mixing 6 week old pullets with laying hens

[ChaosMom]

...I train my chicks to go into a small dog crate that I have insulated a box inside so that they cuddle under that much like under a hen.

It works for me.

I would love to see a pic of that the next time that you have that age of chicks.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

This is a very old thread and much of the info on feeding is pretty much out of date. You can feed old and young birds an all-flock formula that contains little to no calcium, and just keep oyster shell in a separate container. Laying hens will help themselves and non-layers will ignore it. Probably best to start a new thread.

 

[ChaosMom]

This is a very old thread and much of the info on feeding is pretty much out of date. You can feed old and young birds an all-flock formula that contains little to no calcium, and just keep oyster shell in a separate container. Laying hens will help themselves and non-layers will ignore it. Probably best to start a new thread.

A-ha! Bitten by the old-thread bug!

I'd still love to see a pic of that (Mrs. K's new post)