food advice

  1. D

    Have you ever fed your ducks Honey Dew before?

    I want to give it to my duck as a tasty treat, but I’m worried it might not actually be safe. I’ve read articles saying it’s safe, but many articles say it’s safe to eat grapes and some other foods for certain animals when it can actually be rather dangerous. It isn’t a well known fact, but some...
  2. H

    Integrating pullets, how to feed??

    I am planning on removing the dog crate within four run, and fully integrating our 13wk pullets with our layers very soon. My only unknown is, how do I manage the food? I’ve read that layer feed isn’t good for pullets until at least 18 weeks, so do I do a 50/50 combo of starter crumbles, and...
  3. P

    Have two different ages of chickens in the same coop how do I feed

    I have two different ages of chickens in one coop, one about to turn 4 months and one about to turn 3 months. I know I need to feed the 4 month old chickens calcium or they start taking calcium out of their bones, but then I heard that if you feed chickens too early calcium they may have kidney...
  4. Greystone farm

    Fermented feed smells weird

    So I tried fermenting some grower feed for my chickens. It’s been a few days and I opened the lid to check on it to find that it smells very strongly, almost like cheese. It kind of smells like vomit. I’ve read that this means I should toss it, but the feed itself doesn’t look rancid or moldy to...
  5. U

    Egg food safety, food poisoning

    Hey all! I am a little perplexed about this situation so wanted to see if anyone’s had a similar experience! My neighbor has been buying eggs from me for a few weeks. Yesterday she comes over and says she ate two of my eggs and then broke out in a rash/hives and had to go to the doctor. They put...
  6. K

    When can I introduce non-crumble foods.

    Hey there! I have 3 week old chicks and I was wondering when I can start giving them other foods like oregano for instance. I ask because I made a dust bath for them in their brooder (charcoal, play sand, a little dirt from outside) and they immediately started to eat it! I sit with them for...
  7. the_kitchen__drawer

    How to Feed Mixed Flock

    Alright, I’m confused, for a flock with both chicken hens and female ducks, you’d feed all flock, yes? Would they need continual extra niacin? would it be bad for the chickens to add duck feed? What should I be doing? Also, can ducks have the supplemental layer feed? thank you in advance!
  8. C

    Is it okay to feed four week old button quail complete crumble?

    Hi, I currently have 14 button quail that are on a starter crumble with 24% protein with added egg yolk powder and dried black soldier larvae for additional protein But I will run out on my starter food in a week maybe a week and a half. I understand there should be transition time when it...
    • Coconut233
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  9. C

    Button Quail Food

    Hi everyone! Im trying to look for some food advice. so far my button quail are 13days old. they are on the Manna Pro Gamebird and Showbird Starter Grower, 24% Protein, and i understand they could stay on this diet for up to 6-8 weeks. I also add some quail yolk in the food for extra protein...
    • Coconut233
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    • button quail food advice
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  10. Wordstoyourface

    What do i feed my mixed age flock?

    Hi! I have around 30 chickiens,chickens, from 12 weeks to 25 weeks. I've noticed my younger ones are very thin. Everyone is active and eating. They all get along,I have cameras and check in periodically throughout the day while I'm at work. My layers are laying fine. I have 1 roo,and potentially...
  11. Morgan Singh

    Should I change the food my chickens eat?

    Ever since I got my chickens I have been feeding them the same food ( pic below shows it ). They are around 2-3 months old now, should I change there food? ( If I should anyone got any recommendations? )
  12. M

    Recommendations for Chukar Partridge Feed?

    Due to a possible infection caused by the dried game bird feed, I'm looking for any suggestions or recommendations on what to feed my adult Chukar Partridges. Are there any brands of game bird feed that is the gold standard? What percent of protein is typically ideal for adult partridges...
  13. H

    Last transition off medicated feed, is this bad?

    Hi BYC! We have three poullettes/hens we got from chicks and started them on medicated feed. The feed store where we got them as chicks told us to only switch to grower when we reached a quarter of the medicated feed bag left. Now almost 12-13 weeks later, I'm seeing that that may be a tad...
  14. MetroMutt

    Good food brands on Chewy??

    Ok was wondering if anyone had good food suggestions that we can buy on Chewy, we currently use the dumor brand but we dont like supporting tractor supply and its a bit far from us since we are in a suburban area/the only one with any type of "farm" animal in atleast 10-20 miles. We are...
  15. AmberNate

    Coop Setup? Food, shavings..etc.

    Hi everyone! I'm a brandy new chicken mama and have 4 eight week old Easter eggers. They're still in their brooder and we will be moving them to their coop in the next couple weeks. They have a small attached outdoor run, and then a ramp into their indoor coop. They run is on dirt/weeds. Here...
  16. R

    Beans

    My teenager is managing our backyard chickens and doing a great job. But he's being overprotective (imo) in what he's willing to feed them. It comes from a good place in that he's concerned that they not eat anything that will harm them. So my question is: I've read that cooked beans are OK...
  17. J

    What to feed

    Hi, I just got 4 ducklings. Currently they are on Blue Seal Home Fresh Multi Flock chick n’ game bird starter/grower (the green bag) and I did ask the person selling if niacin levels were good and she said yes. But me being me I want to make sure. I also do plan on letting them be outside as...
  18. Ducklover875

    Duck

    Hello! I recently bought a duckling I’ve had it for about a week now it’s drinking more water then eating is that normal? Should I be worried? Pls help :((
  19. Jazzychilli

    G’day from Australia 🇦🇺

    G’day I am new to this group. And I’m really looking forward to learning more about chickens I grew up on a chicken farm in Canada but don’t remember a great deal about them - and then moved to Australia 🇦🇺 18 years ago. A few months ago I bought two Australops Meet Jazzy and Chiilli They...
  20. S

    I need supplement duckling food

    So today I went out of town, and our family recently adopted 3 day old khaki Campbell’s. They are now a week and a half old, and we had to take them out of town with us as no one could take care of them. Unfortunately, we underestimated their food consumption, and we are running low on their...
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