protein

I’m truly stumped. //Backstory This spring we let my broody fawn and white runner sit on a nest, producing two eggs around three days till hatch. The eggs were taken out of the coup and put in an incubator due to their being Drakes, but sadly only one egg ended up hatching, producing a gorgeous...

One of my hens is beginning to molt, but has also been having her wing feathers plucked out by the bully hen. We are getting a kennel to put the bully in rehab, but in the mean time, what do you feed your girls to boost their protein? We have freeze dried mealworms and black soldier fly...

Hi, I've been using Kalmbach's 20% Flock Feed for my laying silkie hens but wanted to switch onto the Scratch and Peck 18% Layer feed for fermenting so I was wondering, if I should take any precautions and notes when switching the feed? Anybody have any health problems that occurred when...

Hey everyone. I’ve not posted in a long time due to losing my beloved duck, Daisy. I hope everyone is well. I currently have three full grown ducks and nine 2-month-old chickens (8 hens, 1 rooster). I’ve recently added them all together in the same coop, so the feed situation is getting hard to...

We have coturnix quails. We'll be introducing the new quails to our outdoor run/coop as soon as they're old enough (right now they're 5 weeks old) and since they'll eventually be sharing the same food with the older quails, I'm wondering what they can ALL eat? The only feed store near me is...

I know that Sunflower seeds have a good amount of protein. Would they have more protein if I soaked and sprouted them? What about if I fermented them? Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

Any ideas why my silkies are having trouble growing back their feathers? It's a been a consistent problem for two years of molts now - they will lose the old feathers but not grow enough new ones back and some of the ones they grow back aren't smooth and pretty like they should be. These hens...

What brand of crumbles can I buy that has a higher protein percentage than the current 16% I'm feeding? I typically feed DuMOR but I'm not seeing anything higher than 16% (currently browsing online). I KNOW I've seen a higher percentage at my local TSC, but I can't remember the brand. What...

I need some help finding some grower feed (preferably crumbles) for my ducklings that will soon be 3 weeks old. I need some non medicated crumbles that has 15-16% protein and has some niacin(not too much or too little) in it. I’m hoping to get it before next week. I can’t seem to find any on...

Hi so I have 2 ducklings, i’ve had them for about a week and they are about 1 1/2 weeks old. Right now I’m feeding them 22% protein starter feed but I know after two weeks they have to have less protein. I have oats and I was wondering how much oats to feed I should add to get it down to 16-17%...

Hello friends. I have a problem. My chickens are not laying eggs. I get about one egg every other day out of 20 hens. I have been giving them oyster shells, grit, protein in the form of meal worms. They have a clean coop, they have clean water, they are getting plenty of nutrients. None of them...

Hi, We have 9 mixed laying hens about 10 months old, a surviving guinea hen and one accidental rooster. I want to check to make sure we are feeding and maintaining them appropriately. They seem amazingly healthy and have provided us with between 7-9 eggs a day since the mid-summer, and are...

Hi all! Background: 3 chickens: one partridge Cochin hen (top of pecking order), a dark Brahma hen (probably bottom of order) and a handicapped dark Brahma rooster. They are going through their first molt (about a year and two months old, southeaster Wisconsin) with the rooster looking the...

At the behest of a BYC user, I got Purina Duck pellets. They are 19% crude protein. Is this too much for my 9 week old Pekins? Will they begin to develop Angel Wing, or has that time passed? If it is too much, I can cut it with uncooked oatmeal. I also add an additional 2 TBSP of Brewer’s Yeast...

Hey y’all! I’ve got a mealworm farm production going. I’ve gotten all my starter mealworms through the worm stage... I have about 4 or 5 pupae and a boat-load of beetles. I just took all the beetles out of one bin and put them into new quarters. I’m leaving the prior old bin and substrate alone...

I asked for the layer pellets I usually get and they tossed this into my trunk and I didn’t notice until I got home. can I give it to my chickens? They’re about 4-5 months old. Do I need to mix it with anything? On part of the bag is says it’s complete with no need to supplement and on another...

I was wondering what would happen if I used 22% starter/grower feed for the first 7 weeks with my ducklings? I know your "supposed" to feed 22% for first 2 weeks and then 17% until they start laying. Or what would happen if I used a "layer" crumble that is 17% from weeks 3-first egg? I know that...

This thread is @aart recommended as the originating thread was deviating. What do you suggest? I have sourced from a retail store a "Poultry and Game Bird Starter" and is labeled at 27%. Is this excessive? What would the effects be if so? It was about $16 for 50 lbs.

I had no idea I was causing damage to my flock by giving them too much protein. Dehydrated grubs, (black soldier fly larve) can be ordered in bulk which I did. I threw out about a cup of bugs to my flock of 10 adult large breed chickens. I figured it's cold and they have been molting so they...

I have 4 RIR hens who are all about 2 years old (I also have one leghorn who is about nine months, but she lays consistently). I only get 2 eggs a day (usually) from the RIRs and I’m not sure why. I have tried a few things. I’ve been supplementing with higher protein chick feed, but it hasn’t...