First batch

[RedMini]

X2! These guys are bred to grow super fast and over feeding them can cause a world of problems, heart attack, broken legs, eating themselves to death (sorry, not pretty but true). I use starter/ grower 24/7 for the first two weeks, then reduce to 12/12 ( feed 8am-8pm) and remove feeder till next morning. At 5 weeks old I put them on grower/ finisher and continue the 12/12 schedule. I also allow them to free range and they are kept in a separate coop and run from my flock. My first batch of meaties were ready for processing at 8 weeks, and yummy there is a ton of info here on BYC and also online elsewhere. Ull figure out what works best for u and ur flock. Good luck!!!

What kind of grower/finisher do you switch them to? How is the price of it compared to the starter feed?

 

[dusica731]

What kind of grower/finisher do you switch them to? How is the price of it compared to the starter feed?

I use DuMor for both. The starter/ grower 50lb bag is about $19 and the grower/finisher 50lb bag is $16 and with allowing them to free range as well, they don't stand I front of the feeder all day. They spend a great deal of time in the run.

 

[RedMini]

Ok, good to know.
We are still fixing up the outdoor pen area (lots of rain has turned some of the land into a swamp).
Plan to allow them to free range as well.
Thanks!

 

[dusica731]

Ok, good to know.
We are still fixing up the outdoor pen area (lots of rain has turned some of the land into a swamp).
Plan to allow them to free range as well.
Thanks!

I know what u mean! My property is the same way, lol... Good luck!