i thought i could be game bird starter by the pound. i was wrong, i have to buy $23, 50 pound bag. i only have 20 cot in incubator. i hope the feed will keep and all my eggs come true. any suggestions, i am only expecting about 6/7 chicks. the 29th is my hatch date thanks great forum.
If you can by turkey starter or even chick starter you could just buy a couple pounds and use that until you know how many are going to hatch.
not a expert here but I am almost positive they have to be on game bird starter because they need the higher protein for proper growth if you were closer than two hours away I would give you some lol why only 7 out of 20? regardless feed keeps well if kept dry and unless your only hatching for others and not keeping them they will eat 50 pounds...just might take them a bit
I was able to find 5 pound bags of MannaPro Gamebird/Showbird feed (24% protein) and I just put it in the blender to powder it. I can't believe how much the babies eat though!! I am on my 2nd bag and they are only 12 days old. So yeah, they'll eat it! I also have been supplementing with hard boiled chicken egg which I gave them starting 7 days old, and dried mealworms which at first I crumbled for them. Now they are able to break them up themselves. Have fun!
thanks all. there are other feed stores in the area. not as close to the house. i will check with them. i might even buy more eggs, until i can produce my own.
