SuperC
Chirping
Hi all! I know there can be some debate on “what is the best” for feed for layers, but does anyone have a good “analysis” list of what breakdowns I should be looking for as far as % for protein and lysine and all those vitamins and things? What is considered “no less than” or “no more than” for the %’s.
I had my babies on Cluck and Co organic when they were babies but I had heard the nutritional levels were not the best to create layers. So I moved over to the Kalmbach organic lines.
Currently my ladies are on a blend of kalmbach organic chick crumbles and kalmbach henhouse reserve seed and pellet blend (I only have one pullet left and my other 3 are laying regularly now so I offer free feed of both). But I’m researching other feeds for when my last girl starts laying.
I LOVE the henhouse reserve with all the seeds and things in it, but sadly, my girls ONLY eat the seeds and ignore the pellets entirely!! (which is where all the “goods” are). They LOVE and prefer crumbles over pellets when it comes to regular feed (& they love when I make a mash of it for them every morning), and so that is what I will be looking for moving forward (and just use the henhouse stuff as “treats” I guess and mix it with the scratch mix treats)
But I will have a hard time getting the kalmbach crumbles a good price (when I have to add shipping) and wanted to look at some of the local stores (TSC and such) for other options, but want to make sure they are getting “all they really need” to be happy and healthy layers and ladies.
Does anyone have a good nutritional layout/breakdown of what I should be looking for on a label?
I also give them fresh greens, and balanced amounts of some protien based snacks (mealworms, meat leftovers from the house, scrambled eggs…) and some balanced Carby treats (some dry oats, cooked rice, oatmeal) so I know they get extra protien and vitamins from that, but I don’t want to rely on those extras to get them the nutrition they need.
Any help? My budget is “hopefully less than 80¢ a pound including shipping” (and my hubby’s budget would be more like 20-30¢lb but I want organic for my babies if at all possible).
“Lap chicken cuddle party” photo for tax
I had my babies on Cluck and Co organic when they were babies but I had heard the nutritional levels were not the best to create layers. So I moved over to the Kalmbach organic lines.
Currently my ladies are on a blend of kalmbach organic chick crumbles and kalmbach henhouse reserve seed and pellet blend (I only have one pullet left and my other 3 are laying regularly now so I offer free feed of both). But I’m researching other feeds for when my last girl starts laying.
I LOVE the henhouse reserve with all the seeds and things in it, but sadly, my girls ONLY eat the seeds and ignore the pellets entirely!! (which is where all the “goods” are). They LOVE and prefer crumbles over pellets when it comes to regular feed (& they love when I make a mash of it for them every morning), and so that is what I will be looking for moving forward (and just use the henhouse stuff as “treats” I guess and mix it with the scratch mix treats)
But I will have a hard time getting the kalmbach crumbles a good price (when I have to add shipping) and wanted to look at some of the local stores (TSC and such) for other options, but want to make sure they are getting “all they really need” to be happy and healthy layers and ladies.
Does anyone have a good nutritional layout/breakdown of what I should be looking for on a label?
I also give them fresh greens, and balanced amounts of some protien based snacks (mealworms, meat leftovers from the house, scrambled eggs…) and some balanced Carby treats (some dry oats, cooked rice, oatmeal) so I know they get extra protien and vitamins from that, but I don’t want to rely on those extras to get them the nutrition they need.
Any help? My budget is “hopefully less than 80¢ a pound including shipping” (and my hubby’s budget would be more like 20-30¢lb but I want organic for my babies if at all possible).
“Lap chicken cuddle party” photo for tax
