what should you feed your flock at nine weeks of age

[ruffeled feathers]

i need to know what to feed my flock of 7 hens and 1 rooster at nine weeks of age by today so i can buy more feed

 

[Omran]

Quote:
keep them on starter grow till they are about 15 weeks old

 

[NYREDS]

Must be a lot of birds are maturing now-there are several threads asking basically the same thing. Here's how I replied elsewhere.


I solved the "what to feed" problem several years ago after visiting one of the best Black Rosecomb breeders in the country. All of his birds were in beautiful condition & I asked him what he fed.
He told me he only used one feed, a high protein game bird grower. Said he fed that to chicks & adult birds alike.
I switched to this method & it has worked out very well. The birds grow well, feather quickly & stay in good condition longer. Feather quality is improved & they lay & hatch well on this feed.
I am using a 22% protein Blue Seal product called Chick n Game Bird Starter Grower. I suspect other manufacturers make similar products.
A bonus is that when I'm away at a show for the weekend I don't have to give my wife a list of who gets fed what-there's only one feed. Really simplifies things. Don't have to decide when to switch feed. Don't have to decide if I should buy another bag of Starter of switch to Grower-no decisions to make.
Works real well for me.

 

[speckledhen]

When mine are past baby stage, I am now starting to use the Game Bird Flight Conditioner, which is a grower feed of 20% protein made for 6-16 weeks, especially when I have to integrate grown hens with teenagers. That way, the kids do not get too much calcium. I like the "one feed method" that NYReds uses. You could also use Flock Raiser, though it is vegetarian and I prefer mine to have animal protein.