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Hi Buddy and welcome to BYC:frow We're so happy you've decided to join us:ya

What are your goals with your feed? (i.e., Non-GMO, Organic, soy free, etc) or does any of it matter? If you can get them, I would suggest you look for Cobb 500 or Ross 708 CXs as they are a bit slower growing and do better on grass. When I raise meat birds, they get an 18% non-GMO feed from day one. I feed them morning and evening. My brooder is setup like a triangle: heat, food and water. On day one, I'll mix some sand, chick grit and feed together and spread it on a news paper. After that they get chick grit regularly. Also, on day one they get gro-gel mixed with their feed. I'll also add broiler booster to their water starting on day 2 and continuing until they're 3 weeks. Mine spend 3 weeks in the brooder and 35 days on pasture. Once on pasture I regulate their feed to what they can consume in 45 minutes, twice a day and they move every day, and sometimes twice a day.
 
Thank you everyone for your replies and welcomes. I would have replied sooner, but got knocked out over the weekend with a virus. :thI look forward to being on here and learning. Been great so far.

Pork Pie Ken said:
Hello and welcome to BYC. This link may be useful - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/891051/the-science-of-feeding-grit-to-poultry
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Thank you very much, that was great. It really helps me understand it better so I can ask smarter questions about grit. Am going to keep reading that thread, and probably re-read it a couple of times to be sure I get it all.

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Hi Buddy and welcome to BYC:frow We're so happy you've decided to join us:ya

What are your goals with your feed? (i.e., Non-GMO, Organic, soy free, etc) or does any of it matter? If you can get them, I would suggest you look for Cobb 500 or Ross 708 CXs as they are a bit slower growing and do better on grass. When I raise meat birds, they get an 18% non-GMO feed from day one. I feed them morning and evening. My brooder is setup like a triangle: heat, food and water. On day one, I'll mix some sand, chick grit and feed together and spread it on a news paper. After that they get chick grit regularly. Also, on day one they get gro-gel mixed with their feed. I'll also add broiler booster to their water starting on day 2 and continuing until they're 3 weeks. Mine spend 3 weeks in the brooder and 35 days on pasture. Once on pasture I regulate their feed to what they can consume in 45 minutes, twice a day and they move every day, and sometimes twice a day.
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Yes I plan Non-GMO, Organic, soy free. Thanks for the details on the other things you feed your broilers. That was something I wasn't sure if I should do and need to research, have given me a great starting point.
 
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Glad you're here Buddy!

If you haven't yet, please make your chickens a FIRST AID KIT for any issues that would arise.
It's definitely better to have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it.

Also, make sure your coop(s) have a proper amount of VENTILATION. Your chickens will absolutely thank you for it! :D
 

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