Breeding Rooster. What do you feed them?

[BlueEngineFarm]

So, I have been feeding my roosters scratch and fresh grass and treats. Is there anything else to feed them? My fertility rate is low.
Lynne

 

[TM Chickens]

If you have just roos, I would give them rooster feed.

 

[BlueEngineFarm]

The roos have 3 girls each right now- each roo with its own pen and trio. When they are not together, then, there is a feed for roosters- is it just the grower /finisher?
Thank you,
Lynne

 

[gritsar]

My roo eats layer pellets right along with my hens. Normally when the girls are laying well (their molting right now) out of every dozen eggs, 11 are fertile.

 

[lilmouthy]

My Roo gets the same as my hens...Layer Pellets,with a hand full of sweet feed mixed in.

 

[BlueEngineFarm]

I can do that!!

Thank you so much for the information. I came across something that said the calcium content would hurt the roosters.

Too much false information out there.
Lynne

 

[gritsar]

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Nah, not exactly false. Too much calcium will settle in the rooster's joints or bones or something like that.
Takes a very long time for that. The feed I use only has like 3% calcium in it. I supplement with oyster shell for my hens and the rooster doesn't touch the OS.