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    Okay give layer feed to 16 week old chickens?

    No plans on using additional lighting. I'm feeding Scratch and Peck Feeds brand, so organic, whole-grains. It's pricey, but you really can see the difference. It probably isn't much different from "human quality" grain. They now probably eat healthier than our family does. :-) I ended up...
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    Okay give layer feed to 16 week old chickens?

    They certainly won't be starving. Our girls are quite pampered. In addition to the feed, we regularly give them treats of sprouted barley & oats, black oil sunflower seeds, mealworms, crickets, and homemade flock blocks.
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    Okay give layer feed to 16 week old chickens?

    Good to know. We have a barred rock, australorp, jubilee orpington, ameraucana, 2 spitzhaubens, and an olive egger.
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    Okay give layer feed to 16 week old chickens?

    Thank you. There was a great Black Friday sale where I lived, so I stocked up. It should be fine though. It's high quality whole grain feed that was bagged in early November, so it should be nutritionally sound for the next six months. I figure it will be consumed long before then.
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    Okay give layer feed to 16 week old chickens?

    Greetings everyone. I ran out of grower feed today. My seven chickens turn 16 weeks tomorrow and haven't begun laying yet. As we proceed into winter, my guess is that they won't actually start laying until around 24 weeks in February. I live in Southern California, so the weather is still...
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