What to feed hens and what goes into the grains and mixes

[babbles]

I have some hens and roosters and I was wondering what goes into their food and by food I mean grains and pellets and what foods I should feed them. Please help me

 

[Den in Penn]

Start out by getting a commercial feed and read the tag. Most feeds will vary on what ingredients are used due to what is available to the feed mill. Most of the commercial mixes are corn and some other grain and grain by products with the necessary minerals and vitamins added. As to the foods you can feed them that is, again what is available. Chickens are omnivores that can and do eat just about anything. They can eat just about anything you can. They need around sixteen percent protein so if they are getting a lot of low protein greens they need to make the protein up with bugs, worms and other meats or something like soybeans. Starting out I would stay with a commercial feed as the basic and supplement that with other things.

 

[babbles]

Thanks you helped me so so much