MotherofHens5819
In the Brooder
- Jun 1, 2023
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Hi There
We have almost 6 week old pullets and we just got one day old chicks since our original mini flock of 4 was possibly cut in half by having 2 roosters although only 1 so far is confirmed rooster (or 99.5% suspect) either case, my concern is that by the end of august we will be on vacation and our flock of now 8 will be at 18 weeks and 12 weeks and I am concerned about the feed situation since around 16-18 weeks we should be introducing calcium like oyster shells for the girls to pick at but also heard that too much could damage our babies, so the 12 weeks old, not needing it might be exposed and chickens are chickens they tend to eat anything put in and around them. Any advice?
We have almost 6 week old pullets and we just got one day old chicks since our original mini flock of 4 was possibly cut in half by having 2 roosters although only 1 so far is confirmed rooster (or 99.5% suspect) either case, my concern is that by the end of august we will be on vacation and our flock of now 8 will be at 18 weeks and 12 weeks and I am concerned about the feed situation since around 16-18 weeks we should be introducing calcium like oyster shells for the girls to pick at but also heard that too much could damage our babies, so the 12 weeks old, not needing it might be exposed and chickens are chickens they tend to eat anything put in and around them. Any advice?