Feed??????? For Laying and Not laying???

[JordanFamily]

Getting my very first Peafowl on Monday. Right now they are laying and was wondering what exactly I should get at the Family Center to feed them? They have Game Bird Feed, Flock Raiser, maitenace?, Layenna,??? Which brand do you guys use? I need something simple and easy to get to feed them so it needs to be something my local place has.... I also need to know what to feed them when they are not laying anymore.... I have seen posts on here that say you feed them 20% feed but have no clue as to what this means.... Advice would be appriciated... Thanks

 

[jimmythechicken]

look for game bird feed is has a higher protien.some people do just use chicken feed but they do better with a game bird feed you may have to look around a little to find it.

 

[SuperPeacockman]

Do not get game feed especially with growing birds. It can cause a slip tendon, rendering the bird crippled and worthless. The leg affected by the slip tendon will shrivel up and fall off.

 

[millebantam]

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Yikes!!! Gamebird feed makes their legs fall off. My peafowl haven't recieved that memo. I've fed 21% gamebird feed to peafowl for YEARS and all of them have two legs.

 

[SuperPeacockman]

21% protein is fine and they usually die before the leg falls off.

 

[jimmythechicken]

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what do you feed yours we were told that is what to feed them.

 

[jimmythechicken]

here's an article i found
http://aboutpeafowl.com/feedingpeafowl.html

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[Choctaw Valley Farm]

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Now I know forsure your wrong about this IT WILL NOT make there leg fall off I kept a Java male for 3 years before I put him down and he still had both legs could also walk. So how long does it take for the leg to fall off?? 21% or 22% gamebird starter is the highest you want for peachicks, after breeding season we feed a 16% crumble with dry dog or cat food added.

 

[SuperPeacockman]

We had an IB hen whose leg was literally hanging on by some skin before we put her down and she was under a year old. Guess the affect of a slip tendon varies from bird to bird, but do not feed them feed with a protein level that is to high, so game bird feed is still no good unless it has a low protein.