- Mar 2, 2009
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I’ve had chickens for many years but always got pullets. This spring i got two-day olds. My girls are now 5 months old, and seem to be clueless about eating bugs and normal things that all my other girls always ate…lettuce, worms, grubs, melon. They do love mealworms. Their coop is directly connected to a very large predator-proofed pen, filled with weeds which aren’t being eaten. Are they too young? I assumed foraging was an automatic instinct with them!
And do I wait till the first egg before switching to layer feed? They’re still on starter feed. Since they won’t all start laying at the same time, will it be harmful to the other girls to eat the layer feed?
Thanks!
And do I wait till the first egg before switching to layer feed? They’re still on starter feed. Since they won’t all start laying at the same time, will it be harmful to the other girls to eat the layer feed?
Thanks!