feed advice

  1. Browniethechicken

    Hard boiled eggs okay for baby chicks?

    I’m getting baby chicks today. 2 days old. I was told that they love mashed up/minced hard boiled eggs as treats- especially the yolk! Is it okay to give them this during the first few days I have them? I remember my last flock loving them and I fed early on. Okay to feed yolk first day I get...
  2. Browniethechicken

    Feed for diverse aged flock?! 6 weeks and 18 week ready for layer feed?!

    How do I manage a flock of six week old chicks and 18 week old hens that are ready to go on layer feed. They will all be in the same coop and Run. How do I manage their diverse diet? I understand that the chicks need the chick starter until 18 weeks but I have a couple of hens that are ready to...
  3. Browniethechicken

    What do you feed teenage chickens? Chick starter???

    I have 13 week hens. I’m still feeding chick starter. Is this okay? Should I feed something else?
  4. madsnbot

    Can laying hens eat starter/grower feed?

    Hey y’all. So my chickens are on purina starter/grower feed and they just started laying eggs. The eggs have really hard shells and seem very healthy. I also have some chicks that are around 6-7 weeks old. I don’t wanna have to buy two different feeds for them so would it be okay to continue...
  5. R

    Will my flock get the right nutrition?

    This is the feed I am hoping to give my new girls once they start laying. I wanted to do non-gmo, soy free. Are there any nutrition gaps? I’ll also be supplementing with sea shells. Thanks for any info!
  6. Spring Fleet Chickens

    Cayuga Feeding plan

    So we have a small flock of Cayugas, they are our breeder birds and I have been feeding Kalmbachs Duck & Goose. They seemed to do well on it till I switch over to the 20% Full Plume (for chickens in molt) and they have thrived on it. However I do wonder if I should change it back to a more...
  7. A

    Turkey and Chickens on Turkey starter

    Hello! So I'm going to working with someone to raise 40 turkeys will be broad breasted white. Plus 20-40 chickens half of the chickens with be broilers like Cornish cross or freedom rangers. The rest will be a mix of layer breeds. My question is if I have buy a half ton of 25% protien turkey...
  8. I

    Can’t get my 2 year old hen to lay eggs

    I have a Plymouth Rock chicken who hasn’t laid eggs since almost three months now. She is free range, we’re in California by the ocean so it’s not overly hot here. I can’t get her to eat her layer feed anymore. I try mushing it up with water, I even added cat food in the mush to disguise the...
  9. P

    Have two different ages of chickens in the same coop how do I feed

    I have two different ages of chickens in one coop, one about to turn 4 months and one about to turn 3 months. I know I need to feed the 4 month old chickens calcium or they start taking calcium out of their bones, but then I heard that if you feed chickens too early calcium they may have kidney...
  10. Greystone farm

    Fermented feed smells weird

    So I tried fermenting some grower feed for my chickens. It’s been a few days and I opened the lid to check on it to find that it smells very strongly, almost like cheese. It kind of smells like vomit. I’ve read that this means I should toss it, but the feed itself doesn’t look rancid or moldy to...
  11. Featherlove23

    Poultry deit

    Does anyone feed their flock only fruit and veggies ( they do have access to grass and anything on the ground in they're pen) A family member was Dr diagnosed with being allergic to all if not most grains and want s me to ween my flock off grains so that they can still have they're eggs. I...
  12. Zen Wildlife Rescuer

    Feed Amounts & Laying Issues?

    Hello everyone. I have 1 Golden Buff Orpington hen (about 6 months old.) and a whoknowswhat bantam/very mixed breed rooster (7 months old) I just have a quick enquiry regarding how much feed to be giving them everyday as I don’t think they’re getting enough. I currently feed them once a day and...
  13. BlessedChaosHomestead

    How to feed mixed flocks??

    I am currently trying to figure out how to feed my mixed flock. I have: 2- 8wk Turkeys 6- 14wk Orpington (3 hens/3roos) 2- 12wk Cochin (hens) 2- 11wk Runner ducks 2- 10wk Rouen ducks 8- 9wk Cochin (hens) 6- 4-5wk Assorted chicks My Orpingtons are close to egg time. In fact one gave us the...
  14. Featherlove23

    Thoughts on homemade feed

    I don't know if it's true, but I'm hearing word on a possible flock feed shortage. (Not exactly a shortage per say, just might get a little hard to get) I went to my local cal-ranch to get some all flock feed and noticed that a lot of chicken feed (flock feed in general) was gone. Anyway, I'd...
  15. C

    Is all flock feed of for laying bends?

    hi again, So after my small flock I had for a few years was wiped out last year by a bobcat, I purchased 12 chickens (and some ducks) this season and one of the girls has turned out to be a roo. So I have some questions about feeding. I use to give my old hens Dumor 16% layer pellet all year...
  16. NinjaGamer2022

    Is it possible to give flock to many earth worms?

    I am going to start a earthworm (not mealworm yet) bin. Is it possible to give them to many earth worms? Can I just fill a large bowl and let them eat what they want? I want earthworms to be as large of a part of their diet possible. Thx,
  17. NinjaGamer2022

    How much feed does my outdoor flock really need in a day?

    We have chickens both indoors and outdoors. We have chickens in a makeshift chicken tractor we move at least once per day. How much fermented/mostly fermented feed would ~30+ chicks (~2+ months old) need? I have been filling/mostly filling a 5-quart feed 1-2 times a day. Thank you.
  18. NinjaGamer2022

    Has anyone used layer pellets with supplements for chicks? Help appreciated.

    Chick starter is getting hard to come by where I live and more expensive. We have a flock of many chicks, 11 keets, and 2 goslings. My question is has anyone on here successfully fed layer feed to chicks and/or keets and/or goslings with supplements? We have started fermenting are feed to help...
  19. NinjaGamer2022

    Help appreciated - Would you mind sharing your homemade/custom chick feed?

    Me and my family own many chicks as well as some keets and goslings, ranging from a few months old to as young as ~1 week. Chick and Gamebird starter is becoming scarce where we are and we need a back up option for feeding are flock or we will have to cull birds we didn't want to. Help is...
  20. BlessedChaosHomestead

    Feeding Mixed Flocks?

    I hope this is the right area to ask this. I have chickens, ducks, and turkeys that will share areas. Currently it’s my almost 12wk chickens & 6wk ducks. My issue is my ducks like the chicken food & my chickens like the duck food!!! Lolol I know in the future I can switch them to an all flock...
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