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Connor

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Re: feeding for breeding
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2014, 06:54:36 pm »
I am currently feeding my breeders layer pellets which has a high protein and mineral count. They then get mixed corn every day to keep them at an ideal weigh this saturday everyone is going in for a weigh in to make sure all show birds are the right weight!
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lord flynn

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Re: feeding for breeding
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2014, 08:02:00 pm »
layers is about 16% protein isn't it? Poultry breeders pellets is 18% and partridge 20% (have been doing some research!). I always assumed growers was higher protein than layers but it seems not.
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AndrewMBaines

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Re: feeding for breeding
« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2014, 01:22:37 pm »
We were given a dozen guinea fowl eggs. 6 hatched. 4 of those had splayed legs. I've been told it's because the mother was being fed layers rather than breeders pellets.
Not sure if it affects chickens/ducks in the same way, we've never had a problem hatching ducks.
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