Grower Pellets

[Cyclonenat]

Hi i am raising roosters i get for free for meat i am wondering if grower pellets will be a good feed for them cheers

 

[Judy]

I would have thought so, but I found this statement in this reference:

• Grower diets that contain large particle-size CaCO3 (i.e., greater than 1-2 mm mean diameter) that allows individuals to selectively pick out and consume these particles, in turn resulting in excessive intake of calcium. To ensure correct calcium intake, grower diets should contain CaCO3 only in a fine-powder form (i.e, 1 mm mean diameter or less). Larger particle size CaCO3 may be used beginning with the pre-lay diet, after 15-16 weeks of age.

http://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=5&p=36

 

[rainbowhatchery]

I much prefer pellets, less waste than crumbles