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Thanks! Somehow, the calcium concern with post-production layers escaped my attention, or I once knew and forgot it. Ignorance and forgetfulness are in a race to the finish with me. I'll let you know who wins if I can remember. :)

Yeah, no doubt. In any case, I've just procured a bag of Flock Raiser; a new shipment of dried mealworms (a favorite treat) and flaked oyster shell (which I have not been able to find locally, and which my hens prefer to the pebble) also are on the way. No one's spoiled here. :) Thank you.

Understood. Purina Flock Raiser (20 percent protein) seems to be popular on BYC for all life stages, though bag directions are to feed only to onset of lay (hence the "raiser"). If it's a good choice to feed throughout the life cycle (with free choice oyster shell), I'll give the crumbles a...

Thank you. Why, though, would non-productive hens -- my old, spent Orpington, Australorp, Welsummer, Barred Rock -- need more protein than an actively laying, high-producing Leghorn?

I've typically fed 16 percent protein crumbles to my hens, which seems to support them well. (I halve it with 22 percent meat bird crumbles during molt, to bring protein to about 19 percent.) I see here, though, that many folks routinely feed an all-flock ration with higher protein, for reasons...