well I'm about to switch my girls to a layer diet...but there seems to be different methods to everything.
here are my two plans...straight 16% layer or just keep them on 20% grower permanently and provide oyster shell on the side
please comment on pros & cons of each
it's a mixed, all hen, backyard flock...they free range the back yard almost daily...but just have grass and what few bugs they can find...eventually the bugs will be few and far in between I assume.
I'm kinda leaning to staying with 20% grower since they won't be finding much bugs since they work the yard over pretty good everyday...and grass doesn't sound like much protein...
is 20% protein too high for a layer? or will that improve or enrichen the eggs?
I know there are other recipes but these are the two that I think I'm most likely to do for simplicity. Feel free to recommend your personal program...
here are my two plans...straight 16% layer or just keep them on 20% grower permanently and provide oyster shell on the side
please comment on pros & cons of each
it's a mixed, all hen, backyard flock...they free range the back yard almost daily...but just have grass and what few bugs they can find...eventually the bugs will be few and far in between I assume.
I'm kinda leaning to staying with 20% grower since they won't be finding much bugs since they work the yard over pretty good everyday...and grass doesn't sound like much protein...
is 20% protein too high for a layer? or will that improve or enrichen the eggs?
I know there are other recipes but these are the two that I think I'm most likely to do for simplicity. Feel free to recommend your personal program...