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Part 1. Ok, two questions but I'll ask them in separate threads. I just liked the title a little to much to not use it.
So, I have several different feeds of different protein amounts. There is starter feed (18%), layer feed (16%), grower (18%), meatbird (22%), gamebird (24%).
My flock consists of chickens, ducks, and quail. Next year, I would like to (maybe) add a turkey or geese if I think my neighbors will allow it. I am curious if there is any reason to not feed everything, say, gamebird. Is there "to much protein" for a chicken? How much of a difference does a percent make in the outcome of the bird?
I would like to feed the gamebird to my quail, ducks, and non-laying chickens and then, maybe, layer feed to the hens once they reach the age of laying.
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So, I have several different feeds of different protein amounts. There is starter feed (18%), layer feed (16%), grower (18%), meatbird (22%), gamebird (24%).
My flock consists of chickens, ducks, and quail. Next year, I would like to (maybe) add a turkey or geese if I think my neighbors will allow it. I am curious if there is any reason to not feed everything, say, gamebird. Is there "to much protein" for a chicken? How much of a difference does a percent make in the outcome of the bird?
I would like to feed the gamebird to my quail, ducks, and non-laying chickens and then, maybe, layer feed to the hens once they reach the age of laying.
D