like every chick was eating off of the "complete" apples, so the last 2 bags I put in the food processor and mixed it with the fermented feed!
It looks yummy, smells good and all the chicks eat very well. So I will give them apples every day and see if that makes a difference in the taste of the meat.
I am not sure if apples have a taste that is strong enough to influence the meat, but we'll see They will have eaten a huge quantity in the last 2 weeks.
I am continuing the fermented feed, but added apples to it I gave them apples in the chicken run and they ate them all within a week (I bought apples that hunters use, so it's really cheap, 5$ for a really large bag). My apple trees didn't produce this year..
Anyhow. It didn't look like every chick was eating off of the "complete" apples, so the last 2 bags I put in the food processor and mixed it with the fermented feed!
It looks yummy, smells good and all the chicks eat very well. So I will give them apples every day and see if that makes a difference in the taste of the meat.
I am not sure if apples have a taste that is strong enough to influence the meat, but we'll see They will have eaten a huge quantity in the last 2 weeks.