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gingercloverbramble

  • Joined Feb 2009
chick crumbs
« on: June 13, 2010, 08:53:27 pm »
Have read somewhere that chicks should be on chick crumbs until about 5 to 6 weeks.  Does that sound about right?  :o

fizzgigg

  • Joined May 2010
  • bolton
  • catch it kill it cook it eat it waste nothing
Re: chick crumbs
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2010, 09:52:54 pm »
yeh til their 6 weeks is right then on growers for about another 4 mnths then layers/breeders from then on when i say thats right thats what i do as instructed by an old poultry keeper and my lot have always done well if im wrong some onne will correct me hope it helps :chook:

gingercloverbramble

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: chick crumbs
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2010, 01:58:50 pm »
 ;) thanks for that.  Will continue on the chick crumbs for the next 3 or 4 weeks then.  Cheers!

 

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