I feed my chicks chick starter until they are ready to go in with the flock. Then they get to learn to eat flock raiser like all the big chickens. Also The protein in flock is 21% verses 16 for layer.
Please tell what might you consider "real standard bred chickens" ??
I guess things like my BLRB, B Fav or LF Salmon Foverolles. All show quality don't count OR the fact that the Cock bird on the logo for the Faverolles Fanciers of America is MY bird. yeah none of us have anything any good.