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5/21/12 at 9:41pm

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I am new to the forum (first post was in the introductory thread) but I have read this thread from start to finish. I think it is amazing what you guys are doing and it is lovely to see the photos of your new little guys. I really felt for everyone that lost an egg or even worse a baby. I have been showing my kids the videos of the babies being born and I just wanted to say thanks for all the stories, the lovely photos and the awesome videos.

I have - 4 children, 1 bearded dragon, 4 hermit crabs, 2 cats (both mixed breeds and both rescues), 3 dogs (1 whippet rescue, 1 whippet ex show and 1 beagle ex show), 4 ducks (1 Runner drake, 2 Runner ducks and 1 Muscovy duck), 12 baby chicks (mixed breeds), 3 bantam silkie crosses, 2 Australorp crosses and 2 mixed breed layer chooks. I love all animals.

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5/21/12 at 10:17pm

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I need a male! LOL Where is little Elvis when I need him LMAO!

4 dogs: Joxer, Delta, ChiAna and Padmae. 37 Peafowl: BS, Charcoal W/E, Silver Pied, White, IB, Peach and Bronze. Emu. Chickens: Silkies, Cochins, Reds and D'Uccle. 3 Ducks. Member of UPA - www.peafowl.org

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5/22/12 at 6:10am

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Originally Posted by Farmerboy16

I looked at the feed label, and the protein is 21% not 28% as I thought. Is that ok at 21%? Thanks for the feed plan, I will do that.

I sent the membranes in the mail today. Hope that I get a pair.

21% is still a bit high.. but should be ok for the first week

lol.. getting a pair is hard (or so it seems).. I have mostly boys!

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I need a male! LOL Where is little Elvis when I need him LMAO!

we need more females here!... so far we only have 1 girl and the rest are boys.. still need to get around to sending in the rest of the DNA tests... maybe when I have the results back I'll have a better boy/girl ratio

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5/22/12 at 9:40am

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You can cut the high protein feed with another feed too, this is what I did.

Feed	Crude Protein	Crude Fat	Crude Fiber	Calcium	Phosphorus	Salt	Lysine	Methionine
Chicken Layer	16.00%	2.70%	4.00%	2.50%	0.40%	0.25%	0.70%	0.20%
Rabbit Pellets	17.00%	1.90%	20.00%	0.90%	0.25%	0.48%
Chick Starter	23.00%	2.00%	4.00%	0.50%	0.50%	0.15%	1.00%	0.30%


Starter Mix	18.67%	2.20%	9.33%	1.30%	0.38%	0.29%	0.85%	0.25%
Feed Mix	16.50%	2.30%	12.00%	1.70%	0.33%	0.36%	0.70%	0.20%

Difference (Starter Mix)	2.33%	0.30%	2.33%	0.08%	0.02%	1.31%	0.25%	0.45%
Difference (Feed Mix)	0.50%	0.30%	1.00%	0.55%	0.33%	0.29%	0.14%	0.16%

Mazuri Ratite Starter	21.00%	2.50%	7.00%	1.22%	0.40%	1.60%	1.10%	0.70%
Mazuri Emu Feed	17.00%	2.00%	11.00%	1.15%	0.65%	0.65%	0.84%	0.36%

You could possibly get some reptile supplement powder to mix in as well if the calcium is too low, and those are often packed with other vitamins as well.