Thanks! You should, too. They lay a ton of eggs, and grow fast enough to make the meat worth the trouble.
What do you feed them?
I feed a 28% protein crumble purchased from the local amish. None of the major ag stores around me carry above 24%. Often it's listed as turkey feed. At ~8 weeks I put them on the standard layer feed (more calcium) that I give my ducks. Crumble, not pellets even though they'll eat the pellets too.
It's worth it to get a meatier bird.
Thanks for answering all my questions. and how much space do you have?
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