- Jul 30, 2009
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I had a brainstorm this morning.
We have lots of layers, many of them being Cochins.
What if this summer, rather then me needing to have a special brood house for our meat chicks, I waited till I had several cochins go broody, and gave them the meat chicks to raise.
Does anyone think that would work?
Granted, I would still have them penned for awhile, seperate from the main flock, so as to make sure their (all natural) grain was ground for them.
Or shoudl I scrap the idea.
Lat year, we had a huge tractor, and also let them free range for the most part.
We have lots of layers, many of them being Cochins.
What if this summer, rather then me needing to have a special brood house for our meat chicks, I waited till I had several cochins go broody, and gave them the meat chicks to raise.
Does anyone think that would work?
Granted, I would still have them penned for awhile, seperate from the main flock, so as to make sure their (all natural) grain was ground for them.
Or shoudl I scrap the idea.
Lat year, we had a huge tractor, and also let them free range for the most part.