I have four pullets, 2 EEs (one in pic) and 2 white pullets (breed? See pic), that are 13 weeks old now. I have been feeding them organic crumbles 22% chick feed. They went through it fast and I am almost out of the 40# bag I bought them. I doubt I will need a full 40# bag but I don't think the feed store has smaller bags.
They are free ranging now and should be getting plenty of greens and bugs besides the crumbles. If need be, I can start feeding them hard boiled eggs also.
In my research there has been a big discrepancy on when to change over from chick feed to layer feed. So here are my questions:
Thank you in advance!
They are free ranging now and should be getting plenty of greens and bugs besides the crumbles. If need be, I can start feeding them hard boiled eggs also.
In my research there has been a big discrepancy on when to change over from chick feed to layer feed. So here are my questions:
- When is the soonest I can start them on the organic 18% layer pellet feed?
- Will hard boiled eggs help compensate for the protein if I start to switch them to the layer feed? If so, how much do I feed them?
- Or, am I stuck buying another 40# bag of organic crumbles 22% chick feed?