I feed my chickens regular 16%, and corn. Lots of table scraps. I usually use cracked corn, and the whole corn, I spread in their coop and run to give them something to do.
In Alaska, I buy cracked corn for about $14/50lbs, and $9/ uncracked corn.
Since the recent price spike, the cracked is about $15-$17 and the uncracked is around $13-14.
I noticed on the ingredient lists the regular 16% feed has a lot more ingredients and minerals in the feed. Corn seems to have very little of anything. I know my chickens love their corn, but it seems be economically smarter to feed them just feed and table scraps.
My question:
Is corn a necessity in their diet, or is that something that can be omitted entirely?
Maybe fed to them on occasion?
My reasoning, is that if it have very little of anything, I can just feed them the regular feed and save money.
Let me know your thoughts on this.
Thanks
In Alaska, I buy cracked corn for about $14/50lbs, and $9/ uncracked corn.
Since the recent price spike, the cracked is about $15-$17 and the uncracked is around $13-14.
I noticed on the ingredient lists the regular 16% feed has a lot more ingredients and minerals in the feed. Corn seems to have very little of anything. I know my chickens love their corn, but it seems be economically smarter to feed them just feed and table scraps.
My question:
Is corn a necessity in their diet, or is that something that can be omitted entirely?
Maybe fed to them on occasion?
My reasoning, is that if it have very little of anything, I can just feed them the regular feed and save money.
Let me know your thoughts on this.
Thanks