Change in plumage

[Tagadi Kukk]

Hi!

Why is the plumage of one of my quail fluffy or spiky? Before, it was normal like the other. Both acting, eating and laying eggs normaly.

 

[007Sean]

That's usually caused by nutritional issues. What are you feeding them?

 

[Tagadi Kukk]

That's usually caused by nutritional issues. What are you feeding them?

Its a translation from Estonian

Crude protein: 20.00 % ME, MJ: 11.67 Crude fat: 4.50 % Calcium: 10.00 g Crude fiber: 3.80 % Phosphorus: 7.00 g Crude ash: 6.72 % Sodium: 1.60 g Threonine: 8.00 g Methionine: 4.90 g NaCl: 3.35 g Lysine: 12.00 g

INGREDIENTS: wheat 35.41%, HiPro soybean meal (GMO) 22.55%, barley 20.00%, oats 10.0%, potato protein 2.75%, rapeseed oil 2.62%, wheat bran 2.20%, MCP 1.52%, lime flour 1.33%, chick premix 0.50%, L-lysine sulfate 0.32%, soda ash 0.23%, DL-methionine 0.20%, salt 0.18%, acidifier (Pro Phorce Dry) 0.16%, L-threonine 0.06%

FEED ADDITIVES: Vitamins: Vitamin A (3a672a) – 10,000 IU/kg, vitamin D-3 (3a671) – 2,000 IU/kg, vitamin E (3a700 all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acet.) – 30.77 mg/kg, vitamin B-2(3a) – 5.0 mg/kg, vitamin B-6 (3a831) – 5.0 mg/kg vitamin K-3 (3a711) – 2.0 mg/kg, vitamin B-1 (3a821) – 2.0 mg/kg, vitamin B12 (3a) – 0.01 mg/kg

Trace elements: Mn (3b502 manganese oxide) – 60.0mg/kg, Zn (3b603 zinc oxide) – 60.0mg/kg, Fe (3b103 iron(II) sulphate) – 60.0mg/kg, Cu (3b405 copper(II) sulphate ) – 5.0 mg/kg, I (3a202 calcium iodate) – 1.0 mg/kg, Se (3b801 sodium selenite) – 0.2mg/kg,

 

[007Sean]

Its a translation from Estonian

Crude protein: 20.00 % ME, MJ: 11.67 Crude fat: 4.50 % Calcium: 10.00 g Crude fiber: 3.80 % Phosphorus: 7.00 g Crude ash: 6.72 % Sodium: 1.60 g Threonine: 8.00 g Methionine: 4.90 g NaCl: 3.35 g Lysine: 12.00 g

INGREDIENTS: wheat 35.41%, HiPro soybean meal (GMO) 22.55%, barley 20.00%, oats 10.0%, potato protein 2.75%, rapeseed oil 2.62%, wheat bran 2.20%, MCP 1.52%, lime flour 1.33%, chick premix 0.50%, L-lysine sulfate 0.32%, soda ash 0.23%, DL-methionine 0.20%, salt 0.18%, acidifier (Pro Phorce Dry) 0.16%, L-threonine 0.06%

FEED ADDITIVES: Vitamins: Vitamin A (3a672a) – 10,000 IU/kg, vitamin D-3 (3a671) – 2,000 IU/kg, vitamin E (3a700 all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acet.) – 30.77 mg/kg, vitamin B-2(3a) – 5.0 mg/kg, vitamin B-6 (3a831) – 5.0 mg/kg vitamin K-3 (3a711) – 2.0 mg/kg, vitamin B-1 (3a821) – 2.0 mg/kg, vitamin B12 (3a) – 0.01 mg/kg

Trace elements: Mn (3b502 manganese oxide) – 60.0mg/kg, Zn (3b603 zinc oxide) – 60.0mg/kg, Fe (3b103 iron(II) sulphate) – 60.0mg/kg, Cu (3b405 copper(II) sulphate ) – 5.0 mg/kg, I (3a202 calcium iodate) – 1.0 mg/kg, Se (3b801 sodium selenite) – 0.2mg/kg,

Soybean meal....enough said, try to find a feed with animal protein, and/or fish meal as the main source of protein.
other than that the feed looks pretty good, if that's 'truely' the accurate data of the feed.

 

[Tagadi Kukk]

Soybean meal....enough said, try to find a feed with animal protein, and/or fish meal as the main source of protein.
other than that the feed looks pretty good, if that's 'truely' the accurate data of the feed.

Thanks for your informative reply! I believe that the food data sheet is accurate. It’s Estonia's leading animal feed producer since 2015 and the most modern feed factory in the Baltic States.. okay long story short I will look some new options for quail feed then. Chickens anyhow thriving.