they say on the bag at 8 weeks but i think you would be okay feeding it now, my young buff is about 5 weeks now? and eats about half all flock and half starter-grower by her choice. all flock means what it says, it feeds all the flock. chick starter and all this fancy feed has not been around forever so i do not believe you have to fallow all the rules. keep it simple
Yep, I agree with birdman - jwoo, your chicks might be fine on all flock. I have started 5-wk-olds on it and they did good, and my boyfriend actually feeds new little chicks regular scratch and they've been alright.
corvideaI really can relate..happened to me in Feb..but they weren't the real expensive chicks, but still, it was not fun watching those babies die one after another. I truly hope you are past the worst..if you are giving them electrolytes, can I suggest something? Don't give them the full dose. I found that their little bodies were already in shock as it was, and when I gave then the electrolytes, they would actually get worse. They would just lay there and jerk and twitch until they died. So,now. I only give them just enough that the water looks barely, and I mean barely tinted yellow, the color of the electrolytes. I don't even measure..I just go by how there is just a tint to the water. Just a thought. Good luck, let us know how it is going!
Good point on the elctrolytes. It's nice to know that I've been mixing it correctly for my chicks, too. I don't ever measure, I just guestimate and put a trickle in the water bottle, which is just enough that it looks a bit foggy when mixed in. Still very much clear and white, though. I'd rather err on the side of caution and just give them a taste than too much.
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I thought they were gross, smelly and had mites lol! Now I'm addicted. Well I hope I'll get to meet some of you guys at the fairs if any of you are going. I'm hoping to attend about all of them in the Utah area, I'll be looking forward to it. 
