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Re: [Market-farming] Chicks to chickens / feed question
- From: <sunnfarm AT netscape.com>
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- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Chicks to chickens / feed question
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:02:56 -0700
When I raised layers I feed starter for the first 4 weeks then went directly to laying mash. Remember poultry feeding is a science that only works in a controlled environment like a factory farm. If your raising birds in free range all feeding science goes down the drain. I would go directly to layer mash and separate the broilers and put them on broiler feed asap. It would be better to keep broilers confined so they put that expensive feed into meat and not burn it up digging on pasture... Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm.
Bridgeton, NJ.
--- MGoodman AT chelseagreen.com wrote:
From: Makenna Goodman <MGoodman AT chelseagreen.com>
To: "market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Market-farming] Chicks to chickens / feed question
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:28:04 -0400
Hi,
My chicks are about 2.5 months old, and have all their feathers and are beginning to look like chickens. (just a bit mini). We got 1/2 pullets, 1/2 males, but haven’t separated them yet (about 100 total). We’re going to use pullets as layers, and males for meat. They’re all still eating starter feed (alongside foraging). When can I feed them broiler pellets and layer pellets? And I’m assuming I have to separate them before I change their feed, yes?
Thanks ,
Makenna
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--- MGoodman AT chelseagreen.com wrote:
From: Makenna Goodman <MGoodman AT chelseagreen.com>
To: "market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Market-farming] Chicks to chickens / feed question
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:28:04 -0400
Hi,
My chicks are about 2.5 months old, and have all their feathers and are beginning to look like chickens. (just a bit mini). We got 1/2 pullets, 1/2 males, but haven’t separated them yet (about 100 total). We’re going to use pullets as layers, and males for meat. They’re all still eating starter feed (alongside foraging). When can I feed them broiler pellets and layer pellets? And I’m assuming I have to separate them before I change their feed, yes?
Thanks ,
Makenna
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[Market-farming] Chicks to chickens / feed question,
Makenna Goodman, 07/13/2009
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- Re: [Market-farming] Chicks to chickens / feed question, pmottshaw, 07/13/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Chicks to chickens / feed question, sunnfarm, 07/13/2009
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