laying pellets

[pooh731]

Has anyone heard of laying pellets or even tried them. And also of laying crumbles. Because we just bought our chickens the layibg pellets and they are not quiet sure if they want to eat them. We were told by the guy who works at the feed store to mix it in with the scratch grain.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Yes, I use lay pellets for my laying girls. I switch my girls over to lay pellets at 20 weeks. I do not feed lay pellets to those that are below 20 weeks of age. I do not mix the lay pellets with anything.

 

[pooh731]

ok thank you. do they eat it alright. I noticed since i mixed it this morning they ate it all better then ehen the pellets were by itself.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Mine love the pellets. I don't like lay crumble because it can be a lot of waste. What exactly are you mixing in with the pellets? Did you say scratch? If so, I believe that scratch is more like a treat rather than a nutrious chicken feed. Are you sure they are not going crazy over the scratch which in turn makes it appear they are eating the pellets?

 

[pooh731]

Yes with scratch and yes they are eating the pellts. Should I try just the pellets again.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Pellets are very popular, perhaps the most popular form of layer feed. The ease of feeding and the lack of waste being the drawing card.

Some birds are a bit fussy, however, and if you change up their food, they try to wait you out for a day or two, hoping against hope the old food re-appears. If you don't cave in, they will eat whatever you feed them. No chicken starves themselves to death.

Limit the scratch!!! It's just a 10% of their total caloric intake treat, that's it.

 

[tclegg]

Fred's Hens :

Pellets are very popular, perhaps the most popular form of layer feed. The ease of feeding and the lack of waste being the drawing card.

Some birds are a bit fussy, however, and if you change up their food, they try to wait you out for a day or two, hoping against hope the old food re-appears. If you don't cave in, they will eat whatever you feed them. No chicken starves themselves to death.

Limit the scratch!!! It's just a 10% of their total caloric intake treat, that's it.

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[kuntrygirl]

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[southerndesert]

We have used nothing but pellets for years and work great for us with less waste than crumbles or mash.... They may not warm right up to them, but stop feeding treats etc. for a while and they will indeed eat them. If you mix with scratch (treat) they will pick through the pellets to get the scratch....

 

[DTRM30]

I prefer pellets to crumbles - less waste. It did take the younger ones a few days to get used to them though.