How Long For Chick Starter

[shoo80]

Can I take my chicks off chick started at 12 weeks or do they need it longer. Can somebody past a pic of what a 10 wee old chick should look like?

 

[wynedot55]

you can take your chicks off the starter an put them on grower feed.then at 18 weeks you can put them on layer pellets.

 

[abChicken]

I raised 100 last summer for a friend, took them off starter/grower at 14 weeks

 

[mamarosa]

this will the first time raising chickens. I will get my "girls"
on june 2nd. I want to raise them as "organic" as possilbe.
what do you suggest the best feed for them as babies.
thanks
mamarosa

 

[abChicken]

mamarosa: it has been abt 20 yrs until last year that i had chickens. I always have used commercial starter from local feed store, so i really cant help u with the organic part I also just got a computer in jan of this year dont have picture capibility yet.. hope to get me a digital camera soon.This year i am raising 25 iowa blues and 25 delewares they are only 5 weeks old at present also have too many trios of bantams

sorry not much help

ARNOLD

 

[ezbird]

Quote:
I got my baby chicks to eat fruitflies that I raise for my dartfrogs and they loves them. They actually go nuts over them, I think its because the fruitflies are like walking blood packs.
Then I started feeding them baby worm and slugs from the yard. Oh I also give them spiders and moths that I catch when I find them in the house. They go nuts over that too.

 

[kaylakala]

My neighbor likes to shoot lizards with his BB gun and give them to my chickens.

 

[JFord]

I was told 18 weeks by the local feed & grain, but when I asked my farmer friend he said he usually eats them at 20 weeks, and would have them off starter at around 12 weeks. I guess it probably depends on who ya talk to.