The Grand Experiment

[HuffleClaw]

I'm down 3 cobb, but I think they gave me a couple extra so still around 38-40 cobb and all the Ross. They move too fast to count.

Ah okay, thanks!

 

[RUNuts]

I'm down 3 cobb, but I think they gave me a couple extra so still around 38-40 cobb and all the Ross. They move too fast to count.

LOL
Divide the brooder. I use a cardboard box. Lift #1, check pasty butt then into or other side of box. Lift #2, check pasty butt, etc. Easiest way I found to count. Other option is to glue numbers to their back like they do honey bees.

My first set of chicks, and I'm still new here, had a lot of pasty butt issues with 20% protein with Purina Chick Starter. Since then, feeding an 18% protein from M-G, I haven't seen any. Protein % or feed components?

Thanks for posting, I'm following. Harvesting my fall batch of CX now. They did NOT thrive like the spring bunch did. It's been hot and dry followed by hot, wet and mosquito laden. These are smaller than the spring batch by a noticeable amount. I have not weighed either. I'm looking for a 1-25 pound scale. I think a fish scale will do what I want.

 

[rjohns39]

10/7/2018: Both sides went through 28 oz of feed yesterday. All made through the night happy and healthy, still not sure about the meal worms.

 

[rjohns39]

10/8/2018: Both sides were up to 32 oz of feed for the day. All alive and well. The Ross are going through more water than the Cobb roughly a Gallon more per day. And they are starting to figure out the meal worms.

 

[rjohns39]

10/9/2018: Both sides went through 32 oz of feed for the day and water levels look to be constant. Both sides seem to be going through a couple gallons per day. All healthy and happy. Temps are finally cooling off a bit.

 

[rjohns39]

10/10 & 10/11/2018 : at 32 oz per side and Ross are still going through more water than the cobb. Pictures to follow they are 10 days old today.

 

[rjohns39]

Cumulative feed consumption is lower than average for 10 days. They should be at about 0.6lbs per bird there average is about 0.317 right now. I'll measure again in a week.

 

[rjohns39]

New pics
Ross

Cobb

BBW Turkeys

 

[CSAchook]

New pics
Ross
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Cobb
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BBW TurkeysView attachment 1558791

So cute!

 

[rjohns39]

10/12 &10/13: They are up to 48 oz per side per day. Now that it's cooler they're eating much more. Water consumption has also dropped off since the cool down.