chicken feed

[chickenlover215]

when are chickens old enough to quit the starter feed?

 

[Fred's Hens]

You can keep them on starter all the way to laying.
You can switch, if you wish, at 8 weeks or so to a grower type feed, which is used to slow them down just a bit.
You can switch them, if you wish, to an All Flock or Flock Raiser type feed if you wish.

Just hold off on the calcium rich layer feed until they're actually laying eggs.

 

[Orps]

My breeder said to switch mine at 6 month old. Basically, when they start laying eggs.

 

[Chris09]

This might help.

Starter --
A balanced feed meant as the sole ration for chicks from hatching to twelve weeks of age.
At 12 weeks of age the birds can be changed to Grower or Developer. Starter can be Medicated or Non-Medicated when Medicated it is with either Amprolium or Lasalocid. Starter is available in Mash, Crumble or Pellet form

Stater/ Grower --
A balanced feed meant as the sole ration for chicks from hatching to chickens begin to lay, this feed can be Medicated or Non-Medicated. If medicated it will be with either Amprolium or Lasalocid. Starter/ Grower is available mostly in Crumble or Pellet form.

Grower --
Feed as the sole ration to chicks 12 weeks of age as a finisher. Grower feed is meant to feed until the chickens begin to lay, then bird can be switched to a complete Laying. Most Grower feed is Non-Medicated but some are Medicated with Bacitracin. Grower is mostly available in available in Crumble or Pellet form.

Finisher -- See above for Grower

Layer --
Feed as the sole diet to laying hens maximum production of eggs. Do not feed Layer feed to poultry, which are not in production because of the high calcium levels in the diet. This is particularly true of young growing birds. Layer is available in Mash, Crumble or Pellet form.

Layer/ Breeder --
Feed as the sole diet to laying hens and breeders for maximum production and for improved hatchability. Do not feed Layer feed to poultry, which are not in production because of the high calcium levels in the diet. This is particularly true of young growing birds. Layer/ Breeder is available in Pellet form.

There are a lot of people (myself included) that will just keep there birds on non medicated starter there whole life and just offer Oyster Shells.


Chris

 

[Midnight92]

I'm new to having chickens and I have 4 girls .Today I weight them and I think that I have been over feeding them Abby and Ziva are both Plymouth Barr rock.. In Aug I will start feeding them layer feed..but Abby today was a little over 6 lbs and Ziva a little over 8 pounds ..Alicia is a Delware and she is a week younger than the Barr Rocks and she weight 5 pounds .Her sister who is the same age and I got the same day is a Slive Laced Wyandotte her name is Kalinda she weight 5 pounds also.Could I be over feeding them? I'm going to try and put up a picture..I'll
Have to work on the picture's..

 

[chickenlover215]

thanks everybody

 

[Midnight92]

Thank you for the great info..

 

[veedwa9]

Is scatch grain,&layer feed 16%crumbles &starter grower a good balance diet . My chicken 12 weeks old.

 

[veedwa9]

Is scatch grain,&layer feed 16%crumbles &starter grower a good balance diet . My chicken 12 weeks old.

I'm new to have chicken , i have 3 golden wyandotte,2 eacter egg chicken ( hen ) 2 rhode isiand red (hen) &1new hamshire ( I live in il. ) THANKS

 

[veedwa9]

I'm new to have chicken , i have 3 golden wyandotte,2 eacter egg chicken ( hen ) 2 rhode isiand red (hen) &1new hamshire ( I live in il. ) THANKS