Is it okay if I fed my 6 week old chicks later feed?!

[snow5164]

Chickens that don't lay (roosters, chicks, and very old hens) can't have layer feed because all the extra calcium hurts their kidneys.

What?? I thought roosters could eat layer feed.. how do you know this? And what about old hens.. when are they old?

 

[chickens really]

Yes...Rooters can eat layer....No big deal.....old Hens can too..........
Keep on as you are....

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Yes...Rooters can eat layer....No big deal.....old Hens can too..........
Keep on as you are....

Can and should are two different things. It is scientific fact that excess calcium causes damage.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

What?? I thought roosters could eat layer feed.. how do you know this? And what about old hens.. when are they old?

Layer feed has too much calcium for chickens that don't lay eggs. All the extra calcium is for strong shelled eggs. But, if a chicken doesn't lay eggs (roosters, chicks, and very old hens that don't lay anymore) then all the extra calcium will damage the chicken's internal organs.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Yes...Rooters can eat layer....No big deal.....old Hens can too..........
Keep on as you are....

Yes, roosters CAN eat layer feed. But, it shortens their lifespan significantly.

 

[chickens really]

What ever.......Lol.....Not true and facts need to be provided then....
Anyways feed them as you see fit...Your Birds...

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

What ever.......Lol.....Not true and facts need to be provided then....
Anyways feed them as you see fit...Your Birds...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ck-with-a-rooster-layer-food-or-what.1009790/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/layer-feed-for-rooster.951268/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/can-i-feed-my-9-week-old-rooster-layer-pellet.903801/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/7-hens-who-need-layer-feed-and-one-rooster.846479/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/layer-feed-and-roosters.787913/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/layer-pellets-for-roosters.1178223/
These are the facts.......

 

[chickens really]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ck-with-a-rooster-layer-food-or-what.1009790/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/layer-feed-for-rooster.951268/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/can-i-feed-my-9-week-old-rooster-layer-pellet.903801/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/7-hens-who-need-layer-feed-and-one-rooster.846479/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/layer-feed-and-roosters.787913/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/layer-pellets-for-roosters.1178223/
These are the facts.......

Okay...?....

 

[junebuggena]

Avian Gout - primary cause is excess calcium.
http://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=5&p=36
http://www.poultryshowcentral.com/chicken_gout.html
https://academic.oup.com/ps/article...Dietary-Calcium-Causes-Metabolic-Alkalosis-in

 

[snow5164]

Okay...?....

I don't consider backyard chicken discussions as " facts" ..

More like opinions from chicken enthusiasts

Now the next article on avian gout is very interesting......