What to feed 15 week old chicks not laying yet?

[cjweaver13]

The chickens turn 15 weeks old and I'll need to buy food this week. Should I just get another 50lb bag or grower/starter feed and use it until they're all laying, or switch to a bag of all flock or something and once they start laying put out oyster shells until I get them on a layer feed? Kind of in the limbo perdiod

 

[JDonn127]

That’s what I did….. just found a flock raiser with the highest protein and gave them that. I had no problems

 

[Mamatomany123]

I have chickens ranging from 4 weeks to 2.5 years. I just feed all flock and put out oyster shells for my layers. I think all flock is the easiest way to go anyways because eventually your girls will go through a molt or slow down on laying and won't need layer feed during those times either.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Switch to All Flock/Flock Raiser. Put out oyster shell at the same time (it doesn't go bad), never swap to Layer feed.
Best nutrition at minimum fuss, easiest to add new chickens, of any age, any gender, later - and helps when your current batch begins their adult molt.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Both choices should be fine, depending on the starter/grower you're using - I wouldn't continue with medicated feed if you'd been using that, but most growers and all flock are very comparable as far as nutrition panels. Oyster shell on the side would be appropriate once they're very close to laying or have begun laying. If you'd prefer to switch to layer later on, I would only do so after most of the birds have begun laying.