Help chickens keep pecking me

[Feathers everywere]

I raised my broiler chicks since they were only one day old they never pecked me but around 6 weeks whenever I got closer to there pen or entered it they all come rushing towards me (or whoever enters/walks by) and tries to peck me. We recently moved them to a bigger pen then maybe it would distract them and they will look around for crickets but it did not help. They do get enough food every day I feed them in the morning's and again at Sunset each time they want to peck me even after they're fed that still peck me. Anny advice on how I can prevent this?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Meat birds probably need more food than what you are providing. Can you keep food available all day and see if that solves the problem? I think they are associating you with food and they are hungry.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Also at six weeks they should be pretty close to being ready to harvest.

 

[Feathers everywere]

Meat birds probably need more food than what you are providing. Can you keep food available all day and see if that solves the problem? I think they are associating you with food and they are hungry.

I'll try to ceep there feeders full. Usually when I do that there crops looks like exploding that's why I chose to feed them in the morning and night.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yeah, they do. How many do you have? Is this your first time raising meat birds? When do you plan to harvest?

 

[springvalley123]

If they're the Cornish-X that are ready to process by 7-8 weeks, they do need the 24 % protein starter instead of the regular 20% starter. Though everything seems to have less protein these days, maybe it's down to 22% now. Anyway they need more protein, but if they're already 6 weeks I wouldn't switch, you might be processing some of them sooner.

 

[Feathers everywere]

If they're the Cornish-X that are ready to process by 7-8 weeks, they do need the 24 % protein starter instead of the regular 20% starter. Though everything seems to have less protein these days, maybe it's down to 22% now. Anyway they need more protein, but if they're already 6 weeks I wouldn't switch, you might be processing some of them sooner.

They are now a bit older than 6 weeks I think maybe 9 weeks

 

[Feathers everywere]

Yeah, they do. How many do you have? Is this your first time raising meat birds? When do you plan to harvest?

I have 38 of them it's not my first time having meat chickens. We are now harvesting until we have 15 of them