Understanding Chick Starter and Poultry Grower

Chick Starter feed and Poultry Grower can be confusing, to keep it simple, this is all you need to know…

If the feed bag states Chick Starter Feed, then feed it until your chicks are about 10 -12 weeks old, then switch to Poultry Grower until the point of lay. Depending on what state you live in, you may find that Starter/Grower combined is all that’s available for chicks, if so, this is all you need to feed until the point of lay.

Poulrty Feeding Chart
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Feather Sexing Day Old Chicks

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Chicken Sex is fairly easy to determine if you know the secret to feather sexing day-old chicks. This is a visual examination of the chick’s wing feathers to determine its sex… Chicken Sex – Feather Sexing Day Old Chicks

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Chicken Feather Variations

These charts shows the many different feather variations and markings of chickens.

Feather Types
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