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Walmart Pennington Classic Wild Bird Feed: Millet: 11.6% protein, Milo: 8.9% protein, Wheat:11-15 % depending on soft or hard; Black Oil Sunflower Seeds: 16%
If these were in equal parts, you'd have 11.87-12.87% protein. If the mix contained more lower protein ingredients, you'd have lower than that, and if the mix contained more of the higher protein ingredients, you'd have a bit higher percentage. But it would never reach 16%.
Chicken scratch has about 9-10% protein.
Chicks need 20% protein, then 18%, then at least 16% while layers.
So snacks and scratch are fun, but you are lowering their overall intake of protein if you feed anything less than a 16% protein snack. It's the same as when you add meat to your dog's kibble--if you do it everyday, you're giving him a calcium deficiency, but just as an occasional treat, what fun!
A great place to evaluate ingredients and even formulate your own chicken food is here: https://www.gardenbetty.com/garden-...culator-for-determining-your-protein-content/
If these were in equal parts, you'd have 11.87-12.87% protein. If the mix contained more lower protein ingredients, you'd have lower than that, and if the mix contained more of the higher protein ingredients, you'd have a bit higher percentage. But it would never reach 16%.
Chicken scratch has about 9-10% protein.
Chicks need 20% protein, then 18%, then at least 16% while layers.
So snacks and scratch are fun, but you are lowering their overall intake of protein if you feed anything less than a 16% protein snack. It's the same as when you add meat to your dog's kibble--if you do it everyday, you're giving him a calcium deficiency, but just as an occasional treat, what fun!
A great place to evaluate ingredients and even formulate your own chicken food is here: https://www.gardenbetty.com/garden-...culator-for-determining-your-protein-content/
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