Feeding 14 week old pullets scratch?

[Namble]

Can I feed them the cracked corn scratch stuff? Or is it not good for them so young?
Thanks, Grant

 

[SC_Hugh]

My chickens are 13/14 weeks and they have been eating small amounts of scratch for 4 weeks now.

For my chickens, scratch is a treat, as suggested by BYCers.
My chickens diet:
scratch 1%
fruits, veggies, yogurt, etc 9%
chick crumbles 90%
They don't get out to free range much, so bugs are <<1%

My chickens actually love everything else in the scratch mix except the cracked corn, which they do eat after all the other stuff is gone. They eat right out of my hands (very small handfuls).

My recommendation would be to buy a scratch mix that is more than just cracked corn. Older chickens might like the cracked corn, but my birds like the other seeds in the mix.

--Hugh

 

[purpletree23]

It is fine in small amounts because it is a treat and does not have a lot of nutrition. Make sure you provide chick grit or chicken grit for a few days BEFORE feeding them the grit. I would put some on top of their regular feed to make sure they all get a bit.