I was going to put my coop ones on a all flock food but the lady who always helps me with Chicken related questions told me to keep them on the chick starter. She said at about 6-8 months start slowly adding layer food in, but my girl decided to lay early.
I only have two old enough girls, a light Brahma and a Easter egger. It is a bluish colored egg so I'm assuming it was my EE.
Thank you!!! It was my dad's memorial today so that was a wonderful surprise to a sorta sad day! Awesome, thanks for the expert advice. I'm going to start them on it tomorrow. I was worried when I saw the egg that it would be soft because they are only on chick starter.Congrats on the egg!
You can put all of them on All Flock now. You don't have to change to layer feed ever, if you don't want to, as long as you provide oyster shell in a separate container. The non layers won't bother with the oyster shell much, but they may take a piece or peck at it. Don't be concerned if they do, they won't eat much of it.
I feed 20% non medicated starter grower all the time, with oyster shell in a separate container. I have 18 week old pullets, 2 year old and 3 year old hens in the same coop. I don't use All Flock, because the mill I buy from doesn't make it. I usually add some chicks every year, it makes it easy not changing feeds.
That is an awesome idea, and we haven't eaten either ones yet (she laid a tiny whiny one the day after).
