Is it harmful for the young ones, who are 9 weeks old, to be eating layer food, instead of grower?
Easy answer: YES
Easy answer: YES
Actually they are not getting enough protein! Layer food does not have enough protein for the young ones to grow, and I hear that with all the extra calcium in Layer food could cause kidney damage in the young ones...
Exactly!
This is a common mistake folks make with mixing different age groups and wonder why there are problems later. Feed is formulated based on nutritional requirements at given ages.
Jody
Exactly!
This is a common mistake folks make with mixing different age groups and wonder why there are problems later. Feed is formulated based on nutritional requirements at given ages.
Jody