Re: Switching from growers to layers

"Krys Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >sorry - I meant the plants not feed
>
> Oh the plants.... Why they wouldn't be suitable here? We live on the
> side of the Aeron Valley rich vegetation & broad leaf woodland. Clay
> soil, rich in nutrients. Grain crops were grown on this farm till about
> 50 years ago when dairy cattle took over. It's in our large flat
> farmyard that things get rather boggy, in the other parts of the
> property the water runs off down the hill, in the ditches for the most
> part & into the stream at the bottom which in turn runs into the Aeron.
> There are a few large estates in this valley who grow these plant/grass
> mixes for their pheasants etc.

too late just now to go into the rest
which I will get back to
but to answer this which is separate
probably
1- too wet
2 - too cold
3- too acid
>
> It's a shame that we took to being pedantic about the exact age when
> layers should be given.
not really
the birds asked about were very specific  - a recently produced commercial
hybrid - not an old pure breed
They will come into lay almost what ever you do so delayed maturity etc has
a much lesser place here - so the changing over before maturity which seems
to be the general recommendation of all modern researched feeds would be Now
for this instance

An explanation about poultry nutrition would
> have been helpful,
it does not exist - it depends on the birds; their breeding; their location
; their husbandry ; their future uses; thier past; whats available

I tried to give the advice I felt fitted the situation that was present
As I say most questions are answered by IT DEPENDS


it wouldn't have needed to be in minute detail. I
> can't see that it would have been that difficult to write an informative
> post off the top of your head.
IT DEPENDS - on the situation is the main reason
A post that would answer all you are suggesting would not be a five or ten
minute mail
not to cover all the bases
And as we do not know who is lurking who may misinterpret information its
better to answer the situation in hand if possible

and it not being a quarter to 11 at night
or answering the phone etc while answering posts

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> Regards
>
>
> Krys
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