SoCalClucker
Chirping
- Jun 21, 2017
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I've always given the layers calcium separately, as oyster shell. I hope it's just one of those things that a chick knows not to help themselves to too much oyster shell, since it isn't hidden in their feed I also wonder, in case of fully free ranged or "wild," don't chicks eat the same things the layers do? Maybe a bit more protein since Mama gives them more choice bits, but otherwise just whatever they can find? So how different should their feed really be, aside from being textured fine enough to fit into their tiny beaks and the nutrition to support their massive growth?