Custom chicken feed

[kelsfarm]

I saw a tictok video of someone making a custom chicken feed so I doctored it up a little to my liking and here is what I came up with:

1 50lb bag of layer pellets
1 50lb bag of layer crumble
3 large scoops of scratch grains
3 large scoops of dried meal worms
4 large scoops of thistle seed
4 large scoops of black oil sunflower seeds
1 container of red pepper flakes
1 container of Italian seasoning
1 container of cinnamon
1 container of garlic powder

Thoughts? I read all of these things provide different benefits for chickens. They love it so far!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's going to be way too high in fat and way too low in protein.

 

[nuthatched]

uh oh, For the health of your birds, I recommend you not use tik tok, Instagram, Facebook etc as source of information on feed.
There's too little protein, way too much fat and carbs and all those spices and things are unnecessary, unhelpful and a waste of money.
Feed a high protein layer or grower.:]
Scratch, mealworms, Sunflower seeds etc are treats because they're fatty. Fat on a chicken gathers around the heart, liver and internal organs, too much is fatal. Treats should only be given once or twice a week in small amounts, like a little under a table spoon per bird.
If you mix it into the feed, they'll pick out the tasty unhealthy stuff, leave the healthy stuff and end up nutritionally deficient.:]