Feeding laying chickens growers pellets?

[Johnn]

I have two chicks who are with the flock with their mother. In about a month the chicks will need to go on growers pellets, Is it ok to feed the whole flock it? They have ALL time access to free range.

 

[Den in Penn]

Yes. Some with mixed age flocks feed only that. With a calcium supplement available.

 

[Hinotori]

Yes. I was giving everyone flock raiser and oystershell on the side for the layers to take what they liked. Now I have a couple pens, but everyone in with my chicks gets grower and I have oystershell available for those laying eggs.

 

[Vicky2479]

I would just take a quick look on the bag of the pullet mix and make sure there is no "egg withholding" period mentioned. I only suggest this as the bag I was given had it on there, mind you the guy who sold it to me never mentioned anything about it and I have since checked the companies website and found there are 2 types of pullet feed, only one mentioned the egg withholding period. I had 1 hen laying eggs but couldn't use them as she had been eating the pullets food

 

[Johnn]

ok, so it will be fine as long as i make sure they have a supply of oyster shells when ever they want them?