quail feed by the pound

htownfarmer

In the Brooder
6 Years
Sep 28, 2013
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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.
 
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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
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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.
 

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