Switching from chick starter to layena

[Slotred]

My girls have been on chick starter since birth, but now it's time for them to start laying, so can I mix Layena with the rest of my starter, or should I dump the starter and go with pure Layena?
Thanks.

 

[mrslb333]

I usually mix it for a while to get them used to the new food

 

[Ole rooster]

That's the same thing I did. With the starter/grower I had about 3 inches in the feeder and put 2 big scoops of the layer on top. That way if sorta filtered down and wasn't an abrupt change. It seems to have worked. They all are digging in.

 

[Slotred]

Good advice. Thank you very much.

 

[marlowmanor]

What age do you start chickens on layer feed? Mine are 13 weeks old right now.

 

[Ole rooster]

I waited till they started laying. My feed store said they needed the starter/grower till then.

 

[marlowmanor]

Thank you. I know I've heard 19-20 weeks is usual laying time frame. I didn't want to buy another bag og starter feed when they were geting close to laying age then have to have both starter and layer around at the same time. I know my RIRs should lay first and me EEs will take longer to lay. We don't go through food quickly with the 8 chickens we have. I was thinking of buying layer food when we get food again (in another month likely).