Captive diet for Crested Guineafowl:
14 grams of grain - milo, millet or wheat
28 grams of greens - fresh chopped alfalfa, hydroponic sprouted barley grass or free ranged to graze
5 grams of trout chow - mixed with grains
14 grams of crushed Oyster shells
Captive diet for chicks:
1-14 days old - 5 grams hard-boiled egg (crumbled), baked corn, bread crumbs, fine oatmeal, cottage cheese and fine grit
15-42 days old - 5 grams of game bird crumbles, shredded lettuce, 2-4 mealworms or crickets, hard-boiled egg (crumbled), crushed Oyster shells
42-84 days old - 14 grams of game bird crumbles, millet seed, chopped alfalfa leaves, oats, hard-boiled egg (crumbled), crushed Oyster shells
84-+ days old - feed adult diet
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