Raising Meat Chickens - WEEK 2

Learn how to raise your own meat chickens! Our Cornish Broilers Project will be 8 weeks long, showing you how to raise broilers from start to finish. We have 100+ years of family experience raising various breeds of chickens and want to show you the best way to raise chickens, combat challenges, and provide for your family.
Here is what we learn in Week Two:
- Changes in size of the birds
-Temperature Changes / Adjustments
- Water Routine
- Chick Behaviours to look for
- How much do meat birds eat
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BROODER SET UP AND RESOURCES:
Heat Lamp- www.tractorsup....
Heat Bulbs- www.tractorsup....
Feeders- www.tractorsup....
Waterers- www.tractorsup....
Electrolytes- www.tractorsup....
*****MUSIC: Sugarloaf Key - Mikey Geiger - Instrumental******

[@zephyrwinkle6552]

Slick way to slid a burp in....lol great info though keep up the work

[@wahlrebe]

We found that by raising the waterers on a block to about chest level of the baby chicks, they tend to keep the waterers cleaner. We never raise it so high they can't reach it, just having it off the ground but still accessible helps keep the waterers clean longer.

[@townlinepoultryhatchery4073]

Great suggestion! We typically use the hanging waterers so they're off the floor a bit too, but always start our chicks with the ones you see in the video. I'll have to mention putting a base underneath them next time we start our breeder chicks! :)

[@momolpet]

I put the waterers on a upside down rubber feed pan. They can get on the feed pan to drink and it helps to keep bedding out

[@townlinepoultryhatchery4073]

Great idea! I'll have to mention that next summer when we start our breeders! After a few weeks, we use hanging waterers which are off the ground. Thank you for the tip! :)