Yes they free range. Whole corn is so much better for them then the stuff that's in scratch, they get a little bit of layer feed every other day also in there big feeder. The reason I feed them how I do is beacsue I have a 4-5 foot long feeder, its probably 6 inches deep and 5 inches wide. I...
Whole corn here offers 18% protein actually. And its much cheaper. I've actually talked to poultry vets about it and they said it would be totally fine and that my chickens wouldn't have nay health problems.
I'd just like to say that in order for you to have good laying hens, that you don't need egg layer ration, my hens lay more eating whole corn, oats, and a bit of oyster shells everyday