Chicken feed

[willyt]

I a new to chickens but in the cattle business and moving into the hog business very soon. I am posting because I have a weird question. In my off hours, I volunteer at a peanut butter cannery ( I run the thing with about 4 others) for the sole purpose of making and giving away peanut butter to food kitchens etc. We do about 900,000 jars a year. It is a big freeby operation.
I have been collecting peanut butter hearts that make great cattle feed however I have so much I am wondering, if mixed with corn, would it be a good chicken feed? I figure, grind the corn and mix 50/50. The hearts are 27% protein and should be good for something.
Thoughts??
Bill Hagen

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

You may be able to balance a diet out using the peanut hearts, but mixed with only corn it would be very high in fat calories, and probably deficient in vitamins and minerals.

 

[willyt]

I know some people want the hearts to feed directly to the chickens. I do not plan on mixing a bunch of stuff just so I can give it away. I guess I was lookin for a good place for it to go. Chickens may not be the place.
Tks,
WillyT

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC. The protein % is too high, 16-18% protein is best for layers. It would be temporarily good for chickens during molt though.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you joined. As dawg said that would be good for chickens in molt. I would help them get their feathers back in quicker.

 

[dreamer5577]

Hi && Welcome!!!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[greymane]