Feed Protein level confusion

[Artistickatt]

Peacock Passion

 

[KsKingBee]

Peacock Passion

Yeah, I looked at that group and noticed a bunch of amateurs acting like they new what they were talking about. Gives meaning to "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing".

 

[SouthernParadise]

Yeah, I looked at that group and noticed a bunch of amateurs acting like they new what they were talking about. Gives meaning to "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing".

I joined and left all in 24 hrs

 

[SouthernParadise]

That group moderation gets under my skin. I understand why they are so forceful about advice, but there seems to be no room for variation. It is not like it is wrong but it isn’t the only way. I treat my info on this forum with more weight.

I researched food this year A LOT and decided on Nutrena chick starter that is 20%, and will probably go to their All Flock after (but may go to Kalmbach, it was a close tie for me)

When I read the group rules it specifically said we weren’t allowed to even mention the word “all flock”.

 

[Zenmonkey]

I'm using Kalmbach's gamebird and turkey starter this year on quail, pheasant, and turkey. Sorry, I can't comment on its suitability for peafowl.

It is a 28% protein crumble. The bag labeled "non-GMO" is unmedicated. Product Code: N450CR.

The bag labeled "Start Right" is medicated. Product Code: 451450AB.

The local feed mill struggled to understand this. I preferred the unmedicated (please correct me if I'm mistaken for this), and Kalmbach's brochure list these two nearly identical feeds separated by several pages.

Interesting point, if you mix Kalmbach's "all flock" maker crumble (20%) with the turkey and gamebird starter (28%), in a 50/50 mix, you get a 24% feed. That's not useful if you're feeding literal pallets of feed, unless you've got a cattle feed style feed mixer. But at that rate, you can probably ask Kalmbach's to blend exactly what you want anyway. For the number of birds I've got, layering a gallon measure of each at a time into a 20 gallon feed bin works.

Feedback explain why I'm doing it wrong is welcomed. I don't get any smarter otherwise.