TSC - getting meaters tomorrow

[Momagain1]

anything I need to know about those types of birds b4 getting them??

a few questions:

1. do I need to keep them seperate from the others?
2. Do I feed them differently?
3. When can you butcher them?


AND; ANY chick; can I bring home in the next few days to put in w/my week old chicks tomorrow??

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Your getting meaties? (broilers)


1. Yes you will need to keep them separate. They will push the others away from the food and step on them.
2. I fed mine the same, starter until processing date.
3. Depending on what breed you are getting. Cornish should be done at about 9 weeks old.

If you bring home another chick (say from the feed store) if you put it with your other chicks you risk giving them any diseases.