My 22 RIR chicks are now 5-1/2 weeks old and I cannot keep their feeder FULL! They seem to be very hungry. They are still on Chick Starter Crumbles. I'm wondering if I can start them on the Layer PELLETS yet although the pkg instructions say to keep them on the crumbles until they are 18 weeks...
I'm so happy to find this forum. Hoping to gain a lot of knowledge about my chickens. My current question is....I have hatched one chick who will be a week old on MON. Yesterday I noticed he started keeping his bottom eyelids CLOSED 'most' of the time. He has begun cheeping LOUDLY when left...