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Oh dear, I would certainly hesitate to add any scratch or any grains, for that matter!
You've got a little butterball on your hands, and the poor guy will probably need to be on a rather lite diet for most of his life. These guys are bred to be able to put on weight at the drop of a hat, without regard to their health.
It sounds like you're doing the right thing, except maybe his diet needs to be cut down a bit? Sixteen pounds is a lot of weight for one bird!
However, it does sound like he's living the life of Reilly, so whatever you're doing, you must be doing well!
Sandy
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Date: 3/11/2009 6:36:09 PM
Subject: Re: [fallenchickens] Re: Hi all..
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Hello,
I have a broiler chicken who is actually a pet/house chicken. After his first 6 months he no longer wanted to go outside much, except for nice days so he stopped consuming greens, bugs, etc. and has been on a diet of mainly layer pellets and minimal vegies and fruit.
I never rationed his food and according to the vet he was a good weight at 16 lbs. Doesn't feel overweight. What about grains, scratch or seed? Are any of these any good for a broiler? I'd like to add some variety to his diet.
hanks,
Gail
From: r_in_ar <r_in_ar@...>
To: fallenchickens@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:33:23 PM
Subject: [fallenchickens] Re: Hi all..
Hello Jo,
Corn will really pack the weight on. It's essentially candy for chickens - high on calories and low on nutrients. My Betty does well on controlled portions of laying pellets (about 17% protein) with veggies and fruit to add variety. I've been told by a vet not to give her any meat because that is too rich for her. I don't feed her with the other chickens because she will plant herself by the feeder and eat until everything is gone. Good luck!
Ruth
--- In fallenchickens@ yahoogroups. com, smilesandjay@ ... wrote:
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> Hi Everyone...
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> If I remember rightly most of you have the broiler chickens.. The large
> white meat chickens.. We run a rescue in Norfolk, England. Normally taking ex
> laying hens. We are collecting this week 6 chickens that escaped a broiler
> farm this week..
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> Please give me a little information on them, what is the best thing to feed
> them, I'm assuming I'll keep them to a minimum diet of Corn to keep their
> weight down. They have large fields to roam, with 6 ft chain link fence plus
> electric fencing. Hopefully that will keep them exercised.
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> Any other things I should know?
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> Thanks...
>
> Jo
> _www.littlehenrescu e.co.uk_ (http://www.littlehe nrescue.co. uk/)
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