KarynVA
Crowing
I am thinking about changing over to layer feed and I have a few questions. First, background: I have hens (no rooster) and they have all been laying for about a month. I've been using grower feed and I give them egg shells (free choice) and oyster shell (free choice). They have never laid a soft-shelled egg; their eggs are all perfectly formed and hard. They don't seem to take much of the oyster shell, though. It has been at the same level for weeks. They gobble up the eggshells though.
Question: I've always read that oyster shell (calcium) should be offered free choice and not mixed with feed. So what's the deal with 'layer feed' that has extra calcium?
Question: Since they don't seem to be taking the oyster shell, should I switch to layer feed and give up on the oyster shell (even though their shells don't seem to suffer from not having oyster shell)
Question: Can I stay on regular feed for them and is there any advantage to doing that as opposed to switching to layer?
Thanks for any insights!
Question: I've always read that oyster shell (calcium) should be offered free choice and not mixed with feed. So what's the deal with 'layer feed' that has extra calcium?
Question: Since they don't seem to be taking the oyster shell, should I switch to layer feed and give up on the oyster shell (even though their shells don't seem to suffer from not having oyster shell)
Question: Can I stay on regular feed for them and is there any advantage to doing that as opposed to switching to layer?
Thanks for any insights!