Feeding a broody hen?

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I have a broody hen. Got some hopefully fertile eggs for her last night & I know I need to give her more protein, since she won't be eating a lot. It was recommended by a friend that I use chick starter, but I was wondering if turkey feed would work as well? My friend wasn't sure if it would work or not, so I figured you guys would know. I know you can feed turkey feed to meaties. I'll get the starter if I need to, but I am trying to lighten the budget too.
 
Chick starter and Turkey feed would both be fine to feed to a broody hen.
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I'm giving mine chick starter since I have it on hand, but I don't think it really matters because she hardly eats it. She wolfs down the scrambled egg but that's about it.
 
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That's what happened with mine. She wasn't eating much pellet feed, but I stuck a scrambled egg in mixed with dairy kefir & she has eaten all of it throughout the day.
 

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