HELP PLS

[CocoTurkey]

I just received my order of ten chocolate turkeys, and the hatchery sent eight free chickens on accident, lol. I was wondering if I could feed them the same feed as my coco turkeys,which right now is 19% protein gamebird and turkey startrena.

 

[WindyHillFarm]

Uh Oh. Chicks need chick starter, won't do well on the game bird stuff.

 

[ChickensRDinos]

Is it a 19% gamebird and turkery starter? I am not sure if the last word there is a typo or a brand. As long as it isn't a layer feed with added calcium and the crumble is small for tiny digestive systems (or you could consider a side of chick grit) it should be fine. I would read through the nutrition info to double check. I have a mixed flock and feed a 19% grower to my chickens regardless of age. 20% range is pretty standard for chick starter. I have used gamebird feed in the past.

There are a variety of feeding options for chicks and mixed flocks you just want to stay away from anything with added calcium mixed into the feed.

 

[lazy gardener]

They'll do fine on it, as long as it's not the very high protein stuff (20 - 22% would be ok, 26 - 28% would be too high.) Just be sure the crumbles are small enough that they can eat them. Sometimes, I have to buzz them in my blender for the first few days.

 

[CocoTurkey]

They'll do fine on it, as long as it's not the very high protein stuff (20 - 22% would be ok, 26 - 28% would be too high.)  Just be sure the crumbles are small enough that they can eat them.  Sometimes, I have to buzz them in my blender for the first few days.

sry, it's actually 30.What will this do to the chickens?

 

[lazy gardener]

Not a good idea. It will be hard on their kidneys. Until you have time to get some chick starter, can you do a mix of 1/2 oatmeal, and 1/2 of your game bird starter? Or even 2:1?