Solitary chicken - need advice

[mrs chook]

Hi,

my new girls are 15wks old, when should I change to feeding them layer's pellets

would it be okay to start introducing them now, do you have advice

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

type by Joe aged 10 for 'mrs chook'

[MadMitch]

I think that it is 18 weeks when you change over to layers pellets. I'm sure Egluntine or another helpful person will be along soon to confirm one way or another.

 

I have just asked this same question to the lady I bought my chooks off as mine are 14 weeks, 16 weeks and 18 weeks so I was not sure when to change

[Egluntyne]

They can stay on them till 18 weeks. If you come to the end of the sack a little bit before then, I'd just get the layers pellets.

[mrs chook]

Thanks, that's great I bought a kilo of grower's pellets last saturday when I got them and they drained that like "Ooops, word censored!"ody's business so now I have a small 3kilo bag.

 

I am only used to getting huge sacks of feed, so got caught out a bit luckily we have a feed place close by.

 

I am looking forward to them laying too, may actually get a regular supply of uneaten eggs then

[jomaxsmith]

Don't rush them on to Layer's, buy another sack of Growers if necessary. I went to talk by the expert from our local poultry centre and he said they need what's in Growers to put on weight and bone, if they start laying while on growers it's not a problem but if you start them on it too early it could be a problem for them later in life.

 

My girls were all laying before I swapped mine over and as that was winter they were all over 24weeks old.

 

Jo

[mrs chook]

Thanks I'll keep them on grower's for a while!