Chicken feed is formulated to provide balanced nutrition based on the bird’s purpose. While each brand is nutritionally similar, each company produces its own proprietary blend, so each will use different ratios of similar ingredients to meet general nutrition guidelines.

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Over many years now the poultry layer feed industry has researched and refined the essential nutritional requirements of poultry, from chicks to adult, from chickens to quail, turkey and others. The feed that they produce is formulated to maximize the growth and egg laying potential of each bird. Needless to say this is a huge improvement over the primitive ways birds are being fed in the olden days and the major reason was the way they were being reared then. Back in the ‘old days’ chickens would have to survive on what they found in the barnyard and any offerings from the farmers’ wife.

Research has shown that many nutrients are needed by all birds to a greater or lesser degree, your poultry layer feed should include:
All feed contains protein. The amount of protein will vary based on the age of the bird or type of bird (more on this later).

There are usually some amino acids – lysine and methionine are the commonest.
Vitamins – most often A, E, D3 and B12 plus trace mineral elements such as phosphorus and copper sulphate.
Enzymes to help with digestion and of course fibre in the form of the grain in the product.
Some poultry layer feeds may have other additives such as Omega 3, but this varies brand to brand.
Chicken feed has several key phrases and if you don’t know them the poultry layer feed bag labels will likely confuse you!

Here’s a list of the most frequent terms:
Pellets: Chicken feed is made into pelletized form for ease of use and decreased waste.
Crumbles: Pellets that have been reduced to chick size pieces for ease of eating.
Mash: Mash is basically unprocessed poultry layer feed. The particles are very small almost powder-like. It can be used for chicks or adults and it can be fed dry or wet.
Fermented: This is any type of chicken feed that has been mixed with water and allowed to ferment naturally.
Medicated: This is feed that has been treated with a coccidiostat to help chicks to overcome any possible attack by coccidian protozoa.

Once your pullets start laying eggs they can be changed over to poultry layer feed which is usually around 16% protein. Don’t move your hens onto layer feed until they start lying, as it can damage their kidneys.
From now on layer feed will make up the majority of your chickens’ diet.

Layer feed has less protein (typically 16%) and in general does not contain as many vitamins. However, this can vary from brand to brand. Feed manufactures work to ensure their poultry layer feed has the right balance of calcium, protein and other key minerals and vitamins. It is best to change gradually since an abrupt change can cause diarrhoea or other gastric problems. If you have used crumbles up until now, don’t worry about changing up to pellet food. The birds will adjust nicely and pellets are less wasteful.

poultry layer feed for Meat Birds: If you are raising meat birds, you will know they require a much higher protein content to keep up with their rapid development.If you don’t give them sufficient protein they will fail to thrive and you may have significant health problems with them.

The life of a broiler chicken is very short, sometimes as little as 5 weeks before they are culled. During this time they need a high protein diet, between 22-24% is recommended. Several feed companies have made it easy for us. They make a 22% protein feed specifically for broilers.
This can be fed from hatch to ‘dispatch’ without changing or modifying poultry layer feed. The feed contains all of the essentials needed for rapid growth in these birds.

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