right feed for the right age?

[amyjoy]

so, my friend went to the feed store and picked up some feed for me today. i thought chickens were supposed to stay on grower/developer until they started laying. the bag of organic feed she dropped off says, 'for pullets 6-12 weeks'. i'm confused! are my girls and two possible dudes going to get what they need from this grower feed or do i need to make a trip back to the feed store. i don't think they carry an organic developer. i thought feeding chickens would be simple! oy vey!

 

[amyjoy]

my flock is 12 weeks old, btw.

 

[Den in Penn]

If its a grower feed and not a layer you can use it. The protein may be higher than what that feed company recommends for the 12 to laying pullets, but not everyone feeds the same.

 

[RonC]

Should be ok as long as it's not a layer like Den said. Purina recommends keeping layers on the starter till they start laying or 18 weeks. Meat birds on the grower from the start.