U_Stormcrow
Crossing the Road
I'm with the excellent posts by both @Ridgerunner and @HollowOfWisps . The only thing I will add is that if you are feeding Layer, it is almost certain you don't need supplimental oyster shell as well.
Feeding feeds high in wheat tends to result in paler eggs - even though wheat has a lot to recommend it as a chicken feed ingredient. Feeding feeds high in corn (the usual, here in the US) tends to result in typical yellow yolks (subject to variations in breed and individual, bird, of course). Feeding birds feeds high in "food coloring" may or may not be good indicators or particular nutritional factors, but certainly results in more "yellow/orange" yolks. Marigold, crustaceans (shrimp and crab meal, particularly, but also the colorant they use for farm-raised salmon), various carotenoids.
Yes, we "eat with our eyes", but if you haven't realized "your eyes deceive you" you have looked without actually seeing,
Feeding feeds high in wheat tends to result in paler eggs - even though wheat has a lot to recommend it as a chicken feed ingredient. Feeding feeds high in corn (the usual, here in the US) tends to result in typical yellow yolks (subject to variations in breed and individual, bird, of course). Feeding birds feeds high in "food coloring" may or may not be good indicators or particular nutritional factors, but certainly results in more "yellow/orange" yolks. Marigold, crustaceans (shrimp and crab meal, particularly, but also the colorant they use for farm-raised salmon), various carotenoids.
Yes, we "eat with our eyes", but if you haven't realized "your eyes deceive you" you have looked without actually seeing,
