FEEDING PROGRAMS:

CHICKEN BROILERS AND ROASTERS

1. Feed Homestead Poultry Starter-Grower (Medicated) for the first 4 weeks.  For the first few days, feed the chicks "little and often".  After this, they should be on full feed, that is, feed in front of them at all times.  It is essential that feed be kept fresh and that birds have continuous access to clean water.
2. From 4 to 6 weeks, feed a mixture of 1 part Homestead Poultry Starter-Grower to 1 part Homestead Poultry Grower-Finisher.  Invrease the pen area to 4.5 meters squared per 100 birds.  Double the feeder space and water capacity.  By 6 weeks of age, the chickens will be consuming approximately 19kg of feed per 100 birds per day.
3. At six weeks of age, change to  Homestead Poultry Grower-Finisher until desired market weight is achieved.
4. Chicken can be grown to various weights.  As a rule of thumb, the younger, lighter birds are more tender but some people claim the heavier birds are more flavorful.  A broiler fryer usually weighs 2 kg while roasters will achieve weights of over 3.5 kg.  The pullets tend to be lighter than the cockerels at the same age. 

     Homestead Feed Features and Benefits:

• Designed to help small flock owners reach their objective of raising broilers and roasters economically, maintain a healthy flock and produce a tasty, high quality carcass without large deposits of fat.
• Provides a nutritionally balanced feed for chickens from start to finish.
• Contains ideal amino acid and energy levels for proper growth.
• Balanced calcium and phosphorus levels to promote good leg strength.
• Supplemented with fat-soluble vitamins, B-Complex vitamins and trace minerals for optimal growth performance.
• Medicated to give birds protection against coccidiosis, a parasitic disease that can have devasatating effects in a poultry flock.  This medication is safe, has zero day withdrawl, and in no way affects the quality of the meat.     

     Feeding Schedule:

• Homestead Poultry Starter/Grower                                               0-4 weeks
• 50/50 mixture Homestead Starter/Grower & Grower Finisher       4-6 weeks
• Homestead Poultry Grower/Finisher                                         6 weeks to market