Thanks! Being a meat bird I never really thought about keeping them long enough to get eggs.
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Thanks for the info.
So they did lay long enough for you to hatch out some chicks from them ?
I'm thinking about keeping some hens back crossing them with my dark Cornish rooster then when the chicks have hatched process the mothers,
what do you think ?
I'm still learning about raising chickens and have found this really interesting so thanks to the OP and everyone who's commentedBYC is definitely the best poultry forum site I've found.
One question though, I'm in Australia and haven't come across the Freedom Rangers you are discussing, I've only found hatcheries listing 'Meat chickens' but haven't been able to find any further information about the breeds. Do you think the same feeding regime would work for these? At least for a starting point?
oops, I just realized I read my calculations incorrectly...I calculated 1.4 lbs/day. Much better, ha!I realize that this is an old feed, but I was hoping you might see my post. First I'd like to reiterate that your post was very helpful! I utilized your calculations for my two flocks of young red broilers. My first group of 10 is 4 weeks old- based on the amounts you posted, I calculated needing to feed the 10 1/4 lb/day during week 4. To my surprise when I weighed out my food, I realized that they had been eating 3x this amount while they were free feeding their first 3 weeks. I was hoping you might be able to tell me that either: yes, I did my calculations correctly and they were eating too much during their first weeks; or no, I did not do my calculations correctly I should recalculate.
I am feeding an organic, whole grain feed that I have been fermenting. Thank you! Jamie