This is my first time showing broilers so I really don't know what I'm doing. Various people I know have given me advice to get the meaties big enough in enough time (1 Month- 5lbs)
Some tips I was given were:
-You have to keep them at 95 degrees their whole life if you want them to grow
-You need to feed them corn oil everyday
-You cannot let them outside
-You can feed them gunpowder and it will make them fat (I'm not planning on doing this even if it's true)
-They will eat each other if you don't separate them into individual cages
-You keep lights on them 24/7 (Not just for chicks?)
I was just wondering about the validity of these "facts".
I do worry about the 95 degree thing since that means I will need to keep their coop shut up nice and tight since we are supposed to raise them in December.
I also am kind of worried about the ethics of keeping them shut up in separate cages without a run since I have only raised layers free-range.
Some tips I was given were:
-You have to keep them at 95 degrees their whole life if you want them to grow
-You need to feed them corn oil everyday
-You cannot let them outside
-You can feed them gunpowder and it will make them fat (I'm not planning on doing this even if it's true)
-They will eat each other if you don't separate them into individual cages
-You keep lights on them 24/7 (Not just for chicks?)
I was just wondering about the validity of these "facts".
I do worry about the 95 degree thing since that means I will need to keep their coop shut up nice and tight since we are supposed to raise them in December.
I also am kind of worried about the ethics of keeping them shut up in separate cages without a run since I have only raised layers free-range.