Jen I give mine Caliboost twice a week in their water works great! I order it online from Just Birds I get a litter and that goes a long long way it is also like a god sent for egg binding a drop on the beck and things start moving right along
I want to address the feed issue, yes you can feed them lower protein feed and yap they appear to be fine, and you can eat pizza and only pizza everyday and you will appear fine too neither one of you are really fine because you are both lacking in your diets the things needed to live a healthy life, that is the simplest way I can put it, you will have healthier, bigger, better breeders when they are given proper diets.
I want to address the feed issue, yes you can feed them lower protein feed and yap they appear to be fine, and you can eat pizza and only pizza everyday and you will appear fine too neither one of you are really fine because you are both lacking in your diets the things needed to live a healthy life, that is the simplest way I can put it, you will have healthier, bigger, better breeders when they are given proper diets.