You can also skip out on buying chick food and chick grit. At 15 weeks, your chickens can eat layer (adult) feed, which isn’t cheaper, but at least none of it will go to waste when your chicks ...

Up until this point, your chickens have been chowing down on starter feed and chick grit. At 20 weeks, regardless of whether your chickens are laying or not, you should switch to layer feed ...

Below, I recommend seven high-quality chicken feeds, plus the best chick grit. Some options I've personally fed to my chicks and hens, and all have been rigorously researched.

Grit plays an essential role in helping chickens break down and digest their feed. When your chickens become layers, they graduate to regular grit, which contains larger particles.