Advice on Feeding

[calichicken]

Crushed and they do not need it till laying...Its calcium to help with egg production...non layers do not need it...

Crushed. Powder is ignored, and is intended for those who mix their own feeds.

Sounds good! We have a while before they are even THINKING about laying an egg! AND that explains why they never bothered with it!

 

[junebuggena]

My flock ranges in age from 6 weeks to 3 years. It just makes life so much simpler to buy one feed for everybody.

 

[calichicken]

How wonderful to see chickens in the living room, LOL! Your girls are beautiful!

LOL...thank you!!! They are actually house chickens They are just starting to go outside for supervised outings...but they live inside! YES...they are spoiled rotten

 

[ChcknNurse]

Question about the protein content of chick feed---

I have noticed recently people commenting that chick feed should be 20-22% protein. I was thinking the chick feed I was seeing was only 17-19%.
1) I want to know a safe way to increase this protein
2) The primary reason for higher protein at this stage (I am assuming its feather growth, as other growth may be satisfied by other %).
I know that I went into the store to compare protein levels after noticing the difference in what I saw here. There was nothing higher than 19% on the shelf--- but I must say that at the time, there was only Non-GMO feed (I don't usually feed medicated, but those were also Non-GMO) & the lower 17-19%.

I will be able to check another store today. But, I would like to know a safe way to increase the protein--
--Perhaps boiled eggs

 

[chickens really]

Dry cat food......

 

[ChcknNurse]

Dry cat food......

I've heard this, but also that it can cause liver damage.

 

[chickens really]

What?....Never heard that....This is only tossed out as a treat high in protein....Not fed daily....They are not Cats...My Birds are gorgeous !.....

 

[ChcknNurse]

What?....Never heard that....This is only tossed out as a treat high in protein....Not fed daily....They are not Cats...My Birds are gorgeous !.....

Yes the protein is beneficial... not sure what in cat food is the problem. But I'm also talking about new chicks. I'll see if I can find the thread.

 

[chickens really]

No need too.....Never fed it to tiny Chicks...Only to my birds molting and in the winter....

 

[junebuggena]

The problem with cat food is that there is a lot of sodium in cat food, which is not good for birds. A cheap and healthy way to boost protein is canned tuna. Fed to adult hens, it will also add omegas to the eggs.