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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: egglady on April 29, 2010, 05:39:39 pm

Title: Finishing meat birds
Post by: egglady on April 29, 2010, 05:39:39 pm

we started our meat birds on chick crumbs and they all did well.  when the bag was finished, we moved onto poultry grower and i thought that would be them till the deed needs done.  however i was speaking with the local cattleman yesterday and he said that we have to use something called "finisher" and that it's really hard to come by.

anyone able to confirm or dispute?  i have no idea as this is our first go at meat birds and i dont know if he's just winding me up or not!

thanks
laura

Title: Re: Finishing meat birds
Post by: Rosemary on April 29, 2010, 06:15:01 pm

We use Allen and Pag Grower / finisher from about 7 weeks to the end. They seem to do fine.

Title: Re: Finishing meat birds
Post by: dixie on April 29, 2010, 07:25:10 pm

Horses for courses, some say grower then finisher some say all grower will do, tried both cant say we saw any difference.

Title: Re: Finishing meat birds
Post by: egglady on April 29, 2010, 10:37:47 pm

thanks for that folks - so it was just him trying to be clever!  i think i'll just stick with grower then or see if i csan get that mix .

Title: Re: Finishing meat birds
Post by: sarah1703 on April 29, 2010, 10:55:48 pm

ours have wheat, corn & grass, the meat birds & layers ,they all do as well [probobly better] on it than our birds in England did on layers, growers, finisher ect,

Title: Re: Finishing meat birds
Post by: Rosemary on April 30, 2010, 11:22:21 am

I ran out of growesr last time and fed layers; the birds were poorer although that might be coincidence. I won't do it again though.