When can I...

[ChickyLove]

safely switch my babies over to "grown up" feed? Right now they are just about four weeks old and I have roughly 15 lbs of chick starter left. I would love to blend my own but am finding it less expensive to have a pre-mix. Is there a particular brand folks use for their juveniles? Wondering when I should introduce grit as well? Thanks so much for your help!

 

[Mahonri]

I change from starter to grower (Purina Flock Raiser) at about 4-5 weeks.
They stay on that until they are 18 weeks and then they go to Layena.

I don't do grit, but I do add oyster shells and a small amount of scratch to my layena/Egg Maker... (whichever is on sale)

 

[Fred's Hens]

Usually, on the back of the feed bag, it gives you this information, with the options.

You can feed your chicks anything, starter, raiser, grower, anything, until the the eggs appear. At that point, their bodies can now handle the extra calcium provided in the layer feeds.

 

[Feeder]

I was also wondering about that thank's for the info.