What laying hens need is a balance diet, oyster shell in a separate dish, and goodies they find free ranging, as stuff is available. Wild jungle fowl, and wild birds in general lay a few eggs in spring and raise a family. They don't try to produce 200 to 350 eggs per year, and live is a...
Welcome! The most balanced and least expensive diets come out of a bag at the feed store. If you want to provide a bit of fodder and use a balanced feed for most of their diet, that's easier. Making a balanced feed at home for only fifteen birds will be difficult and expensive. Mary