I hope everyone reads this about corn. I read on this board so many posts that are incorrect. Corn DOES NOT HEAT UP CHICKENS!! If so chickens would be spontaneously combusting; grower and layer feed is full of corn. I live in Florida and feed my chickens lots of corn, EVEN IN SUMMER. Its a great feed, provides lots of energy. It has cut my feed bill waaaaaay back. I throw it out as scratch, along with sunflower seeds and oats, in the morning and evening. They also have Layena or Flockraiser and oystershell in the coop to munch on, to provide vitamins and minerals. The shells on their eggs are hard, and they lay a lot of eggs. Do not underestimate the value of cracked corn in your feeding program.