How much feed do you give your meat birds?

[trunkman]

I was wondering how much everyone feeds their meat birds, I keep their feeders full all the time and give them a constant supply of water. Do any of you do things differently?
I purchased 15 cornish rock day old chicks 2 weeks ago and they've already gone through a 25 pound bag of feed and drink a gallon of water a day! They really are ravenous, I'll bet some are already close to a pound each, nothing like my egg layers. Are any of you keeping track of how many pounds of feed a cornish rock goes through in their short life?

 

[redsoxs]

Cornish X can eat a scary amount of food! I give mine 12 hours on/12 hours off. Doing so seems to reduce the number of leg problems Cornish X experiences due to the rapid growth rate. I raise mine for roasters - letting them go 12 weeks or more so I don't need leg problems! Folks that raise slower growing meaties might feed 24/7.

 

[Tabasco Jack]

Here's the feed chart I use as a guide. You'll just have to see how they are doing and adjust up or down as needed.
Feed 24/7 for 3 weeks then go to 12 hours on, 12 hours off.



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