Things You'll Need
- Chicken feeders
- Chicken waterers
Instructions
Meat Chickens
Feed a 22 to 24 percent protein chick starter for the first two weeks of life.
Feed a 20 to 21 percent chick grower from weeks two to four.
Feed an 18 to 20 percent protein finisher from week four to market. Market means when the chicken is ready to butcher. This is usually around week eight for commercial-type broilers.
Egg Layers
Feed a 20 to 21 percent protein chick starter for the first six weeks of life.
Feed a 16 to 19 percent protein pullet grower from weeks six to 10.
Feed a 15 to 17 percent pullet developer from weeks 10 to 20.
Switch to a 16 to 18 percent laying feed as soon as the chickens begin laying eggs.
Dual-purpose Breeds
Feed a 20 to 21 percent protein chick starter for the first six weeks of life.
Feed a 15 to 19 percent protein pullet-grower developer from week six to week 20.
Switch to a 16 to 18 percent protein layer feed as soon as the chickens start laying eggs.