Complete diet feed for rooster and laying hen

[dottie15]

Hi everyone! I have a rooster who just turned a year, Dottie, and a hen, Lola, who is 8 months or so. I’m looking for suggestions on a complete rooster feed for Dottie and also a separate feed for Lola. Lola is laying already, not a lot, but she’s laid about 15 eggs in the last 2 months or so. Besides the cracked corn that they snack on and a crumble, I also like to give them small treats like blueberries, strawberries and walnuts. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

 

[DobieLover]

Feed them chick starter, All Flock, Flock Raiser or any other complete feed with 18-20% protein and put a container of oyster shell out for the pullet.

 

[dottie15]

Feed them chick starter, All Flock, Flock Raiser or any other complete feed with 18-20% protein and put a container of oyster shell out for the pullet.

Thank you! Are there any specific brands that you feel are better or preferred more by chickens? And just to be sure, the oyster shells are only for the pullet, right?

 

[DobieLover]

I used to feed Flock Raiser with good results.
You just put the oyster shell out. The rooster will check it out and eat some initially but will lose interest. The pullet will continue to eat what she needs. Just make sure there are always oyster shell chunks in the dispenser and not just dust.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Grower feed also works for both roosters and hens (with optional oyster shell)

 

[dottie15]

I used to feed Flock Raiser with good results.
You just put the oyster shell out. The rooster will check it out and eat some initially but will lose interest. The pullet will continue to eat what she needs. Just make sure there are always oyster shell chunks in the dispenser and not just dust.

Great, thank you for your advice!

 

[dottie15]

Grower feed also works for both roosters and hens (with optional oyster shell)

What is the difference between all flock, flock raiser, layer feed and grower feed?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

What is the difference between all flock, flock raiser, layer feed and grower feed?

Layer feed has extra calcium for actively laying hens. All flock, flock raiser, and grower are all pretty similar; no extra calcium and higher protein levels. There are small differences between them, but I don’t know what they are exactly. I feed flock raiser to my hens.

 

[Brooks_]

There are small differences between them

Those difference are VERY small.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Those difference are VERY small.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure the reason I went with flock raiser is mainly because it’s locally cheaper, more available, and has a good protein percentage.