Baby chicks got into layer feed!

[OzarkChooks]

Great advice. We picked up a couple bags of grower and some oyster shell . Just getting rid of the layer feed for now because the older girls don't even seem to like it that much. Maybe because it's pellets.

 

[Weeg]

Great advice. We picked up a couple bags of grower and some oyster shell . Just getting rid of the layer feed for now because the older girls don't even seem to like it that much. Maybe because it's pellets.

This is what I do. I prefer a 20% protein feed in the winter anyway, and had egg eating issues in the past due to protein deficiency. All of my chickens and ducks eat grower or chick starter along with OS.

 

[BreBear]

Chick starter, grower or an all flock type feed would be fine to feed the entire flock. Given the age of the chicks, starter would be optimal for a few more weeks, for the extra protein, but each brand of feed is different so you want to check the nutrition panel - some growers/all flocks have as much protein as some chick feeds.

A few bites of layer won't harm the chicks. But the more calcium they take in, over a prolonged period of time, the greater possibility of kidney/liver(?) issues once they're older, as their bodies aren't meant to process the extra calcium a laying hen would ta