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    How do I fatten up my meat birds in the last weeks?

    My meat birds are at three weeks. I want them to fatten up more. I'm giving them grower but they're not that big really. They are Rhode Island Red / columbian rock cross. Should I be given them corn or sunflower seeds to help fatten them up?
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    To grow cornish hens what age do I butcher and when can I give them grower?

    I have Rhode Island Red chicks that are 4 weeks now. I hatched them myself. My homemade incubator worked! I hatched them for meat birds. I have considered having cornish hens. When can I switch from chick starter to grower food? Could I just give them the rest of the chick starter all the way...
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    Homemade Incubator - Going well until... heat peaked up to 104!! 9 hours since the last turn!

    NOTE: (I posted this earlier... wrong place. Someone suggested I post here) I'm new to hatching chicks. I made my own homemade incubator. I tested it for many days prior to ensure I can get a stable temperature. I have a 60-watt bulb, with a small fan placed in the incubator, along with a pan...
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    Homemade Incubator - Going well until... heat peaked up to 104!! 9 hours since the last turn!

    I'm new to hatching chicks. I made my own homemade incubator. I tested it for many days prior to ensure I can get a stable temperature. I have a 60-watt bulb, with a small fan placed in the incubator, along with a pan for water. The eggs are placed on a rack sitting in a plastic container with...
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