Can i raise chicks just with grains?

[gregory991]

I have had some chicks grow up totally on forage like what is in your picture.  The reason is that the mom was very shy, and the chicks also were shy and did not want to compete with the feeders, and just wanted to stay away from the others, except at roost time.  They grew up normally and healthy, and since they were both boys, we butchered them, and found the organs were healthy, and the birds had good weight on them.

Oh really good to feel that, anyway today i bought some chick starter.

 

[JanetMarie]

Oh really good to feel that, anyway today i bought some chick starter.

That will be good to have it available to them.

 

[gregory991]

That will be good to have it available to them.

But i have a problem i dont know how much to feed to them a day?
Any advice?

 

[Stephine]

That does not state what the protein percentage is.  It merely states that there are 23 grams of protein in a serving.  My bag of BOSS states that the crude protein is 14%.  When looking at nutrient break down of items, the protein % does not correlate with the grams of protein.  

It says 23.4g per 100g, which effectively makes it %. I bet the difference is explained by shelled (23.4%) versus BOSS with shell (14%). Plus there might be natural variations.

 

[gregory991]

It says 23.4g per 100g, which effectively makes it %. I bet the difference is explained by shelled (23.4%) versus BOSS with shell (14%). Plus there might be natural variations.

Thankyou for your advice!

 

[gregory991]

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Oh you're right in the middle of all this research .there's a lot going on in Europe. a lot going on in the Netherlands .lot of interest in creating supplements for folks who are in Europe feeding grains. supplements to enrich the diet so that the chickens grow better. take a look around on the net and see. there's some big seminars have been held in the last couple of years worldwide seminars in Europe. there's some great companies that have fine supplements Which don't export to the United States . it's just for Europe . so take a look around .
Try looking up a company called Biomin. I think they're in the Netherlands.
Best,
Karen

I bought some from a belgium company named verselle-laga its chick starter & grower

 

[JanetMarie]

But i have a problem i dont know how much to feed to them a day?
Any advice?

Have a feeding dish with it available at all times. The same for adult chickens. They will eat as much as they need. If you find that they are billing the food out too much, you can take the dish away for a day, so they clean up the spilled food.

 

[gregory991]

Have a feeding dish with it available at all times.  The same for adult chickens.  They will eat as much as they need.  If you find that they are billing the food out too much, you can take the dish away for a day, so they clean up the spilled food.

Thankyou very much!