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  1. lazy gardener

    Can adult chickens eat chick food?

    Recommendation is to offer oyster shell on the side, not put it into the feed.
  2. lazy gardener

    Can adult chickens eat chick food?

    Your hen will most likely choose to eat the chick starter b/c it is higher protein. After she's spent the last 3 weeks brooding, the extra protein will help her regain lost condition faster. "they say" that the amprolium in the chick starter is ok for adult birds to eat, and there is no egg...
  3. lazy gardener

    Can adult chickens eat chick food?

    If she's laying, just give her crushed egg shell, or oyster shell, and she'll be fine. Glad you found a workable solution for her. Pics of her and "her chicks???"?
  4. lazy gardener

    Can adult chickens eat chick food?

    I'm actually getting to the point of amusement when I go to the feed store. It's fun to see what kind of mumbo jumbo they spout. Buying grass seed? The gal tried to up sell me to a more expensive bag of seed because it would sprout faster. So, I looked at her and said, "You mean, it has a...
  5. lazy gardener

    Can adult chickens eat chick food?

    Amprolium works in the system by blocking Thiamine uptake, thus starving the coccidiosis organism. Unfortunately, it also blocks Thiamine uptake in your chick. I prefer to let my chicks get all the vitamins they can absorb, and even give them extra in addition to their feed to give them a head...
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