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Unless you want to raise the chicks separately till they're the same size as the hens, I would put the hen and chicks with the flock and switch them all to a grower or all flock feed. The reason is that the hen will protect the chicks from the other flock members when they are small. By the time...

X2 Some stores around here only sell medicated starter, some only sell non-medicated, some sell both. You may have to shop around. Getting advice from a feed store is a gamble at best.

Because the shell is so hard, I imagine there are lots of people that think it will work for grit but by the time it goes through the crop and proventriculus it is already starting to dissolve. Think of the 2 as soluble and insoluble. Here's a UK site that uses the term oyster shell grit but...

The sand can work but particle size may not be large enough to do the job. I have a container of oyster shell with each group of layers. For grit, if I think I need it, I will add a separate container or sometimes broadcast it. A container is a better choice. Size #3 grit, which is adult sized...

Just a note on oyster shell. The reason it doesn't work as grit is that the digestive juices quickly dissolve it so by the time it hits the gizzard it is mush and the calcium is then absorbed as it passes through the digestive tract. Granite on the other hand stays hard for quite a while and...

The only reason they shouldn't eat it is if it is medicated as some chick feeds are. It will say on the label if it is medicated. I feed non-medicated starter/grower to my hens when I want to boost their protein, like when they're molting. The big difference between grower and layer is the...