Browniebird
In the Brooder
I am semi new to chickens. I've had adults for 3 years but just got chicks, and they are old enough now that I know two out of twelve are roosters.
The adults that I had for three years were inhereted. Never had chickens before them.
My MIL was supposed to he helping me learn, and teaching me chicken care, since lives 10 min away and is on our property every day anyway. Supposed to. I'm pretty salty about that one.
Anyway, when she got me originally started, she set me up how she does her own coops. Which means everybody gets layer feed. She also keeps as few roosters as possible and my long term goal is to dual purpose my flock, eat the roosters and old hens. Good thing I like Coq Au Vin. That being said, I've heard that layer feed is hard on roosters. My girls have a dish of oyster shell that they love, so I'm not worried about their calcium intake if I change the food.
Currently I use Layena layer feed, should I change to something else since once my chicks move into the main coop, I'll have 3 roosters?
The adults that I had for three years were inhereted. Never had chickens before them.
My MIL was supposed to he helping me learn, and teaching me chicken care, since lives 10 min away and is on our property every day anyway. Supposed to. I'm pretty salty about that one.
Anyway, when she got me originally started, she set me up how she does her own coops. Which means everybody gets layer feed. She also keeps as few roosters as possible and my long term goal is to dual purpose my flock, eat the roosters and old hens. Good thing I like Coq Au Vin. That being said, I've heard that layer feed is hard on roosters. My girls have a dish of oyster shell that they love, so I'm not worried about their calcium intake if I change the food.
Currently I use Layena layer feed, should I change to something else since once my chicks move into the main coop, I'll have 3 roosters?