Read this thread from the beginning.
You don't feed layer feed to non laying birds. Layer feed is not a treat, corn and scratch is. Layer feed does not make birds lay, it only has more calcium and usually less protein than a good grower feed. A non medicated starter/grower feed is better nutrition and supply oyster shell on the side for any laying hens need for added calcium. They take it free choice if they need it. It's extra calcium for egg shell thickness. If a bird is not laying the added calcium in layer feed is to block up the kidneys- that's not a good thing. Oyster shell free choice is a better way to provide it. It doesn't take much extra at all. If you find your egg shells too thin then they need more. Thin shells is very rare problem as birds typically get far more calcium than their bodies can handle. I use to toss a handful or two of oyster on the ground every week or so. Now I toss a handful every two weeks or so to eight layers and still have plenty thickness of egg shell. It really doesn't take much.
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