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Discussion in 'Feeding & Watering Your Flock' started by Tlco, Sep 9, 2016.

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  1. Sep 9, 2016 #1
    Tlco

    Tlco Chirping

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    As you can see they are just babies. You can see the feeder in top of picture i am using right now.I fill it 3 times a day and they eat it all not much waste. Am I feeding too much or not enough? When I put them up for the night I fill it again (4th time) and when I let them out in morn around 9am I refill it if they have eaten on it
    What is normal for these babies?
     

  4. Sep 9, 2016 #2
    redsoxs

    redsoxs Crowing

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    What breeds do you have? The yellow ones look like Cornish Cross, a well-known gluttonous eating machine. The reddish ones are something else. I think most folk feed free choice for most non-Cornish Cross breeds. They won't stuff themselves like the CX. For the first 2-3 weeks I do think many people go full feed on the CX full time. After that they go to a 12 hour on/12hour off rotation to slow down growth a little so they add muscle and not just fat. Plus CX can develop health issues from their ravenous appetite.
     
  6. Sep 9, 2016 #3
    Tlco

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    I have been told the yellowed ones are Amber white sexlink pullets, the others Red sex link pullets. That is if TS didn't mix em up. I was just wondering cuz the crop ( correct word? ) is really full on some of em.
     
  8. Sep 10, 2016 #4
    GC-Raptor

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    If they are sex-links, feed and water available 24/7 from hatch through retirement or 9 months after 1st molt, when you invite them to join you at the dinner table. GC
     
    Last edited: Sep 10, 2016
  10. Sep 10, 2016 #5
    chickens really

    chickens really Enabler

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    Sounds totally normal...Chicks eat and drink tons of water...They need too, being they grow so fast...Keep feeding as you have been...Your doing everything right for them...

    Good luck.
     

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