Growers & Ex-bat pellets

[Tallulah]

Hi All

Its been a while but I'm back!!! 99

Just got a little bantam cockerel (8 months) to join my 5 ex-bat girls that I have had for 18 months. The girls are on ex-bat pellets and the little lad is on growers pellets with a bit corn mixed in. I want to integrate the cockerel into the girls large enclosure (more a courtyard size wise) as they are all used to each other now, but obviously dont want to upset digestion with the different foods. My questions are;

1. How long do you keep youngsters on growers pellets?

2. Will it hurt for the chickens to eat each others pellets or should I mix the two pellets together?
(till the lad is able to come off growers pellets that is).

thanks in advance for any help. 17

Tallulah

 

[foxy]

He will be fine eating the ladies feed! 17

 

[chrismahon]

I agree with Foxy, at that age he should be OK but ideally he would stay on growers as it has less calcium because too much could be a problem. We've never had any issues so far with cockerels in with hens eating their food though -how else can you feed them? But our cockerels on their own stay on growers.