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 Post subject: What should I feed peachicks?
PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:13 am 
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I am expecting my first ever peachicks within the next week (cooking in the 'bator as I type) and am unsure what I should feed them once I get them into the brooder - is turkey starter crumble suitable and should it be medicated?

Thanks for your advice, I am wildly excited, especially as two of the eggs are from my white pair.


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 Post subject: Re: What should I feed peachicks?
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I use turkey starter crumble as recommended by Peacocks Australia and my chicks are strong and healthy


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Thanks Arthur!


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Yes turkey starter and a little hard boiled egg is what I feed mine. For the white and the pied peachick its very good as it builds them strength


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Yes turkey starter and a little hard boiled egg

I do the same for all my pheasants also

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Thanks! I feed my chookie chicks boiled egg as well as (chicken) starter and they just love the boiled egg, they go nuts when I put it in the brooder. Will do the same for the peachicks but of course substitute the chicken starter for turkey starter.


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Its a good idea to mix the 2 especially at first but I do it the hole way through

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When do I give my peachicks some lettuce leaves at what age I mean


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ONLY feed turkey starter crumble to them and you can give them some greens and HB eggs but the main diet MUST be turkey starter crumble, no question about it.

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 Post subject: Re: What should I feed peachicks?
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Thanks Tolmie.
Unfortunately the egg I was expecting didn't hatch and then the next one I dropped hide: (aarrgh, could have lynched myself! A two week old embryo and no way of saving it), but I currently have two eggs sitting in my hatcher, due on the 20th. So fingers crossed!


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