Giving Grow-out chicks/pullets kitten chow?

[birdlover2]

My mother just got three more bantams to replace the three in her flock that were lost, (not recently, all 9 chickens in my breed/Sebright post are still alive). Specifically we were looking for ones small enough to hang out with Chip, who is smaller than the rest and was friends with a hen his size who died to a freak bee-sting accident, and ones that were like that hen in generally because she was beautiful. But enough back-story, on to my question.

These pullets are younger than the current flock, (not yet their full size and still peeping, though they look like they've lost their down and their adult feathers have grown in already). So we were wondering whether or not we should feed them what the rest of the flock is eating. My mother is all out of chick feed since our current ones haven't been chicks for quite a while. I think the big thing with Chick Feed is it has extra protein and other things essential to chick developement. I know kitten food is an exceptable protein supplement for adult chickens, (if given in moderate amounts), so should she give this to the chicks along with the food the other bantams are eating? Or does she have to pick up some Chick Starter Feed? They're currently being fed the layer pellets, not the complete mix with the birdseed and cracked corn. Photos of the food packages involved and a couple pics of chicks attatched.

 

[Parront]

My mother just got three more bantams to replace the three in her flock that were lost, (not recently, all 9 chickens in my breed/Sebright post are still alive). Specifically we were looking for ones small enough to hang out with Chip, who is smaller than the rest and was friends with a hen his size who died to a freak bee-sting accident, and ones that were like that hen in generally because she was beautiful. But enough back-story, on to my question.

These pullets are younger than the current flock, (not yet their full size and still peeping, though they look like they've lost their down and their adult feathers have grown in already). So we were wondering whether or not we should feed them what the rest of the flock is eating. My mother is all out of chick feed since our current ones haven't been chicks for quite a while. I think the big thing with Chick Feed is it has extra protein and other things essential to chick developement. I know kitten food is an exceptable protein supplement for adult chickens, (if given in moderate amounts), so should she give this to the chicks along with the food the other bantams are eating? Or does she have to pick up some Chick Starter Feed? They're currently being fed the layer pellets, not the complete mix with the birdseed and cracked corn. Photos of the food packages involved and a couple pics of chicks attatched.
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Good job on those photos! If you look at the label on the Layer pellets you will see the calcium level of 3.25 - 3.75. Chicks need a lot less calcium to be healthy, more like ~1%. You could get an "All Flock" type feed and feed the hens calcium like oyster shell on the side. They will eat it if they need it and the chicks will not have to eat it.

 

[casportpony]

so should she give this to the chicks along with the food the other bantams are eating? Or does she have to pick up some Chick Starter Feed? They're currently being fed the layer pellets, not the complete mix with the birdseed and cracked corn. Photos of the food packages involved and a couple pics of chicks attatched.

The chicks need chick starter, layer feed has too much calcium. The kitten chow is probably okay as a treat, but probably does not have the right amount of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that chicks need.

 

[birdlover2]

Got it, thanks you two. I'll tell this to my mom and see what we can do.

 

[Kiki]

Got it, thanks you two. I'll tell this to my mom and see what we can do.

The her to buy the proper feed.
Chicken CHICK feed.

 

[keesmom]

Or get an all-flock feed like purina flock raiser. That can be fed to the hens too.

I also think one of your pullets is a cockerel.