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Poultry farmers often buy one-day-old chicks to ensure better control over their growth and development. By starting with younger birds, they can manage their diet, environment, and health from the very beginning, leading to healthier flocks and improved productivity. Additionally, younger chicks tend to adapt more easily to their new surroundings, reducing stress and mortality rates compared to older birds. Finally, purchasing day-old chicks can be more cost-effective, as they are generally less expensive than fully grown birds.
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What is the most important factor that determines the tenderness of class of poultry?
The age of the poultry is the most important factor that determines their tenderness. Younger birds generally have more tender meat compared to older birds.
What is poultry feed supplementary?
This can mean either extra food given in addition to normal daily rations or it can also be an additive to boost vitamin or mineral intake of the poultry such as a tonic added to their water supply.
Can you put baby chickens in with bigger chickens?
We often introduce new chickens of either gender to the flock by putting them in a cage where the flock can be as curious as they want without fighting the new birds. This takes only a day or two and by then the flock will just accept to new birds. There will still be some squabbles as the pecking order must be maintained but the new birds are not usually mobbed by the whole flock.
Did Nancy Farmer ever have a brother?
Yes, an older brother Lee and a older sister Mary
Did Nancy Farmer have any siblings?
Two, an older brother, Lee, and an older sister, Mary.
When do you put little chickens in with the big chickens in the same coop?
I would wait until the younger chickens are at least a few months old. The older chickens will peck the younger ones, but they will stop at some point.
Why would some chicken peck the heads of other chickens enough to cause severe damage?
Chickens have what is called the "pecking order". Older, tougher birds get to boss the younger weaker one's around. This is done both in the yard and especially in the chicken coop when they seek the best sleeping spot. When there is not enough room on the roosts for all the birds the youngest and weakest are bullied off the prime spots and this can result in damage. Weak and sick birds are also pecked by the flock until they are killed.
One of my chickens is bullying one of my other chickens. she has pulled all of the other chickens tail feathers out and will not let her eat or sleep. how do i make this stop?
it's called a pecking order. I have 72 chicken and they all know there place , but sometimes they older chickens hurt the younger ones. You might have to seperate the older ones from the younger chickens.
Can you keep younger chickens with older ones?
So far so good!
What did the farmer do when his chickens wouldn't lay any eggs?
Bought barbeque sauce.
Will a young cockerel mate with an older hen?
Yes, a young cockerel may attempt to mate with an older hen. However, successful mating will depend on various factors such as the health and fertility of both birds, as well as the willingness of the hen to accept the advances of the cockerel.
What do the birds and bees mean?
I will tell you when you are older
