advice layers diet quail

[reddog70 236]

hello does anyone keep japanese quail for laying and what are you feeding them? i have a few hens a few weeks from point of lay and have found differing advice on their diet to keep them laying.some have said chickens layers mash is fine most of these diets are 16% protien and have also heard that they need a specialist quail layers feed well above 2o% protein to thrive any advice please

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nah layers mash or even pellets is fine

[neil cooney 10,416]

I've had quail but can't say I kept them for laying but some soaked dog food (27%) mixed through your feed would certainly rise the protein and all fowl love it.

[reddog70 236]

thanks i think i will try them on a ordinary layers pellet and up the protein a bit with mealworms might try a little dog food occasionally.Can anyone recomend a good layers diet cheers

[romany52 313]

layers pellets , they lay daily, used it for years , no probs.

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thanks i think i will try them on a ordinary layers pellet and up the protein a bit with mealworms might try a little dog food occasionally.Can anyone recomend a good layers diet cheers

 

Allen and page are the dogs mate . watch how many mealworms you give them, the are extremely fattening and should be given no more than 2 or 3 a day. If I was you I would just feed them layers, don't increase the costs with anything else. I had quails on this diet for years .

[ferretertom 7]

I think my mate feeds his chick crumbs.