question on grower feed

[Tapsmom]

Hi,
My chicks just finished their chick starter so I purchased the grower. It looks like a bran that I feed my horse-well, the texture anyways. Do I just put it in the feeder as is or am I supposed to wet it? I mixed it with the remainder of the chick crumbles, but it's just about down to just the flakes of grower. Am I feeding them correctly. They are about 8 weeks old.
BTW, my husband thinks we have a defective rooster..He doesn't crow until my husband turns the light on in the basement and takes the dog out in the morning. He says, "Wait a minute. Why am I waking up the darn rooster. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? LOL

 

[Tapsmom]

Hi Guys,
Just giving this a bump to see if anyone can help

 

[Bearsfan]

I feed mine grower crumble. They eat it dry.

 

[schellie69]

I feed mine chick starter/grower until they start laying then switch to flock raiser. I feed mine just dry no problems here.

 

[Judy]

Grower isn't meant to be fed wet, not ordinarily, anyway. You can make up a little as a treat or to mix a treat into, but it spoils fast.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I do not wet it. If it is wet, it can get moldy. You can obviously handle that by regular emptying and cleaning, but I don't bother.

I do occasionally let them run out. Not for long, but mine prefer the larger chunks. If I don't let them get a little hungry, that powder gets wasted. Some people have chicks that prefer the powder to the chunks. No two chickens or flocks are the same.

 

[skysoldier]

Chick grower is meant to be fed dry so it is best you do that. If you happen to leave wet food for to long it may grow mold . . . not the best diet for your chickens.

 

[Tapsmom]

Thanks, everyone. I have just been filling their little feeder with it dry, but I wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing. Does the grower come as crumbles as well? I just asked them at Blue Seal what the next food was and this is what they gave me

 

[Bearsfan]

That's all I've ever seen is grower crumbles. Is your's pellets? If so, what brand? I would much rather feed pellets than crumbles. Less waste. That's all I give my layers is pellets.

 

[Tapsmom]

Hi, No my grower is fine flakes. It reminds me of the bran that I use to make bran mash for my horse. That was why I was confused