which feed for red broiler chicks

[patandchickens]

Dunno what's wrong with me but I can't find a search term that will bring this up, tho I *knw* it's been discussed. I've got a dozen red broiler chicks ("Bonnies Heavy Red", that's all I know) coming tomorrow.

Should I get meat chick starter, or regular ol' normal chick starter?

Thanks,

Pat

 

[chicklips]

I know that peoplw have done it either way. Some places the broiler starter is not availible. I use reg chick starter, and supplment with Broiler vitamins and supplements.

 

[Jeff9118]

Red broilers are much smaller, grow much slower and don't tend to have the same issues as the White Cornish X. I raised 6 last year and just used regular medicated stater and treated them like any other chicks. I never planned to eat them and they are all alive and well and doing just fine. Mine were from Ideal Poultry are aren't much larger then a regular standard rocks. I would consider them more of an orangey buff then red also but may just be thier stock.

 

[Poison Ivy]

I use flock raiser for mine and they do great. I have meat chicks right now and they have been eating it for the past 3 weeks.