Howdy,
I have 4 adults(Golden Sex Link, Ameraucana, Barred Rock & Columbian Wyandotte) that are outside and 8 eight week old (Brahma, Rhode Island Red-White Plymouth and Ameraucana) birds that we have been integrating by bringing down to the yard with the others and are about to leave them overnight with the older brood in a couple days. So far when they are together they really don't mingle much and stay close to each other especially the youngsters. The older girls check them out and stuff but it is still a "who the heck are those things?" situation from both camps.
My coop is pretty large so they won't be to crowded and I might put in another roost bar that will be more accessible for the smaller birds if there seems to be an issue.
My question is how can I keep the youngsters eating the development pellets and the ladies eating layer pellets?
I have a feeder that the youngsters are used to so I plan on putting it in a different location in the coop than the other. And since they are used to that feeder hopefully that will be enough for now especially since the layer pellets are in an area that may be too high for them to get to. But that won't be the case once they get acclimated in the coop.
So I guess the underlying elements to the question is:
1) How important is it that the youngsters stay on the developer pellets?
2) Will the eggs be affected if the layers are eating the development pellets?
Any constructive advice is welcome and I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Cluckingly yours,
Chickie Farmer John
I have 4 adults(Golden Sex Link, Ameraucana, Barred Rock & Columbian Wyandotte) that are outside and 8 eight week old (Brahma, Rhode Island Red-White Plymouth and Ameraucana) birds that we have been integrating by bringing down to the yard with the others and are about to leave them overnight with the older brood in a couple days. So far when they are together they really don't mingle much and stay close to each other especially the youngsters. The older girls check them out and stuff but it is still a "who the heck are those things?" situation from both camps.
My coop is pretty large so they won't be to crowded and I might put in another roost bar that will be more accessible for the smaller birds if there seems to be an issue.
My question is how can I keep the youngsters eating the development pellets and the ladies eating layer pellets?
I have a feeder that the youngsters are used to so I plan on putting it in a different location in the coop than the other. And since they are used to that feeder hopefully that will be enough for now especially since the layer pellets are in an area that may be too high for them to get to. But that won't be the case once they get acclimated in the coop.
So I guess the underlying elements to the question is:
1) How important is it that the youngsters stay on the developer pellets?
2) Will the eggs be affected if the layers are eating the development pellets?
Any constructive advice is welcome and I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Cluckingly yours,
Chickie Farmer John
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