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MRS PEPPER POT

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New Chicks

« on: June 05, 2011, 21:37 »

I have been given an indian game chicken and 5 chicks my query is although i have not come across this breed before and i believe it to be a bird you eat what do i feed it on. at the moment they or on chick crumb but do you feed them a different growers to ones you feed your layers ?? any advice would be greatly received

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GrannieAnnie

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Re: New Chicks

« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2011, 21:42 »

We feed our meat chicks on the same chick crumb and growers that the layers are on, but we keep them on growers until a week before they are culled when they go onto a finishing pellet.

But if you aren't going to eat them, then treat them the same as your layers.

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MRS PEPPER POT

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Re: New Chicks

« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2011, 21:36 »

many thanks i dont know yet still up in the air about it at the moment what we will do but thank you

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