Are you asking me?I'm wondering if you have any experience raising layers and broilers together but using an 16% protien feed and then allowing the broilers in the tractor one time a day to do one 20% feed/tractor time. I was also wondering how do you process your broilers once they are ready,any special equipment?
If so, I don't have any experience with this, but I imagine it would be a little difficult to manage if you have to catch the meaties every day and put them in the tractor. I think it would be better to either let them free range or be in a run with the eggers, or just raise both groups separate. Also, the 16% protein layer feed is too low protein for meat birds (and arguably eggers too), and has too much calcium for them. If you raise them together, maybe do a 20% all-flock feed. 18% protein has also been fine for my Cornish X and I actually think it helped them grow at a more natural pace. Eggers do fine (if not better) with higher protein feed. Just have a calcium source like oyster shell out for them on the side.