Whoua, feed in USA is much more cheaper than Thailand. We pay 15US$ per 30kg/bag and the selling price for eggs is: 1.20US$/dozen. I'm trying to make balanced diet for not more than 0.35US$/kg but it's not so easy.
I'm new in chicken but I think free range, when possible, would be a great save...
Thank you very much for the link. I was trying to replace ingredients, ... in the rabbit program, ...
I'm trying to find what is best for my chickens as ready mixed food sold in retail shop is expensive here so I have to find other way and mix the food by my-self.
Thanks again House Cat
Very interesting reading regarding whole grain for feeding.
http://www.mofga.org/Portals/2/Fact%20Sheets/FS%2013%20Feeding%20Whole%20Grains%20to%20Chickens.pdf
This a link to ingredients specifications for poultry. Don't know if it was posted before.
http://www.ingredients101.com/specification.htm
With these informations, you can download a recipe formulator for rabbit and adjust it for poultry.
the link:
http://world-rabbit-science.com/
go to...
Thank you very much for your replies.
It's like I was understanding regarding the RIR and the Barred Rock, almost the same quality. So it's about choice or raising both breed. I will read about The RIR heritage.
It seem that Leghorn are more difficult breed than the others and RIR or Barred Rock...
I'm new on chicken and don't have the possibility to go discuss with chicken breeders as almost all of them, here, are breeding Thai Game Chicken and they won't know answer I need.
Well, I have the possibility to get 4 different breeds: Leghorn, Barred Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red and Bresse...
Hello everybody,
I'm leaving in Thailand, ChiangMai, in the north.
I'm new in chicken, just got 2 battery hen in poor shape (not so bad but not so good looking to). They was going cull them all on saturday as they was old (80 weeks old) and 26 cross bred (Barred Plymouth Rock x Thai native).
Any...