Red Bro

Product ID: 1RB
This moderate grower is another alternative to the fast-growing Cornish Cross. If you are a smaller operation seeking less intensive feed and growing schedules, then this breed is highly suitable for specialty markets.
The Red Bro has a smaller, less broad breast than other meat birds. However, they still offer excellent meat yield for their size, albeit not as high as the Red Bro Yield. 

The Red Bro is highly suitable as a pasture-raised chicken, as they are excellent foragers, cold hardy, and quite docile. Keep your Red Bro chicks in the brooder space for at least 3-4 weeks until they are fully-feathered and ready to live outdoors full-time. Consider the local climate conditions and the time of year before putting your chickens on pasture. 

Feed conversion rates are not as optimal as Red Bro Yield, but still suitable for a good return on investment. Growers can expect a feed conversion rate of 2.5 to 2.8 between the age 9-11 weeks.

Their appearance may vary, but growers can expect yellow beaks and shanks with either tri-colored or dark reddish-brown feathers. Their tail is typically dark, often black in color. 

Depending on weather, feed quality, and feed schedule, this beautiful red cross can reach a live weight of 5 to 6lbs at the age of 9-11 weeks.


Minimum Order Quantity:  25
 

Red Bro
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Pricing

Sex 15-24 25-49 50-99 100-499 500+ Quantity Hatch Date
Straight Run $4.35  $3.65  $2.95  $2.35  $2.15 
Min: 25
Male $4.50  $3.75  $3.05  $2.45  $2.25 
Min: 25
Female $4.25  $3.55  $2.85  $2.25  $2.10 
Min: 25

Recomended Add-Ons:

Marek's Vaccine - $0.18/Chick

Marek's vaccination

Grow Gel Plus DPP - $4.25

1 PACKET WILL TREAT 100 CHICKS -Can be used multiple times for small orders. This unique formula of proteins, peptides, amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and probiotic bacteria is formulated for day old poultry to improve the chick health. Give upon arrival of chicks, and also can be used at a later time.

StresEEZ Plus - $9.75

Water-dispersible source of vitamins, trace minerals, and electrolytes. 6oz pack per 128gal of water/ 1 GALLON DOSAGE: 1/4 tsp powder to 1 gal of drinking water.

Optional Vaccination's are preformed at the hatchery.
GroGel and Vitamin packs may be shipped with the birds or shipped separately before your birds arrive.

Hatch Dates
SEX (12/10) (12/16)
Straight Run
Male
Female
Key:
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FIRST DAY INSTRUCTIONS: have a clean draft free pen with fresh water and new feed. When baby poultry arrives make sure they drink water then give them feed. A one foot high chick guard should be used around chicks brooding area to keep them near the heat source and stop any drafts, it can be taken away after 10 days.

TEMPERATURE:
for the first week at chick height should be 90-95 degrees. Decrease the temperature 5 degrees per week until temperature of 65 is reached. A brooder lamp (heat bulb) 4 bulb, 250-watt is sufficient for 300 chicks; lesser amounts can be brooded with a single lamp.

WATCH THE BEHAVIOR: to determine if it’s warm enough. When cold they will be loud and huddle close together, if comfortable they will be reasonably quiet and will be eating, drinking or sleeping.

BEDDING: use 2 to 4 inches of dry litter, such as pine wood shavings, chopped straw or other appropriate bedding, do not use newspaper or other slick material, this can cause legs to slip out from underneath them and cause serious leg problems. Do not use bedding such as cedar chips, treated shavings, large thick wood chips or dusty sawdust.

FEED & WATER: Use a good starter feed, (local feed dealer) then switch to a grower feed.  Two 1-gallon waters and two 24-inch feeders per 100 chicks when they are little and then use larger waters and feed containers as they get older. When weather permits and the young poultry are old enough you can let them outside. Granite grit helps their digestive system for meat birds.

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