I need to know why you can't feed this food

[speckledhen]

The scratch I use is an 11-grain game rooster feed (called Knockout), same deal-not for laying hens. I use it for broodies who aren't producing so their poop stays more solid while they're setting and for my crippled rooster, Zane, and as my scratch. It's 12% protein. Used to be 13% but they upped the corn content. Still, it's fairly low in corn percentage.

 

[Judy]

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Makes sense to me. Sure beats the heck out of my scratch. Has to be better for a rooster pen than layer.... I worry about all that calcium that my roos eat in layer. I think the warning is for people who don't provide oyster shell, and maybe hens who won't eat it. I suspect it is a little low in protein for a young rooster; if that's who I were feeding, I'd add protein.

But for scratch, sure, I think it's great.

 

[gritsar]

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Yes, I am also giving it to my broody because I had read that it helps keep the stools more solid.
My birds love it as an afternoon snack. I'm gonna keep feeding it.

Thanks all

 

[M EGG]

Can anyone help? I'm looking for an organic/non gmo rooster feed( close to 15% protein & under 2% calcium). Willing to prepare my own but want to make sure it's balanced properly. Thanks!

 

[chickens really]

Can anyone help? I'm looking for an organic/non gmo rooster feed( close to 15% protein & under 2% calcium). Willing to prepare my own but want to make sure it's balanced properly. Thanks!

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