What to Feed Chickens

What should you feed your hens?  It's not very straight forward.  I suppose once you know, it's straight forward, but the first time I was at the feed store (City Farmers Nursery) I realized I didn't know what I was supposed to feed them.  I finally bought a few pounds of what Farmer Bill recommended, and by the time I needed more food, I'd forgotten which one I had originally I bought -- so there I was again at the store, trying to figure out what age they were and what I was supposed to feed them.  So here I've made a little chart for you:

Starter
Starter feed is for the baby chicks, up to 8 weeks for chickens you intend to be layers (egg producers, rather than chicks you're raising to eat).

Grower
Grower feed is for the teenage girls, about 8 weeks to the time they start laying (4-5 mos).

Layer
Layer feed is for the ladies who are laying eggs (4 or 5 mos and on).

Scratch, Mealworms, Oyster Shells
These are all treats for the lovely ladies.

I found a great site that sells non-GMO, organic, no soy and no corn feed: Scratch and Peck Feeds

Scratch and Peck Feeds

So what am I feeding my hens?  They are 9 and 11 weeks now, so Grower feed.  I bought organic grower (Kruse brand) from City Farmers Nursery.  But I just ordered some Scratch and Peck online organic, non-GMO, no soy, no corn.