The Lysine and Methionine in this feed are from natural sources - synthetic amino acids are not used in this feed.

A brooder is quite simply a contained area that provides a warm and safe environment for raising chicks.Calcium is added to provide strong shells, together with all the necessary minerals and vitamins for a healthy bird. Finisher Pellets may be fed for the last 2 weeks to birds being reared for meat to improve the fiinish. Standing the drinker and feeder on tiles, or suspending them just above floor level, helps keep water and food separate from the bedding. Before you know it, the weeks will pass, and your ducks will be adults when they can eat layers pellets. It is possible to use artificial light to bring them in to lay; however, I do not recommend this unless you are really confident that your pullets have fully matured because they will stop growing when they start to lay.

There is also some resistance to medicated feeds, so their effectiveness is questionable when feeding chicks.Growth rate is rapid until five weeks of age, thereafter it slows down and adult weight is achieved at about 50 days. From a purists point of view, we should keep chickens and ducks in separate enclosures, but I have kept my chickens and ducks together for many years with very few problems. The Orpington fowl is more impressive in the flesh than in photographs that accompany the various books on pure breeds of poultry.