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Not Just Chicken Feed...
Small & Specialty Poultry Flocks Feeding Guide

Southern States Feeding Program
General Features

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 SSC operating territory.
Feeds labeled "All Grain" are vegetarian formulated poultry feeds.

Small & Specialty Poultry Flocks Feeding Program
Pullets, Layers & Breeders Purpose: White and/or Brown Egg Production
Hatch - 16 weeks	Chick Start-N-Grow (Medicated)
16 weeks throughout All Grain Poultry egg production cycle	Layer/Breeder or SuperBreeder
Broilers and Turkeys Purpose: For starting and growing broilers and turkeys for meat production
Broilers: Hatch - 5 weeks	Chick Start-N-Grow (Medicated)
5 weeks - market weight	All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish
Turkeys: Hatch - 5 weeks	Sporting Bird Starter (Medicated)
5 weeks - 10 weeks	Sporting Bird Flight Developer (Medicated)
10 week - market weight	All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish
Gamebirds (Quail, Chukar, Pheasant) Purpose: For growing hunting preserve release birds
Hatch - 8 weeks	Sporting Bird Starter (Medicated) Note: Hand-feed twice daily the bag Sporting Bird Starter (Med.) from Hatch through 1 week of age to insure starting gamebirds can adequately consume feed crumbles and prevent the possibility of starve-outs.
8 weeks - release	Sporting Bird Flight Developer (Medicated) Note: Pheasants can be switched to All-Grain Poultry Maintainer at 16 week until release
Breeders (during egg production)	Super Breeder
Breeders (out of breeding season)	All Grain Poultry Maintainer
Gamefowls and Bantams Purpose: For growing and maintaining fancy and show breeds
Hatch - 5 weeks	Chick Start-N-Grow (Medicated)
5 weeks - Maturity/Conditioning	Rock-N-Rooster Booster Pellet or Rock-N-Rooster Competition Blend
Breeders	All Grain Poultry Layer/Breeder or Super Breeder
Maintenance	Rock-N-Rooster Maintainer or All Grain Poultry Maintainer
Hobby and Specialty Fowl Purpose: For growing and maintaining various specialty and hobby breeds
Waterfowl (Ducks and Geese): Hatch - 4 weeks	All Grain Poultry Starter or Start-N-Grow (Medicated)
4 weeks - maturity	18% Floating Waterfowl or All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish or Rock-N-Rooster Booster Pellets
Breeders	All Grain Poultry Layer/Breeder or Super Breeder
Ratities (Ostrich and Emus)
Hatch - 3 weeks	All Grain Poultry Starter or fresh vegetables mixed with Ostrich Grow-N-Finish
3 weeks - maturity	Ostrich Grow-N-Finish (Ostrich); All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish (Emus)
Breeders	Ostrich Layer/Breeder (Ostrich); Super Breeder (Emus)
Maintainance	All Grain Poultry Maintainer
Guinea Hens, Pea Fowl, Pigeons, etc.
Hatch - 5 weeks	All Grain Poultry Starter or Chick Start-N-Grow (Medicated)
5 weeks - maturity	Rock-N-Rooster Booster Pellet or All Grain Poultry Grow-N-Finish or Rock-N-Rooster Competition Blend
Breeders	All Grain Poultry Layer/Breeder or Super Breeder
Maintenance	Rock-N-Rooster Maintainer or All Grain Poultry Maintainer
Supplements Purpose: For mixing complete feeds or adding additional nutrients to the diet.
Commercial 40% Supplement	Contains protein, minerals, vitamins and other nutrients which can be mixed with grain to make a complete poultry feed(s). See tag for specific mixing instructions.
Scratch Grains	(2-grain, 3-grain, 5-grain scratch options are available) Grain blends which provide supplemental energy for weight gain and body maintenance.