Does powdered non-fat dry milk have a place in poultry feeding?

Your welcome. All my girls love getting dairy it seems, they won't even touch the scratch grains or bread ends until all the slop is gone. My one Rooster pathetically begs when he sees the bucket I use to mix it in :)
 
I've personally never reconstituted powdered milk, but I found this online
To equal this amount of liquid milk Use this much
Fresh Water
And this much Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk Powder
1/4 cup
1/4 cup 1-1/2 tablespoons
1/3 cup
1/3 cup 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup
1/2 cup 3 tablespoons
1 cup
1 cup 1/3 cup
1 quart
3-3/4 cup 1-1/3 cups
2 quarts
7-2/3 cups 2 -2/3 cups
1 gallon
15-1/2 cups 5-1/3 cups

  • Use cool water when possible. The powder tends to dissolve more readily in cool water.
  • Stir the milk a lot, to dissolve the milk powder. Then let the milk sit for a little while and stir again. The protein in the milk powder blends most easily if it gets a chance to stand after mixing.

Even if it doesn't mix up properly, the chickens wont care ;)
Here's the table I found for your protein percentage, I would just take that into consideration when feeding a substantial amount of it. I've used as much as a gallon of whey or milk in one feeding, so I think you'll be okay there. (I have almost 60 birds though)
Typical Composition
Protein

34.0% - 37.0%
Lactose

49.5% - 52.0%
Fat

0.6% - 1.25%
Ash

8.2% - 8.6%
Moisture

3.0% - 4.0% (non-instant)
3.5% - 4.5% (instant)
Thank thank you! My chickens are picky eaters too and they don't usually like anything that's even damp never less wet unless it's fresh water that is. That's why I was thinking maybe I could just sprinkle in a little bit on the chick and chicken's food. Would it be too strong if I did that? 🥴😝☺️
 

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