Hey, y’all! I have 6 bantam chickens (4 girls, 2 roosters) I got on February 8th, so they’re about 14 weeks old/have transitioned to the outside coop. I just got 6 more sex link pullets on April 23rd (the chicken math is real 
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My question is—what’s the best way to feed everyone, once my babies are introduced to the coop?
They’re currently all on the same brand of feed—Manna Pro chick starter grower—the older ones have already transitioned to the unmedicated feed & I plan to do the same for the chicks before they’re in the coop. The directions on the bag say to switch to layer feed at 16 weeks. Do I swap my older ones feed & keep the babies separate? Or feed the same & offer something like oyster shells for the older ones?
Sorry for the long post, I want to be sure they’re all getting the correct nutrition they need! Pics of all my chickens attached— my bantams enjoying their roost and my babies on their first trip outside since it’s nice and warm!
) My question is—what’s the best way to feed everyone, once my babies are introduced to the coop?
They’re currently all on the same brand of feed—Manna Pro chick starter grower—the older ones have already transitioned to the unmedicated feed & I plan to do the same for the chicks before they’re in the coop. The directions on the bag say to switch to layer feed at 16 weeks. Do I swap my older ones feed & keep the babies separate? Or feed the same & offer something like oyster shells for the older ones?
Sorry for the long post, I want to be sure they’re all getting the correct nutrition they need! Pics of all my chickens attached— my bantams enjoying their roost and my babies on their first trip outside since it’s nice and warm!
