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post #1 of 7
8/7/12 at 7:00pm
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Hi,

My girls just turned 17 weeks old, they were born April 13th, so they are about 5 months old now. I have about 25lbs. of Grow crumbles left, can I start mixing in some layer pellets? Or should I just keep on the grow food until  the bag is finished? Do they need to start getting more calcium?

 

thanks for any and all advice

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post #2 of 7
8/7/12 at 7:29pm

No need for the layer pellets until they are actually laying.

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post #3 of 7
8/8/12 at 6:29am
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ok thank you :) I thought they needed it ahead of time to build up the calcium for the egg shells, glad I asked

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post #4 of 7
8/8/12 at 9:27am

You can also feed their shells back to them for added calcium. Mine prefer that to the oyster shell.

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Proud owner of 3 Red Star hens, 5 white silkies, 1 buff silkie, 1 silkie/red star mix, 2 NH Reds, 3 barred Rocks, 3 Black stars, 1 white terrier mix, 1 hard headed fat Chihuahua, 2 schnauzer mixes, 1 giant male tabby cat (bigger than any of the dogs), and one loving/patient SO, 2 stepsons, and a meal worm colony.  Gig' em Aggies!

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post #5 of 7
8/8/12 at 1:28pm

If your going to run out of grower before they reach 20 weeks, there should not be a problem mixing the feeds before.  At point of lay they are nearly grown and the extra calcium they will take in will do little if any harm.

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post #6 of 7
8/8/12 at 4:28pm

I put my pullets on layer food now, there 24 weeks old and at point of lay so im mixing the flock raiser and the layer .I have so much flock raiser and layer food so thought why not mix it lol.

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post #7 of 7
8/9/12 at 2:37am

At this point I would finish he bag and then switch to layer, They will be laying soon.

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2 Ameraucana Rooster, 2 Rhode Island Red Hens
2 Barred Rocks Hens, 2 Partridge Rocks Hens.
2 Black Australorp.2 Black Sex-Links Hens.
8 Easter Egg Hens, 5 Ameraucanas .
1 Blue Cochin,2 SL Wyandottes,2 GL Wyandotte.
1 White Leghorn, 1 Speckled Sussex
2 Guinea Hens Royal Purples.
3 Peacocks India Blue,Black Shoulder,Silver Pied 1 Jade Spalding & BS Peahen
2 Royal Palm Turkeys
2 Rottweilers,1 Male...

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