Can Laying Hens Eat Grower Feed - When laying hens are eating both feeds, you can stop feeding. Web diets formulated for starting meat chickens are higher in protein (22 percent) to maximize growth, which is not necessary. The lower calcium content in grower feed can lead to. Web laying hens can consume grower feed, but it should not be their primary diet. Web many hens will eat the mixed feed without noticing a difference. Web grower and developer feeds are fed to “adolescent” or growing chickens from about 7 weeks to just before laying, around 17. So my chickens are on purina starter/grower feed and they just started laying eggs.
When laying hens are eating both feeds, you can stop feeding. Web laying hens can consume grower feed, but it should not be their primary diet. Web diets formulated for starting meat chickens are higher in protein (22 percent) to maximize growth, which is not necessary. Web many hens will eat the mixed feed without noticing a difference. The lower calcium content in grower feed can lead to. So my chickens are on purina starter/grower feed and they just started laying eggs. Web grower and developer feeds are fed to “adolescent” or growing chickens from about 7 weeks to just before laying, around 17.