From baby poults (have written chicks initially) to broilers.
Raising them on pasture, organically, naturally.
Tips and advice.
Raising them on pasture, organically, naturally.
Tips and advice.
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Turkeys start out as poults. Chicks and broilers are chicken terms that are not used when referring to turkeys.From baby chicks to broilers.
Raising them on pasture, organically, naturally.
Tips and advice.
Chicken scratch is not a complete feed for any poultry. It is designed for tossing out on the ground to encourage scratching and pecking to encourage the picking up of natural grit.What will happen to them if they eat just chicken scratch?
Ok..... well if you know better than everyone else here, then go ahead.The Greek Bronze has the immune system of a junglefowl.
I know that it produces best if fed best, but it thrives in low density feed conditions for many years.
Greek Bronze is a combinations of many different strains found in many different areas of Greece.
The American Bronze can't thrive in such hard conditions.
I used finisher when I was raising BBWs but now I just use free range and layer feed. The free range provides them with lots of Russian Olives in the fall to help them fatten up. I had one Blue Slate tom that wore out his welcome with the hens and ended up on only free range during his last winter. Because of the vast supply of Russian Olives he not only survived the winter but got fat while doing so. When processed in the spring he had a subcutaneous layer of fat that was 1/4" thick. The person who got to eat eat him said that he was wonderful. The tom was 4 years old at the time.Oh you mean that you use finisher turkey feed before slaughtering and not grower?
Expect to have lots of leg problems. Once they are adults feeding them a quality chicken feed or all flock is fine. Scratch is only a treat and is never a substitute for proper feed.The problem is that I can't find turkey feed in my city and that's why I will give them developer for chickens and chicken scratch.