I use Dumor 24% gamebird/Chick grower starter feed for both baby chickens, Guineas, & turkeys.
Yes and no. You can fed chicks the same high protein feed that guineas need. It will not harm the chicks.
Dumor is an acceptable grower feed but does not have the lysine, methionine, niacin or protein levels that keets and poults need for the first 6 weeks of their life. Yes they can survive on it but they will never reach their full potentials.
One reason I have Farmers Helper UltraKibble on had just in case their food is lacking. UltraKibble has lots of essential vitamins, minerals, & has like 26% protein I think. I'll have to look at the bag again.
By not reaching their full potential, their groeth may be stunted. You cannot make up later on what was needed at the start. They are also likely to have shorter life spans. For a lot of people this may not matter since many lose all or nearly all to predators during the first couple of years.
If you have never fed them properly, you have nothing to compare the final results against.
I have a full grown Guinea cock, & they're almost the same size as him already. They're definitely alot heavier, & plump then him for sure. They're 4 months old, will start laying eggs next month, I have six females, & 2 males from the batch I bought.
Normal guineas will not start laying until the spring of the year after they were hatched. At the latitude where you are located your 4 month old guineas should not start laying until next April. It has nothing to do with how old they actually are.
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