Feed Recipes

[BuckeyeDave]

I have received several Pms concerning the mix ratio of the feed I get from the mill, I honestly don't know nor care. We have a lot of chicken farmers in the area and one small family farm in particular is very health conscious and includes DE and oyster shell so I just told the grain guy to mix mine up like his. I'd recommend going to your local feed mill and telling the guys what your looking for, they are usually more than happy to help, rely on them, and establish a relationship with them, they are true feed pros.

Scratch grains, I get 100 lbs of cracked corn, oats, and wheat and 50lbs of soybean meal, then hand mix the ratio into a large trash can.

 

[deek]

I enjoy reading thru "Feeding for Eggs," by James Dryden now and then. You can download it as a pdf file from the Oregon State University library.

It is only a 24 page booklet and was written 100 years ago, 1909. There is a feed recipe on page 18. We should understand that soybeans were not commonly grown in the United States as livestock feed during Dryden's time. He doesn't even mention soy. To increase protein, his rations use milk or meat.

Dryden was the first poultry scientist with a 300 egg/year laying hen and the first with a 1,000 egg/lifetime hen. He obviously knew how to feed them

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Steve

Steve, thank you for sharing this information. Good reading.

 

[LunaticCafe]

I enjoy reading thru "Feeding for Eggs," by James Dryden now and then. You can download it as a pdf file from the Oregon State University library.

It is only a 24 page booklet and was written 100 years ago, 1909. There is a feed recipe on page 18. We should understand that soybeans were not commonly grown in the United States as livestock feed during Dryden's time. He doesn't even mention soy. To increase protein, his rations use milk or meat.

Dryden was the first poultry scientist with a 300 egg/year laying hen and the first with a 1,000 egg/lifetime hen. He obviously knew how to feed them

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Steve

I'm enjoying reading this booklet. Thanks for posting the link!