grower feed

  1. spiritpots

    Running out of grower feed for 9 week old chicks

    Hello! I have some 9 week old chicks and am running low on their grower feed. I've had some on order with my feed store but the shipment still hasn't arrived. Hopefully they will have it in a few days. Will it be ok for me to feed the chicks the layer feed my older chickens eat if I run out of...
  2. G

    When to switch feed from grower to layer?

    Hello, everyone! New chicken owner here - we have four girls (two Easter Eggers, an Olive Egger, and a French Black Copper Maran) and all will be 21 weeks old tomorrow. No eggs yet from any of them. We were at the feed store today, and the employee told us we should switch them to layer feed...
  3. T

    To grow cornish hens what age do I butcher and when can I give them grower?

    I have Rhode Island Red chicks that are 4 weeks now. I hatched them myself. My homemade incubator worked! I hatched them for meat birds. I have considered having cornish hens. When can I switch from chick starter to grower food? Could I just give them the rest of the chick starter all the way...
  4. Greystone farm

    Feed

    Hey there! I read an article a while ago about feeding laying hens grower feed with oyster shells/eggshells on the side instead of layer crumble because layer feed lacks the animal proteins needed for chickens to thrive as well as all-around diversity. I read that laying hens do best on 20%...
  5. Lucy_Dobinson

    Moving Pullet From Growers to Layer Feed

    Hey all! I have a bit a of a dilemma.. I currently have a 22 week old Silkie pullet in my chick/grower area with two 11 week old Araucana chicks all eating grower pellets, they get along well. I then have my main flock of 8 older girls on layer pellets. In the last week my Silkie has been...
  6. PileatedFarms

    Starter vs. Grower feed?

    Hi chickeners! We currently have our 10 week olds on Chick Starter Crumbles, and are wondering if we can switch them to a Chick Grower Crumbles/Mash? Is it necessary to switch? (Pics attached of the food - sorry for the poor quality, fiance sent them to me in a rainstorm lol) We have no...
  7. A

    Would this feed work for 3 week old ducklings?

    https://www.amazon.com/Manna-Pro-1000851-gamebirds-Formulated/dp/B01N4KD9MY/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=organic+grower+duck+crumbles+feed&qid=1624490141&sr=8-6&tag=backy-20 I can’t seem to get anyone to answer me on this question. Would this feed work as grower feed for ducklings? It...
    • anonymous99
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    • duckling feed ducklings grower feed need advice on food
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. A

    Grower feed recommendations for ducklings

    I need some help finding some grower feed (preferably crumbles) for my ducklings that will soon be 3 weeks old. I need some non medicated crumbles that has 15-16% protein and has some niacin(not too much or too little) in it. I’m hoping to get it before next week. I can’t seem to find any on...
    • anonymous99
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    • crumbles duck feed ducklings grower feed niacin protein urgent help needed
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. Angelove

    Balancing protein levels?

    Thanks in advance for considering my infinite number of questions... I am raising my ducks for pets/eggs, not meat production, which I understand means that by week 3 they should be eating food that is 15-16% protein. David Holderread recommends you add 5% oats by volume each week until they are...
    • Angelove
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    • ducklings grower feed metzer feed calculator protein %
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. J

    Layer Feed before eggs

    Looking for some advice, I’ve rather stupidly been feeding my three hens layer pellets before they have laid their first eggs... we did have them on the grower pellets for a while but I wasn’t aware that the layer pellets should not be fed until your first egg. It’s now about 19 weeks in and no...
  11. T

    Almost ready to set them free, but first I have a few questions...

    My chicklets (somewhere between a chick and a pullet?) are almost 7 weeks old and I live in GA. They SEEM to have most of their feathers and they are getting OMG big!! I have a coop but we're installing hardware cloth around the base (to thwart burrowing predators) before we move the chicks...
  12. P

    FEED NOT EATING HELPP!!!

    Hi. I have hatched chicks and they are brahma. They used to feed on starter feed however since they have aged above 5 weeks they have stopped eating feeds. They free range and eat grass but I have tried mixed starter feed with grower feed. Bought different grower feeds but still not eating...
  13. A

    Question about food when young & older chicks

    Our chicks are 10 & 12 weeks old and we are looking to move them into the coop at night which will mean they have access to the older (2 yr old) chickens feeders. Looking for advice based on their age. we are getting 2 more bags of the chick starter food to last the next two weeks and hope to...
  14. NuggetTheChicken

    Grower/Finisher for Ducklings

    I have 5 duckling, ages 8-10 weeks old. Can I switch them to grower/finisher or keep them on grower? Thanks!
  15. Eelantha

    How to Prevent/Stop Comb Frostbite and Comb Pecking?

    I'm not sure which is happening to three of my chickens, so I want to solve both problems at once. Here's the situation behind this: Due to a recurring problem of high humidity inside the isolated, non-heated coop (hydrometer shows 72-78% - the walls and windows are covered in frost), I...
    • Eelantha
    • Thread
    • chickens comb frostbite comb pecking flock grower feed hen humidity problems proteins vaseline
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  16. spiritpots

    Grower or layer feed for 23 week old pullets?

    I have three 23 week old pullets and three 18 month old chickens, all heritage breeds. The pullets have not started to lay yet and because of their breeds may not for a while yet. The pullets began living in the same coop/run with the older girls six weeks ago and I have been feeding all six...
  17. P

    Feed Question: 25 weeks/ not laying

    I have 5 chickens in my flock. 3 are 25 weeks old ( a Frizzle, a Sizzle, and Silkie - all bantams) and 2 are 20 weeks old ( not bantams- a Barred Rock and a Wyandotte). I have been feeding them Manna Pro Organic Grower Crumbles. They still have not laid a single egg. They have a very large run...
  18. Thepriceofbeauty

    Is it too soon to switch to layer feed?

    Hey guys! I've got 4 ladies that are roughly 15-16 weeks old. Their combs have started to redden and I noticed a few days ago, my sapphire gem started squatting!! Today I cleaned out the coop and opened up their nesting boxes and threw some ceramic eggs in there. I just know I'll see an egg in...
  19. T

    Pullet and hens food integration

    Hello I'm new to the chicken community and I have I a rather small flock, four hens to be exact. I started my chicken flock when I found a chicken in the woods, believe it or not, so I rescued her. There are no forms in the community and when I call the SPCA conservation in my area they said it...
    • TayRae
    • Thread
    • chick chicken feed food grower feed hen integradingflocks integrate layer feed pullet
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  20. Keeperoflock

    Trying To Understand This.....

    I have 17 ten week old chicks. Their main food is the grower feed. Once they are on the layer feed should I be able to feed "more" snacks? Right now, I give them a snack around every other day. Like tomatoes, yogurt, meal worms, grass clippings. Stuff like that. Am I doing this right?
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