Sick peachick need help:(

[Peacockforlife]

Oh OK that sounds fair. And I guess ya "regular hen scratch"@casportpony

 

[Peacockforlife]

So why is the food I'm giving them right now bad for them?

 

[casportpony]

Oh OK that sounds fair. And I guess ya "regular hen scratch"@casportpony

Hen scratch is not a proper diet, even for chickens... it's fine as a treat, but all fowl need protein, and scratch doesn't have enough, it's also not a balanced diet.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Look at the bag, it says "treat"


Compare it to this:
Swanson Game & Turkey Starter

Feed for Starting/Growing Turkeys
700027
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein Not less than 25.3%
Lysine Not less than 1.64%
Methionine Not less than 0.54%
Crude Fat Not less than 6.7%
Crude Fiber Not more than 3.1%
Ash Not more than 9.1%
Calcium Not less than 1.60%
Calcium Not more than 2.00%
Phosphorus Not less than 0.90%
Salt Not less than 0.08%
Salt Not more than 0.78%
INGREDIENTS: Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Distillers dried grains, Vegetable Oil & Animal Fat Blend, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Wheat Millrun, Sodium Chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin E Acetate, Niacin Supplement, Copper Sulfate, D-Cal Pantothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid
FEEDING DIRECTIONS: Feed as a sole ration to turkeys. Provide plenty of clean, fresh water at all times.

Or this:




Purina Gamebird Starter 30% Protein - 50 pound
Purina Game Bird Startena (30% protein) product is formulated to promote rapid growth through bone and muscle development. Feed Game Bird Startena for the first six weeks of life. How To Feed...Feed free choice to birds as a sole ration until 6 weeks of age. Start with a small amount on paper or cardboard to make sure that all birds begin eating.

Important Considerations:
1. Plenty of clean, fresh water should be available to the birds at all times.
2. A feeding program is only as effective as the management practices followed.

Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein, not less than 30.0% Crude Fiber, not less than 6.5% Crude Fat, not more than 2.5% Lysine, not less than 1.5% Methionine, not less than 0.5% Calcium, not less than 1.0% Calcium, not more than 1.5% Phosphorus, not less than 0.8% Salt, not less than 0.25% Salt, not more than 0.75%

-Kathy

 

[thndrdancr]

To put it simply, peacockforlife, it would be like us living on candy!

Also stop the treats totally for a while til they get some nutrition in them! I have had them like it so much they won't eat anything else and essentially starve. . Speaking from experience on that one, and I also had crumbles out for them as well. They are like kids and only want the stuff that is a treat instead of real food.

Listen to Kathy, she absolutely knows what she is talking about. She helps so many people on here save their peas!

 

[Peacockforlife]

I'll keep you guys updated I'll try and see if I can get some birds game starter feed crumbles today since really theirs not really a feed store that close. On the good side they woke up this morning active and don't seem to bad c:

 

[Peacockforlife]

Will chicken crack corn be good, the bag says it has 30% protein.

 

[casportpony]

Will chicken crack corn be good, the bag says it has 30% protein.

Get chicken chick starter, turkey starter or gamebird starter. I think manna pro and dumor sell smaller bags of chick starter if the larger bags are too expensive. And no cracked corn, they need a balanced diet that is formulated for growing poultry. You should also get some Corid.

-Kathy

 

[Peacockforlife]

Oh ya is corid also found in feed stores? And as well Pet stores?

 

[casportpony]

Oh ya is corid also found in feed stores? And as well Pet stores?

Corid is found at feed stores only, and the feed they need is probably not at a pet store either.

-Kathy