Feeding Experiment on baby chicks.

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

Hello, everyone.
I have stopped keeping chickens, but I decided to start keeping again. I am addicted to these blessed creatures.
I am incubating gold partridge leghorns at the time.

I am going to divide the baby chicks into two groups.
Group A will contain the female chicks.
Group B will contain the male chicks.

Group A will be fed up with a balanced diet for their whole life.

Group B will be fed with an alternative diet, in order to make the cost of the feed lower and to achieve a slow growing and better taste.
Day 1-45: the same feed with group A
Day 46- 60: 50% developer feed, 50% chicken scratch in a mash form
Day 61 and on: chicken scratch in a mash form, marble dust (calcium), free ranging.

What shall I expect?

 

[Wezdin]

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

What do you mean?

 

[cmom]

Leghorns aren't dual purpose breeds, they are primarily for laying.

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

Leghorns aren't dual purpose breeds, they are primarily for laying.

Males make good boilers, except the whites, which are so skinny.

 

[cmom]

My Brown Leghorns aren't any larger than my Whites. Males may be ok.

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

My Brown Leghorns aren't any larger than my Whites. Males may be ok.

That can't be. Brown leghorns have the size that standards require.
White leghorns are hybrids. Their size is much smaller and depends on the company (hy-line, babcock, dominant, hisex etc.)

 

[cmom]

I have (pure) heritage that I show at poultry shows.

 

[cmom]

I have Rose Comb Dark Brown Leghorns and White Leghorns. They are a little larger than hatchery birds.

 

[Wezdin]

What do you mean?

this means i am watching for the outcome because i'm interested