Looking for Passover feed recipe for Layers

[farmdreamer18]

You are over thinking this. It's just one week. I just mix boss with corn and put out oyster shells. They also get all the matza crumbs and leftover fish and meat from everyone's plate. It's the time of year that they're having too much fun searching for bugs, to be worried about a little change in feed

My daughter who lives out of town is expecting a baby so I need to make it simple so one of my grown kids in town can take over the care if I have to leave town. This tray method once its set up is measurable and easy to follow and I know they'll get what they need. Which is important to me.

 

[farmdreamer18]

Isn’t there rabbinical guidance for this situation? Pets, livestock, etc. (Also curious; not sarcastic)

There is, and books written on it by reputable rabbis. They are not trained on exact nutrition needs of chickens. I know in other countries kosher for passover feed is available. But not here that I can find. I searched gluten free chicken feed, but I'm not convinced my hens would like it. I'm going to go with this tray method, I can't imagine them not loving it.

 

[Pukkits]

I'd most be concerned about sudden diet changes more than what you feed for the one week. People all over the world keep chickens, with tons of feed options so I'm sure there's something that will work. I would look into fermenting some feed. My parents kept egg layers primarily on fermented sorghum and millet (I'm ignorant of your restriction needs, but might work?) along with supplemental food (proteins from human grade meats, such as cooked ground beef, chopped chicken safe vegetables, etc to get them appropriate nutrition) to try to create hypoallergenic eggs for my mom's dietary needs. The hens were very happy. And spoiled.
Whatever you find, I'd start introducing it soon so that when Passover gets here you know they will eat it and their bodies will be used to it.

 

[GardenDmpls]

I've kept chickens for a long time and this is what I give my chickens on Passover. Keep in mind that although you may not eat kitniyus (corn, beans, peanuts etc.) there is no problem owning it and since chickens are not Ashkenazi or Sephardi, they don't have the custom of eating or not eating kitniyus. From the feed store I buy
a bag of cracked corn, sunflower seeds, peanuts (cheaper at the supermarket), millet if available and sorghum. Also add soldier fly larvae and five boxes of matzoh (several supermarkets give a pack of five away with a minimum purchase). I get several cans of garbanzo beans (chick-peas) that I feed separately with a lot of peelings and scraps. I start feeding it to the flock several days before the holiday. I usually have between 35 and 40 chickens and they come out of the holiday in good health. I don't use any specific ratios and the ingredients vary each year depending on availability and prices. I mix all the dry ingredients in a few large metal trash cans with tight lids. I crush up the matzoh so it doesn't get stuck in the feeder.

 

[mcgriff1985]

I know this may be a little late at the moment, and I hope you found a creative solution that will service what you need. I zipped my XLS file for you, I located this a few weeks ago. Hopefully this will help anyone out that wants it. I am currently working on my own feed recipe that I will be giving my layer chickens and saw your post and thought you and others would find this helpful.