When my chicks run out of starter and, about the same time, move out to the big girl brooder in the coop where they are in the same building as the hens I switch both over to gamebird feed, and the hens get free choice oyster shell on the side.
To get the right ratio (bring the protein down as chicks do well around 22%, hens maybe 18% for mine anyway) I mix gamebird fee and scratch...2 scoops of gambird to 1 scoop of scratch...a bit more scratch for the hens. Or if the hens are getting a lot of greens, leftovers, grazing...I leave the food at 2:1 but just feed less of it.
Then when the new pullets start laying eggs in July or so I move everyone back to the layer feed.
To get the right ratio (bring the protein down as chicks do well around 22%, hens maybe 18% for mine anyway) I mix gamebird fee and scratch...2 scoops of gambird to 1 scoop of scratch...a bit more scratch for the hens. Or if the hens are getting a lot of greens, leftovers, grazing...I leave the food at 2:1 but just feed less of it.
Then when the new pullets start laying eggs in July or so I move everyone back to the layer feed.