Feeding guinea keets

[OutInTheStiks]

We bought ten guinea keets today. I've been doing some research and have found that guinea keets should have a high protein feed but can eat medicated chick crumbles. What do YOU feed your keets?

 

[robin416]

I don't seem to have the issues with cocci so I start mine on 26% game bird.

It is always possible to add Corrid or Amprol to their feed or waterers if cocci is an issue.

 

[ColbyNTX]

They can eat the chick feed but will grow faster on the higher 26-30% I feed purina game bird startna to my baby guineas, turkeys and pheasants, it is 30%.

 

[lorieMN]

I cant find anything for gamebirds with a higher protien and reasonable priced so mine are eating meat bird feed..

 

[cracking up]

I give mine turkey starter.

 

[OutInTheStiks]

Thanks for the replies. The highest protein I could find at Tractor Supply was 24% Dumor starter. The bag says it is for turkeys, quail, pheasants etc. I bought a 50 lb bag so I guess that's what these keets will be eating for quite a while.

 

[bigdawg]

i buy gamebird starter at the co-op. 26 percent protien. i mix it with chick starter to feed my chicks and feed straight to the keets. chicks dont eat as much and grow much alot faster.

 

[mama2many]

Turkey/duck starter.

 

[RedBugPoultry]

The first week I use the Dumor from Tractor Supply at 24 percent then the following week I switch them to a 28 percent Game Bird Starter. The only reason I feed the Dumor is that it is ground up a little more so they can eat it better. Keets can make it on a lower percent feed but you can really tell the difference in size by even age 4 weeks.

 

[Diannastarr]

great thanks sooo much for all the help , i will follow your recipe

& get my guiena keets some game bird starter,

, we just got 8 pearl keets tonight , hoping they will help alert us to any snakes in our yard ,we just saw a diamond back rattler(( a baby ) snake & dont want any trouble from those snakes

so thanks again

...!!! and wow you have 100 guineas..? geee are they very loud...?