Hello,
I know now i am going to be defined as silly, and probably I am also reckless. I just can't ignore facts.
I am growing even and even more against soya, as it has been proven scientifically that pythoestrogen and soya anti-nutrients (aka immuno-suppressant chemicals), not to mention glyphosate as most soya is GMO make their way in eggs ad meat, I thought that using sunflowers seeds instead would be OK. I figured, if I do 1 part wheat 11% protein, 1 part corn 9% protein, 1 part sunflowers 20% protein, 1 part sorghum or another 10% protein cereal, I would end up with a 13.5% feed. I have a source of all the above cereals of the unsprayed variety. then I would buy vitamins and minerals to add to said recipe. I would add field peas but I don't know where to find these.
Is really the difference between 16% and 13.5% protein that bad, considering my flock goes on a quarter acre to forage, so I assume they must find some bugs in there?
About coccidiostat: Maybe science says that it helps build immunity and stuff, but I have also read that is used mostly on commercial operations and for backyard flocks is not really needed. I am going to have chicks hatched (hopefully) soon, all the chick starter is all medicated. Can I instead use milled grains (similar recipe to mine) with added concentrate? (they sell this everywhere, it's like you do 1 part concentrate 3 parts grains) it contains all minerals vitamin... and protein. It's from soya too, I guess for a few weeks until they get bigger would be fine?
Also my aversion to coccidiostat that I don't think it's a good idea to inhibit vitamin absorption and also, my experience is that I feel like it serves no purpose. once a chick gets sick, it always dies irregardless of what it was fed. One or two get sick, al the others don't.
thanks
I know now i am going to be defined as silly, and probably I am also reckless. I just can't ignore facts.
I am growing even and even more against soya, as it has been proven scientifically that pythoestrogen and soya anti-nutrients (aka immuno-suppressant chemicals), not to mention glyphosate as most soya is GMO make their way in eggs ad meat, I thought that using sunflowers seeds instead would be OK. I figured, if I do 1 part wheat 11% protein, 1 part corn 9% protein, 1 part sunflowers 20% protein, 1 part sorghum or another 10% protein cereal, I would end up with a 13.5% feed. I have a source of all the above cereals of the unsprayed variety. then I would buy vitamins and minerals to add to said recipe. I would add field peas but I don't know where to find these.
Is really the difference between 16% and 13.5% protein that bad, considering my flock goes on a quarter acre to forage, so I assume they must find some bugs in there?
About coccidiostat: Maybe science says that it helps build immunity and stuff, but I have also read that is used mostly on commercial operations and for backyard flocks is not really needed. I am going to have chicks hatched (hopefully) soon, all the chick starter is all medicated. Can I instead use milled grains (similar recipe to mine) with added concentrate? (they sell this everywhere, it's like you do 1 part concentrate 3 parts grains) it contains all minerals vitamin... and protein. It's from soya too, I guess for a few weeks until they get bigger would be fine?
Also my aversion to coccidiostat that I don't think it's a good idea to inhibit vitamin absorption and also, my experience is that I feel like it serves no purpose. once a chick gets sick, it always dies irregardless of what it was fed. One or two get sick, al the others don't.
thanks
