what age to switch from starter to grower to layer

[neVar]

well as the title says- i got 50lbs of each. my polish and houdan are on grower. the lil chick silkie (who is older then she looks she's my runt) hs been on starter. she's 6 weeks can she move over to the grower too?

 

[Judy]

6 or 8 weeks is the usual age to switch from starter to grower, from what I've read. Around here, there is only one feed, starter/grower, for chicks up to laying age. Just be sure you don't feed layer til they are either laying or about to lay (red comb, etc.)

 

[Happy Chooks]

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There is also Flock Raiser, which can be fed to all ages - layers down to baby chicks.

 

[neVar]

well they are all six weeks plus- so i'm mixing grower in with teh starter. mostly just giving the starter as little pippa s still SO small size wise the crumble size is huge for her on the grower! (nd well i've got like 20kg left of the starter LOL)

Pippa at almost 7 weeks

 

[chicken_noob]

Same here, heard 6-8wks. But since pippa is small and from your other post could use protein, I have in the past made a lil tray of plain yogurt..they didn't care for it so I took their food crumbs and even crushed more for them and put it in the yogurt and they gobbled it up. Just my 2cents.

 

[neVar]

been giving lots of treats- they get yogourt every few days, some left over cooked eggs, and lots of bugs- she's really (crap "HE") has really blossomed over the last 2 weeks lots of feather growth- no more bald spots!