Protein Level of starter feed

[Rapptors]

I am looking for feed locally and I am seeing 19.5%. I understand meaties need 21-22%, is there a way I can up it?

Thanks,
Ali

 

[anthonyjames]

Hard boil some eggs chop and mix in with food on top layer. Or add a raw beef liver chopped up for a day then the eggs

 

[Rapptors]

Thanks! How would I calculate the ratio? And my littlest Rapptor is going to be fighting for the eggs

 

[Celtic Chick]

Do you have chicks or adults? All chicks need the same kind of food, with a protein content of 16 to 22%. Most of the chick feed at TSC is 20%.
I read about some good sources of protein for chickens on this website:
http://www.lionsgrip.com/protein.html
(Scroll down to #4)

Per TSC website:
Chicks, because they’re babies, need different kinds of food from adult birds. Commercial feed companies formulate chick starter feed with more of the protein that these babies need — 16 to 22 percent. They can transition to adult feed at about 16 weeks.
If you have a specific goal for your flock, such as laying or meat, select the appropriate formulation. Birds being raised as broilers need feed in the 20-22 percent protein range.
Links for chick feed:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/livest...g-chick-starter-grower-20-feed-20-lb--5078202
http://www.tractorsupply.com/livest...nfresh-reg-recipe-poultry-feed-50-lb--2800977
Hope this helps.

 

[anthonyjames]

I hard boil a dzn eggs day my 100 broilers come. I run every thing through the food processor to make it fine and sprinkle on ground and feed. I do that 2 times during week 1. After that I just hard boil, cut in quarters shell and all and drop in brooder. They will pick out what they want and leave the rest.

That way I don't have to purchase separate feed for chicks and full size birds. The only time I do anything different is with turkeys and when raising for cornish hens. I bump up to using Gamebird 28% feed 24/7 for first 3/4 weeks

 

[Salt and Light]

Feed 'em what you got. They'll be fine. We're raising chickens to butcher, not run a marathon....

 

[growinupinfl]

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That really works?! Would be a heck of a lot cheaper than paying freaking 19 dollars a bag of feed instead of 11.

Christal