Purina Game Bird 30% Protein Starter
Are you expanding your backyard flock with pheasants, quail, or turkeys? Raising game birds requires specialized nutrition that goes beyond standard chick starter. Try Purina Game Bird 30% Protein Starter Feed. This complete feed is expertly formulated to support the unique developmental needs of pheasants, quail, chukars, guinea fowl, and other exotic game birds from day one.
We recommend this starter because game birds demand higher protein levels for rapid muscle and skeletal growth. With a potent 30% protein formula, this feed ensures your chicks build the strong foundation necessary for a healthy life. It is specifically designed for game birds from 0-6 weeks and turkeys from 0-8 weeks. It addresses their specific nutrient requirements which differ significantly from standard poultry. By choosing this targeted nutrition, you give your poults and chicks the best possible start. It’ll result in robust, healthy adults. It takes the guesswork out of raising a diverse flock, ensuring every bird gets exactly what they need to thrive.
Key Features & Benefits:
- High Protein Content: A 30% protein formula supports the rapid muscle and skeletal growth unique to game birds.
- Specialized Nutrition: Tailored specifically for pheasants, quail, chukars, guineas (0-6 weeks), and turkeys (0-8 weeks).
- Complete Feed: Provides all essential nutrients in every bite, eliminating the need for additional supplements.
- Strong Foundation: Ensures early development is optimized for healthy, robust adult birds.
Give your exotic birds the specialized care they deserve.
Visit Crockett Farm & Fuel today to pick up a bag of Purina Game Bird 30% Protein Starter Feed. Let our team help you diversify your flock with confidence.
Features
High protein diet
30% protein formula to meet high nutrient demands
Unique and complete formula
Balanced to provide all the nutrients young game birds need for optimal growth and development
Appropriate crumble size
For poults and game bird chicks to easily digest
Vitamins A, B, D, E and K
Help poults and game bird chicks grow into healthy adult birds
Heat stress support
Vitamin C helps support the birds’ well-being during periods of heat stress
Directions
Feed Purina® Game Bird 30% Protein Starter Feed as at least 90 percent of the diet as follows:
Turkeys:
- If raising for meat, feed Purina® Game Bird 30% Protein Starter feed from 0 to 8 weeks. Then transition to Purina® Flock Raiser® feed.
- If raising for eggs, feed Purina® Game Bird 30% Protein Starter feed from 0 to 8 weeks. Then transition to Purina® Flock Raiser® feed from eight weeks to first egg (around week 28). Switch to a complete layer feed at the first egg.
Peacocks:
- Feed Purina® Game Bird 30% Protein Starter feed from 0 to 6 weeks. After week 6, switch to Purina® Flock Raiser® feed. At the first egg, transition to a complete layer feed.
Game Birds:
- If raising for meat, feed Purina® Game Bird 30% Protein Starter feed for the first six weeks and then switch to Purina® Flock Raiser® feed until birds reach market weight.
- If raising for eggs, feed Purina® Game Bird 30% Protein Starter feed from day one until the first egg and then feed Purina® Game Bird Layer® feed.
- If raising for flight, feed Purina® Game Bird 30% Protein Starter feed from day one through week six and then switch to Purina® Game Bird Flight Conditioner.
Caution
Store in a dry, well-ventilated area protected from rodents and insects. Do not feed moldy or insect-infested feed to animals as it may cause illness, performance loss or death.
Management Practices
A feeding program is only as effective as the management practices followed.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Nutrients | Min / Max | Amount |
| Crude Protein | MIN | 30.00% |
| Lysine | MIN | 1.50% |
| Methionine | MIN | 0.50 % |
| Crude Fat | MIN | 2.50% |
| Crude Fiber | MAX | 6.50% |
| Calcium (Ca) | MIN | 1.00% |
| Calcium (Ca) | MAX | 1.50% |
| Phosphorus (P) | MIN | 0.80% |
| Salt (NaCl) | MIN | 0.25% |
| Salt (NaCl) | MAX | 0.75% |
| Sodium (Na) | MAX | 0.51% |