How to feed a flock with roosters?

[BlueMeadow364]

Hello!
I am new to chickens, and I have finally grown my chicks out to about 19 weeks. I have four roosters, 3 I want to keep, and 1 my sister is attached to (He’s mean and I don’t like him).
Anyways, I was wondering how I should feed the roosters? I have 19 chickens total and they are all living in a big chicken tractor coop. (I’ll show pics.) They’ve been on Dumor chick grower feed up until this point. I did some research and was told to feed the Roos the same grower feed because they need more protein, and the hens layer feed. How do I do that with my setup? Any recommendations? I was also told it’s fine to feed Roos later feed so long as I supplement extra protein and/or free range. I have lots of sunflower seeds.
Also, it’s winter here in Ohio, and I don’t think the chickens will lay until spring because we got them late and there’s only 11-12 hours of light rn.
Here’s pics of my setup, any help would be much appreciated!

 

[BlueMeadow364]

The chickens are all crosses I got from a local farmer, and it’s been freezing lately. The highs were 30-40s and the lows were in the teens. Lots of snow, but it’s finally warmed up and now it’s just rainy and muddy.

 

[Pigeony]

Your best bet to balance the health of your roosters and hens is to feed an all flock or chick starter feed and provide oyster shell on the side. The hens can take what they need, and the roosters won't have to deal with the extra calcium in their diet.

 

[BlueMeadow364]

So I don’t need layer feed at all?

 

[BlueMeadow364]

Do they need grit to eat oysters and egg shells?

 

[Pigeony]

So I don’t need layer feed at all?

The main difference in layer feed is additional calcium. If extra calcium is provided in the form of oyster shell, layer feed isn't needed.

 

[WingItRanch]

Pigeony gave you the best advice. I use 20% protein All Flock feed and provide oyster shell on the side.

The girls do not need layer feed if you provide oyster shell in addition to the All Flock. Grit and oyster shell are different. I would provide 2 separate containers. One with oyster shell and one with grit.

 

[Pigeony]

Do they need grit to eat oysters and egg shells?

Yes, chickens need grit in their diet. It's best to provide some separately from the oyster shell and the food so the roosters in the flock can have some too and everybody can get the amount they need.

 

[BlueMeadow364]

Thank you! One last question.
Should I limit how much the chickens are eating? They go through a whole 50lb bag of grower feed in a week. I let them before because they are supposed to free feed at that age, but I can’t find any specific information as to when and how much to limit their feed.

 

[BlueMeadow364]

It is getting pretty expensive to have to fork out $20 a week to feed them