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  1. Greystone farm

    Feed

    Hey there! I read an article a while ago about feeding laying hens grower feed with oyster shells/eggshells on the side instead of layer crumble because layer feed lacks the animal proteins needed for chickens to thrive as well as all-around diversity. I read that laying hens do best on 20%...
  2. ebisu

    What to feed quails of mixed ages, sexes and laying? Tractor Supply ed.

    We have coturnix quails. We'll be introducing the new quails to our outdoor run/coop as soon as they're old enough (right now they're 5 weeks old) and since they'll eventually be sharing the same food with the older quails, I'm wondering what they can ALL eat? The only feed store near me is...
    • ebisu
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    • chicks coturnix feed mixed protein quail advice
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  3. Jaimes09

    Dumor chick starter/grower

    How long do i give them this for? I was wondering if i can give it to them till they’re able to eat layer feed. Should i manage how much my 3 day old chicks eat? Or do i just let them eat however much they want?
  4. Lucy_Dobinson

    Moving Pullet From Growers to Layer Feed

    Hey all! I have a bit a of a dilemma.. I currently have a 22 week old Silkie pullet in my chick/grower area with two 11 week old Araucana chicks all eating grower pellets, they get along well. I then have my main flock of 8 older girls on layer pellets. In the last week my Silkie has been...
  5. R

    Pullets - Winter

    I have 6 pullets (2 Barred Rock, 2 Rhode Island’s, 1 Welsummer, 1 Americauna) that are about 4 months old. They will be 5 months in the middle of November. I’m in Northern California. Will they start laying, or do you think they won’t lay all winter and will start in the spring? When should I...
  6. 0

    Possible niacin deficiency

    One of my ducks, Yoda, was niacin deficient as a duckling. We quickly corrected it with niacin rich foods and adding a niacin supplement to their food. She started laying a couple weeks ago and is now exhibiting signs of a niacin deficiency once more (turned in feet). Nothing in their diet has...
    • 0iseau
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    • deficient duck feed help niacin
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. ebisu

    How do you offer oyster shells to quail?

    We have 11 coturnix quails that all live together: 2 boys, the rest females. The 2 boys and 1 girl are our first quails and could be 4-5 months old. We got 8 more after who might be 14 weeks old. My parents feed them Purina 30% Protein Starter Gamebird and Turkey Feed and don't want to buy...
    • ebisu
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    • adult advice calcium egg feed health laying oyster shell quail quail advice
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Quail
  8. Shadrach

    Do your hens go off their usual feed when they moult?

    For a great many chicken health topics we get our information from research done by or with the chicken egg and meat producing companies. Most of the hens I know of that go through a particularly heavy moult do so in their second year and most battery hens are killed at this age because egg...
  9. EmmaGRS

    What should I feed my Mandarin ducks?

    Hello! I’m getting a pair of mandarins this week, I’m super excited as this has been a goal of mine for a couple years l. I’ve done some research, I’ve seen people use all flock, which is what I use for my ducks and chickens, and incorporate other bird seed and mealworms. I also heard Mazuri has...
  10. EmmaGRS

    What should I feels my mandarin ducks?

    Hello! I’m getting a pair of mandarins this week, I’m super excited as this has been a goal of mine for a couple years l. I’ve done some research, I’ve seen people use all flock, which is what I use for my ducks and chickens, and incorporate other bird seed and mealworms. I also heard Mazuri has...
    • EmmaGRS
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    • duck feed feed advice mandarin mandarin duck
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. RyanMileFour

    Ryan @ Mile Four's introduction

    Hey all! My name is Ryan and I am the Marketing Manager for Mile Four, an organic, subscription-based chicken feed company. I manage the social media, write all the blogs, do all the technical marketing things that are too boring to explain and much more! I wanted to join the community to...
  12. TundraFang

    How much food for crossbeak?

    I have a crossbeak/scissor beak EE and she's been eating mash for a while. She has stopped gaining weight and is less than 1/4 the size of her siblings. I've began tube feeding her 20ml twice a day. Is this enough? She isn't able to eat anything so the only food she gets is from tube feeding...
  13. W

    What to do with accidental Sorghum

    I had some maize type plants spring up over the last two months and now they've matured I've identified as Sorghum. I can only imagine this has come from the chicken feed fertilised with a bit of poop and loving the conditions. I was hoping I would get ears of corn but alas. What should I do...
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    A Thought: Chickens Eating Too Much

    I’ve been wondering for a while, and thought I’d ask: Is it possible for chickens to eat too much? My hens free range and normally forage and eat feed every so often. However, the last week they have been staying in their run (even though their large run door is open to free range) and eating...
    • 624444
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    • aggressive behavior eat alot feed feed consumption mating problem mating ratio mating rough over feeding roo behavior rooster
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  15. Crazy Maizie

    Does your feed have grit included in the list of ingredients?

    In another discussion it was brought to my attention that some feed has grit as an ingredient. I'm curious as to which feeds include "insoluble grit" as an ingredient. If your feed lists grit as an ingredient please post the brand. Thanks!
  16. TheBirdBabe

    Upping my chicken's protein

    What brand of crumbles can I buy that has a higher protein percentage than the current 16% I'm feeding? I typically feed DuMOR but I'm not seeing anything higher than 16% (currently browsing online). I KNOW I've seen a higher percentage at my local TSC, but I can't remember the brand. What...
  17. V

    Fave Layer Chick Grit…GO!

    I’ve checked the threads and have seen great advice for why to use grit, advice on baby chick grit, how to use grit but didn’t see much on actual Holy Grail products for our layers. I’m new to this backyard chicken world and I’d rather go based off of experience to keep my chicks safe, happy...
  18. Showbiz

    Layer feed, crumble or pellets?

    Hi, I have been feeding my pullets corn free grower feed(New Country Organics.) I read that around 18 weeks, I should be switching to a different kind of feed. Is layer, crumble or pellet best? Opinions on corn in feed for chickens? Should I be feeding them crushed egg shells? Any good brand...
  19. S

    Injured Baby chick wont eat

    I have some wild chickens that I have been feeding for a few years and I rescued a one month old baby chick that had been attacked by another hen, its has an injured limp leg. I have been feeding it a little bit of raw scrambled egg in a syringe but it wont eat much and is refusing to eat or...
  20. Kkaysue

    Stores Not Stocking Food

    Ahhh!! This is mostly just a complaint but we are new to chickens and to Alaska so I couldn’t tell you if this is an Alaskan thing or a chicken thing (so maybe someone else can tell me) but within the last two weeks, all the chicken feed has been disappearing from stores and I didn’t think...
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