At first I was paying $20 per bag for Purina Game Bird Starter but found it a Game Bird Starter for around $13.50 at a feed mill/store about 30 minutes from me. The Purina Flock feed is $18 per bag.
Ok, thanks. The feed store I use doesn't have a flock raiser product, so I checked Tractor Supply and they have the Purina Flock Raiser Crumbles. I think its about $4 per bag more expensive than the game bird starter I am currently feeding but I can live with that.
I will stay away from the chicken feeds for sure then. Would it be ok to keep them on the 30% game bird starter then?
I just moved the turkeys from their 10x20 pen to a 3/4 acre fenced pasture. They are loving the grass and the space.
Hi, thanks for responding. I was thinking it might be best to slow their growth a bit. I have read that these broad breasted birds can get way too heavy for their legs pretty quickly.
I have 8 Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys that I started on Purina Game Bird Starter (30% protein). They are 8 weeks old now and I think I need to transition them to a grower or conditioner diet between 20 and 24% protein. I can't find anything like this around me. My feed store is suggesting I...