How much feed for two peafowl?

[BattelSyrup]

We have two peafowl, a male and female, about 9 months old. I have studied what to feed them. But how much do we feed them?

We do feed them free choice (all they can eat), but there is a lot of waste. My very responsible kids do most of the feeding, so I'm not always out there right away to monitor how much is left from one feeding to figure out how much to feed the next. What can I give my kids as a guideline about how much to feed (maybe in pounds or cups)?

Has anyone calculated how much your peafowl eat, like how long it takes to eat a 50-pound bag so I can do the math?

 

[frenchblackcopper]

At present I'm feeding 46 breeding aged birds.24 lbs a day.I'm also feeding 32 2012 hatched young peas 8 pounds daily. Older birds consume slightly over 8oz each per day. Young birds are right at 4oz per bird daily.These are weights,not volumns of dry feed. They are all on 18% layer crumbles now.
In March my ration changes to achieve a much higher protein level in my breeding birds.This year I'm going to try a very steady ration of no less than 26% crude protein.I found last year in one particular color of peas I had,that by using them as guinea pigs by increasing to this protein level cut my quitter eggs down from 78% to 18% . I had a spell of 3 weeks where my hatchrate was hard pressed of over 20% yet 92% of the eggs incubated during this period was indeed fetile and did develope and live up until around the last 4-6 days.And I'm not going to attain this high of a protein level using soybean meal either.

 

[Trefoil]

okay, I'll bite. What are you going to use to up the protein?

 

[BattelSyrup]

Perfect! This helps, and I'll save your other tips for a year or two when they're ready for breeding. My daughter is already itching to use her incubator then!

 

[casportpony]

okay, I'll bite.  What are you going to use to up the protein?

 

I'd also like to know. Perhaps some sort of meat based dot/cat food?

 

[casportpony]

Like this one:
http://tasteofthewildpetfood.com/mobile/products.php

 

[zazouse]

okay, I'll bite. What are you going to use to up the protein?

I use scrambled eggs , they are the perfect food and i get about 6 dozen a day from my chicken hens

My peas also like to eat the cats food when there is any left over.

 

[casportpony]

I also give mine eggs. Since I'm always looking to learn, I did a quick search and the first link I found said the protein content of an egg is 18%. I'm dying to know what FBC is going to be feeding!

Edited to say: I think I read that wrong, not sure what it is.

 

[zazouse]

The incredible edible egg ..

Egg Nutrient Chart


Nutrient Content of a Large Egg


Nutrient (unit)

Whole Egg​

Egg White​

Egg Yolk​

Calories (kcal)

72​

17​

55​

Protein (g)

6.3​

3.6​

2.7​

Carbohydrate (g)

0.36​

0.24​

0.61​

Total fat (g)

4.8​

0.06​

4.5​

Monounsaturated fat (g)

1.8​

0​

2​

Polyunsaturated fat (g)

1​

0​

0.72​

Saturated fat (g)

1.6​

0​

1.6​

Trans fat (g)

0.02​

0​

0.02​

Cholesterol (mg)

186​

0​

184​

Choline (mg)

126​

0.4​

116​

Riboflavin (mg)

0.2​

0.15​

0.09​

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

0.45​

0.03​

0.33​

Folate (mcg)

24​

1​

25​

Vitamin D (IU)

41​

0​

37​

Vitamin A (IU)

270​

0​

245​

Vitamin B 6 (mg)

0.09​

0​

0.06​

Thiamin (mg)

0.02​

0​

0.03​

Vitamin E (mg)

0.5​

0​

0.44​

Selenium (mcg)

15.4​

6.6​

9.5​

Phosphorous (mg)

99​

5​

66​

Iron (mg)

0.88​

0.03​

0.46​

Zinc (mg)

0.65​

0.01​

0.39​

Calcium (mg)

28​

2​

22​

Sodium (mg)

71​

55​

8​

Potassium (mg)

69​

54​

19​

Magnesium (mg)

6​

4​

1
​

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 2010. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page: http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata
Discrepencies between nutrient levels in the white+yolk vs. the whole egg are due to sampling error.

 

[casportpony]

Here's an interesting link:
http://www.answerfitness.com/331/highest-protein-content-food/

Disclaimer: I have no clue when it comes to food subjects, lol.