{"product_id":"volkman-petamine","title":"Volkman Petamine Breeding Supplement 2 lb","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo supplements for two different halves of a breeding season, and the names tell you which is which. Both are blends of whole and ground seeds and grains with anise oil, fed alongside the normal diet rather than instead of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe difference, plainly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePetamine Breeder\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePetamine Nestling\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBreeding birds of all sizes, before and during lay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParents rearing chicks, and the chicks themselves\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdded nutrient\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCholine chloride\u003c\/strong\u003e — fat metabolism and liver support, which matters to a hen in lay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eL-lysine\u003c\/strong\u003e — the limiting amino acid for tissue and feather growth in a chick\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProtein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.50%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.00%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFibre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTexture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoarser, seed-forward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinely ground soft food\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso contains\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLimestone, oyster shell flour, dicalcium phosphate — calcium for shell formation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDried whole egg, honey, alfalfa, wheat germ oil, probiotics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePre-breeding and through laying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrom hatch, through rearing and weaning\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fat difference is the headline: 12% against 3%, a fourfold gap. Breeder conditions an adult bird into lay; Nestling is a gentle, digestible soft food that gets passed down to chicks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreeder:\u003c\/strong\u003e corn, canary grass seed, canola, casein, flax, nyjer, brewers yeast, hulled millet, wheat germ meal, limestone, dicalcium phosphate, oyster shell flour, steel-cut oat groat chips, hulled sesame, black lettuce seed, poppy seed, choline chloride, anise oil, and a full vitamin and mineral premix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNestling:\u003c\/strong\u003e ground corn, oat groats, soybean meal, wheat flour, dried whole egg, alfalfa meal, honey, sesame seed meal, wheat germ oil, L-lysine, anise oil, probiotic cultures, and a full vitamin and mineral premix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolkman's published direction is to feed free choice, with fresh clean water always available, and store cool and dry. As a soft food, Nestling in particular should be offered fresh and removed after a couple of hours rather than left in the cage all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need both?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreeders usually buy both and use them in sequence — Breeder from several weeks before pairing through laying, Nestling from the moment chicks hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use Breeder on a hen who is laying without a mate?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease talk to an avian vet first. Chronic egg laying is a health problem, and feeding a conditioning supplement can encourage more of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs anise oil there for a reason?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBirds find it palatable, which is the whole point of a supplement — one the bird refuses does nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan a non-breeding pet bird eat it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot as a routine. 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