Restricted Feed?

[emsdial911]

Welp Hatchery suggests “full feed” up till the 5th day and a restricted feeding regiment after the 5th day. What feeding recommendations do you follow? Any information would helpful.

 

[terri9630]

How dark is your place once the sun goes down? Around here once the sun is down it is very dark and the birds are asleep/not eating so I don't remove the feeder. If there is a lot of light they will be up and down all night and will eat. A lot of people use the 12hr with feed/12hr without feed schedule. I sort of do to but it is a natural schedule for them because we don't keep any lights on outside at night.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I do the same as Terri; I remove the feed at night during the time they still have a light on them, but then I leave it in once they have dark at night.

 

[donrae]

And they will be up and around with the red light, even though a lot of folks think otherwise. I'm the same, with the light I pulled the food at night, now that they're without a light I just leave it.

 

[kstaven]

Even a yard light 100 feet away and a window in the coop will make a difference.