These meat birds were fed a specific feed but I was able supplement with clabbered milk from our dairy cow. They were out on pasture. Had access to bugs. But genetically meat birds are not able to fend for themselves.
I love the idea of providing growing food for my birds. Hope to get close to that ideal eventually.
Oh wow. Do you have egg-birds too? How are their feeds different? I’m trying to learn more as one day I hope to have a little crew of chickens for eggs, I had never considered having meat specific chickens
Layers require calcium to develop shells. I pay for a premium feed to make sure I meet all their nutritional needs. My layers free range all over the property, but bugs and such are scarce in the winter.
Meat chickens are bred to have the meaty breasts that we have grown to expect.
