Small and Specialty Poultry Flocks Feeding Guide

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Small and Specialty Poultry Flocks Feeding Guide

Keep your flock healthy with quality feeds from Southern States. Like other animals, birds require a diet rich with carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins. Southern States' feeds provide complete support to address the basic needs of your birds during their various stages of life. Use this guide to determine the best feeding program for your small & specialty poultry flocks.

Feeding your flocks with Southern States Quality Feeds has a multitude of benefits & features, including:

Feeds are formulated to meet university and breed guidelines.
All feeds are crumbled or pelleted.
When possible, program combines feeding recommendations for like-type species. Simplifies and minimizes inventory.
PrimaLac, a direct fed microbial, as well as acoccidostat, are added to selected feeds for the prevention of disease and stress.
All feeds are readily available to any dealer/customer in the Southern States operating territory.
Feeds labeled “All Grain” are all natural vegetarian formulated poultry feeds.

Feeding Programs by Poultry Type

Pullets, Layers and
Breeders

Broilers and
Turkeys

Game Fowls and
Bantams

Ratities (Ostrich
and Emus)

Gamebirds (Quail,
Chukar & Pheasant)

Hobby and
Specialty Fowl

Guinea Hens, Pea
Fowls, Pigeons, etc.

	Pullets, Layers and Breeders
Purpose: White and/or brown egg production.
*Hatch - 16 weeks*	Chick Start-N-Grow (Amprol) Medicated All Grain Poultry Starter
*16 weeks throughout egg production cycle*	All Grain Poultry Layer/Breeder Super Breeder Tradition Layer Chicken Feed

	Broilers and Turkeys
Purpose: For starting and growing broilers and turkeys for meat production.
Broilers:
*Hatch - 5 weeks*	Chick Start-N-Grow (Amprol) Medicated All Grain Poultry Starter
*5 weeks - market weight*	All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish
Turkeys:
*Hatch - 5 weeks*	Sporting Bird Starter (AVT) Medicated
*5 weeks - 10 weeks*	Sporting Bird Flight Developer (BMD) Medicated
*10 weeks - market weight*	All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish

	Gamefowls and Bantams
Purpose: For growing and maintaining fancy and show breeds.
*Hatch - 5 weeks*	Chick Start-N-Grow (Amprol) Medicated
*5 weeks - Maturity/Conditioning*	ROCK-N-ROOSTER® Growth Booster
*Breeders*	All Grain Poultry Layer/Breeder Super Breeder Tradition Layer Chicken Feed
*Maintenance*	li>All Grain Poultry Maintainer

	Ratities (Ostrich and Emu)
*Hatch - 3 weeks*	Ostrich/Emu All Grain Poultry Starter
*3 weeks - maturity*
Ostrich	Ostrich Complete
Emu	All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish
*Breeders*	Ostrich	Ostrich Complete
Emu	Super Breeder
*Maintenance*	Ostrich/Emu	All Grain Poultry Maintainer

	Gamebirds (Quail, Chukar and Pheasant)
Purpose: For growing hunting preserve release birds.
*Hatch - 8 weeks*	Sporting Bird Starter (AVT) Medicated
Note: Hand-feed twice daily from hatch through 1 week of age to insure starting gamebirds can adequately consume feed crumbles and prevent the possibility of starve-outs.
Note: Pheasants can be switched to All-Grain Poultry Maintainer at 16 weeks until release.
*8 weeks - release*	Sporting Bird Flight Developer (BMD) Medicated
*Breeders:*
*During Egg Production*	Super Breeder
*Out of Breeding Season*	All Grain Poultry Maintainer

	Waterfowl
Purpose: For growing and maintaining various specialty and hobby breeds.
Waterfowl (Ducks and Geese):
*Hatch - 4 weeks*	All Grain Poultry Starter
*4 weeks - maturity*	18% Waterfowl Feed (5/32" Ext Plt)
*Note: Floating type feed.
All Grain Poultry ROCK-N-ROOSTER(r) Growth Booster
*Breeders*	All Grain Poultry Layer/Breeder Super Breeder Tradition Layer

	Guinea Hens, Pea Fowls, Pigeons, Etc.
Purpose: For growing and maintaing various speciality breeds.
*Hatch - 5 weeks*	Chick Start-N-Grow (Amprol) Medicated All Grain Poultry Starter
*5 weeks - maturity*	ROCK-N-ROOSTER® Growth Booster All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish
*Breeders*	All Grain Poultry Layer/Breeder Super Breeder Tradition Layer Chicken Feed
*Maintenance*	All Grain Poultry Maintainer

Supplements
Purpose: For mixing complete feeds or supplementing nutrients to the diet.
40% Commercial Supplement (see tag for specific mixing directions Contains protein, minerals, vitamins and other nutrients which can be mixed with grain to make complete poultry feed(s).
Scratch Grains
Purpose: Grain blends which provide supplemental energy for weight gain and body maintenance.
Two Grain Scratch Three Grain Scratch ROCK-N-ROOSTER(r) Five Grain Scratch
ROCK-N-ROOSTER(r) is a registered trademark of Southern States Cooperative Inc.