Roo feed?

[Ksane]

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The A? What do you mean by A?
Chris

Alfalfa?​

The vet told me it's a great source of fiber and is something that can be given to them as often as you want for them to pick at.

 

[<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3]

Thanks sorry for the mix up

 

[chicknmania]

You shouldn't feed them layer exclusively. It has too much calcium in it for the roosters! If you mix it with cracked corn though the roosters usually prefer and pick out the corn or whatever grains you give them; at least ours do. We don't feed layer at all though except sometimes in the winter maybe. Ours free range and we give them a mix of grains seeds and corn. Not all feed stores sell the Flock Raiser stuff.

 

[<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3]

I thought corn made them fat.

My flock gets Mix treats (yogurt, bread, random stuff) fruit treats, scratch, layer food, egg shells, and grit.

 

[BWchicken]

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Same here. Flockraiser type feed and oyster shell free-choice on the side.

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I have a fantastic rooster so I don't want to chance even potentially harming him.
I also like that FlockRaiser has higher protein (20%) than most layer feed.

 

[chicknmania]

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I thought corn made them fat.

My flock gets Mix treats (yogurt, bread, random stuff) fruit treats, scratch, layer food, egg shells, and grit.

Anything will make them fat if you feed too much of it, including scratch. Corn does help them stay warm in the winter.

Our flock free ranges so we don't really have a problem with them getting too fat, except a couple who are really lazy and never
run around much. We don't have any flock raiser type feed available to us here that I've seen; wish we did!​

 

[<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3]

Will my hens eat the shells?

Their banties? Thanks when I finish up this bag of food then I'll swich to flock raiser.