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Hey hi I need suggestions that how can I make starter feed for quails at home for some reason I couldn’t get the starter feed I ordered online but it takes 3 to 4 days more to come up what should I give to them I was thinking 100g bread is 10% protein and 100g rabbit food is 10% protein plus...

Hello:) I have read all the forums on how to increase Japanese quail protein but still would like some extra clarification. They are 9 weeks old and have not started laying yet. I have quail food from Garvo (European brand?) for quails, but it only contains 13% protein, even though its for...

I have 5 duckling, ages 8-10 weeks old. Can I switch them to grower/finisher or keep them on grower? Thanks!

do my hens really need grit and oyster shells? if so would y'all mind recommending some brands for me? and also feel free to list some things you wish someone would've told you when you first got chickens. i'm a new owner and i want to give my girls lots of activities to do and keep them...

Hello I am trying to prepare for my ducklings(6) coming soon and I am having difficulty deciding what food to get them, I wanted to get mazuri waterfowl starter, and maintenance feed. I know its a tad expensive but I was concerned if 25 lbs would be enough for 6 ducklings and how long I should...

Hello everyone! I'm new to raising chickens as well as this website and forum. I have 11 chickens: 9 Golden Comets and 2 Asian Black chickens. (I originally had 12, but unfortunately lost one a few weeks ago). I bought them at my local Tractor Supply about 6 weeks ago, and just moved them...

I got the wrong starter (store has a no return policy now) Medicated New unopened 50 pound 21% protein (see label pic) Orig $18 -- offered for $12 - you pickup- I can wheel it to your car available for pickup in Mesa AZ 85201

Hi! I currently have 2 chicks who will be 6 weeks next Monday! It goes so fast! What kind of growers feed do you recommend? I've seen medicated ones and was debating on them but any help is appreciated. (Picture of Nugget attached for fun!) Thanks in advanced.

Hi! New to this site. Planning on gettting three chickens for my backyard. But I have a apple tree that drops A LOT of apples. Not sure the type of apple (medium size, green, sour) Will my chickens eat them? And is it bad if they do eat a lot of them (poison in seeds)? Thanks!

I’ve read some things about preventing angel wings by making sure ducklings are fed the correct amount of protein. I just pour feed into the bowl and let mine eat as they please. They’re a little over a week old. Am I suppose to feed them only a certain amount? Right now they’re eating crumbles...

My family and I just got 15 chicks, they are now 3 days old, we got 6 of them from a local feed store and the other 9 from a different store. We had chickens when I was younger, now that I am older I have taken charge of raising them as my own. I am really excited and want to learn the best way...

I'm planning on getting two ducks and a goose soon, I can't decide what to feed them since I can't get any waterfowl feed near me (other than 5 pound bags but that is too expensive), mazuri is what I want to ideally feed them but the cost is hard to afford, so I'll probably have to do chicken...

I have 3 two week old pygmys. Mom only nursed the two bigger ones. The runt is being bottle fed. It looks like after two weeks she has pretty much weened the females as they are eating alfalfa. I never see her nurse them only walk away when they try to nurse. She maybe nursing at night but...we...

One of my Boer does is a yearling (born November 2018) and she’s just so small for her age. She’s a normal height, very long body and nicely built, and at fair, we were told she was built very well, with a nice long body and neck, but simple too small. She has no depth, little width, and I just...

So I've gathered that my duck feed is eaten more by wild birds than the ducks! I keep the ducks' food and water in their coop but I leave the door open so they can enter and exit to eat and drink throughout the day, however, this means that the wild birds that come to my backyard do the exact...

Hello, I recently decided to buy some DE food grade for my flock of 3 hens and put a cup of it into 5 lbs of their feed. This is about a third of a pound of DE or 7% of the feed. But I recently stumbled upon a couple articles saying you just need 1 cup for 50lbs! So my question is, is it ok if I...

Can you feed chickens organicly grown fruits and veggies from the garden and farm raised meal worms for protein?

I read that feeding chickens wheat grass is good for them and good for humans also. I had a 50lb bag of cleaned wheat and mixed it with my feed, now I think it's grown. I just wanted to know if this is wheatgrass. It looks the same when I search it, but I wanted more opinions just to make sure...

Hello all, Just checking in on what you guys have found your chicks love, especially fruits, veg, grains, herbs...anything that can be relatively inexpensive and/or even better: grown in my backyard!!! 🍅 🌽 🌶🥒🍎🥬🍓🍍🍏🍌🥕🍒🥭🍈

We currently have chickens (8), turkeys (2), ducks (4) and quail (lots!). Although it's the dead of winter here in Illinois this time of year, Spring is not very far off. We will be prepping the garden in late March and starting to plant in mid/late April. We like to grow all sorts of...