time to change from chick feed to big chicken feed.. not sure what to get.....

[capstone]

our chicks are 7 weeks old now and growing by leaps and bounds. I still have them in the house since it has been so very hot and my husband doesnt have their coop ready yet.

We have 5 chicks 2 of which are roos. So can someone give me a suggestion on what to switch them to. I looked but my gosh there are so many types. These are not meat birds.. they are pets.

I do take them outside when it is not "melt your skin off your bones" hot outside. I also give them all sorts of treats like, tomatoes from the garden, cucumbers, apples, peaches, pears, green beans, pasta and when we had corn I gave them the cobs when we were done with them and any corn worms I found. They have also had 2 huge tomato worms. Ohh and I have given them lettuce. The only thing they dont like is potatoes.

Thank you in advance.
Jacinta

 

[teach1rusl]

You can switch them to any kind of grower, general flock feed of about 16% protein or so. I usually use Flock Raiser (Purina), but I bought an off brand this most recent trip and can't recall the name - look for a general flock feed - NOT layer feed due to the calcium.

 

[capstone]

Thank you so much. I was sort of confused with the variety. I didnt think they needed a layer feed since the hens are still so young, but still didnt know for sure.