James H Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 We have 20 week old pekin bantams , they have stopped eating their chick crumbs and are now on mixed corn and I was wondering when should we start giving them layers pellets. they are not expected to lay eggs until January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisHapp Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I don't think they should be on mixed corn entirely, tbh, James. I think they should be on growers pellets until they lay their first egg and then switch them to layers. HTH MH x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocobo Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 not just corn, itr doesn't have all the minerals needed for a healthy chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Hi James I am a little unsure by what you mean. Do you have some 20week old bantams or 20 x Week Old Bantams It normally work out at about Chick Crumb 0-5 weeks Growers - 5-16 weeks Layers 16 weeks onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 I have "Pekin bantams" that are "20 Weeks old"- 21 weeks now Sorry for the confusion, so everyone, should i give them just growers pellets, or a mixture of growers pellets and mixed corn??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hi james, The mixed corn should only be given as a treat late in the day - I give my girls theirs to get them into the run for the night at about 7pm. The rest of the time they should be eating the pellets. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Hi everyone, today I am going to get some layers pellets now the bantams are 21 weeks old i thionk this is right.... and................... 200 POSTS yaaaaaaaaaaaay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Everyone has their own view on what to feed their chooks which is fair enough! Each to their own I say... Most farmers only feed their chooks a modest amount of mixed corn. They get the rest of their nutrients from the free ranging. And they occasionally get some food s"Ooops, word censored!"s from the kitchen as well! Technicaly speaking they should be on chick crumbs from birth, then move over to growers pellets at about a month and on to layers at about 18-20 weeks. If you are going to feed chickens mixed corn it should be done as a treat on a ad-lib basis as the chickens prefer the corn which does not provide all the vitimins and minerels for a healthy development/life. Feeding too much layers pellets too early can cause major problems to chickens. Personally I fed my chooks chick crumbs until about a month, then I started letting them free range supervised, whilst suplementing that with small amounts of mixed corn and layers pellets, (none of my local stockists keep growers pellets). I then increased the amount of layers pellets they get when they came into lay. I hope this helps anyone who's unsure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
