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Implement a Stage-Based Feeding Program

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A crucial aspect of raising meat chickens is providing appropriate nutrition through a stage-based feeding program. The video explains the use of three distinct feed types: starter feed, grower feed, and finisher feed. Starter feed, which is high in protein, is provided for the initial few weeks to support rapid chick development. This is followed by grower feed, an intermediate protein formula, and finally, finisher feed, which has a lower protein and higher energy content, given in the weeks leading up to processing. The presenter visually demonstrates scooping the feed from large buckets into a long feeder trough, ensuring the chickens have ample access to their daily rations. Consistency in feeding is vital for healthy growth.

Goal: This step details a progressive feeding program for meat chickens, outlining the different feed types used at various growth stages and demonstrating proper feed distribution.

Tools and materials

  • Feed Scoop — Transferring feed from storage to the feeder
  • Feeder Trough — Providing a communal eating space for the chickens
  • Finisher Feed — Lower protein, higher energy feed for final growth (6-9 weeks)
  • Grower Feed — Intermediate protein feed for growing chickens (3-6 weeks)
  • Starter Feed — High-protein feed for chicks (0-3 weeks)

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works there's a solar charger down here and basically it sends a pulse of electricity out well we turn it off during the day and on during the night to keep the Predators out we have had no troubles with predators with this premier one fencing which is super duper awesome so I wanted to get you out here today because we are four days out from processing these birds four days out from putting these birds in the freezer so we'll have an awesome video on how to process meat birds and we learn a little bit about streamlining our operation every year that we do this this has been the biggest learning year for me when it comes to how to raise these birds so conventionally we'd been putting feed in the feeders and it's been a dry feed let me show you what the feed looks like so this is our dry feed it's an organic feed it's from Reedy Fork farm there'll be a coupon code in the video description below they're a local farm but no matter where you are in the country you can still order organic feed from these guys it's great feed however it's a little bit on the dusty side and I thought to myself one day I was out here and I was filling up the waters for the chickens two and three times a day meaning 10 to 20 gallons of water these birds were going through per day so I just so happened to dump some over in the feeder holy cow the birds went nuts for it so they went right down to the feeder and just started gobble in the feed up that was soaked in water versus drinking the water ding-ding-ding a light came on in my head let me show you what we've been doing with our feed and other people are doing this and I thought this was just some crazy hippie tactic to you know show you let me show you how we ferment our food oh my goodness

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