adding protein to game feed

[magsrags]

I purchassed the only available game bird feed here locally and it is only 24% protein.
Now what besides adding hard boiled eggs to thediet..... do you folks suggest I start my peeps off when they hatch later this week? I only bought 5 lbs. of this one, as I of course want a higher protein % for my next purchase. I just need time to locate some in the meantime.
TIA

 

[Emilys3guppies]

I would grind up 2 or 3 cups of catfood in your food processor or coffee grinder and mix it into the 5lbs of food.

 

[farrier!]

Check the protein and fat content of the cat food too.
Some is better low.

Between the horses, goats and birds I have become an avid label reader!

 

[magsrags]

Thanks so much! that makes it easy enough.

Do quail peeps like a soft mash the way chickens do once they get eating?

 

[Emilys3guppies]

I just feed mine chick starter crumbles mixed with ground catfood. I use catfood instead of kitten food too, because of the lower fat content.

What do you mean by 'soft mash'? I've never heard this.

 

[magsrags]

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Feed with yogurt or some other liquids mixed in to make it soft. I make my chicks soft foods early on for a treat and they dive right into it. I just wondered if quail liked "soft foods" and if I could serve it up.

 

[farrier!]

Let us know....

 

[JJMR794]

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Feed with yogurt or some other liquids mixed in to make it soft. I make my chicks soft foods early on for a treat and they dive right into it. I just wondered if quail liked "soft foods" and if I could serve it up.

YES THEY WILL EAT SOFT MASH

 

[shelleyd2008]

They'll also waste a lot less if it is a mash. Why do you need to increase the protein if it's already 24%?? I feed my babies 20% and they do fine.

 

[magsrags]

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In other threads people said 27% or more protein so was best? Now I am confused, but that doesn't take much.