Feed to increase/promote egg laying

[smcgill]

Moring all
I am wondering if there are any new wonder food to help hens lay eggs ?
What feed are most of you using ?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

No.

Feed of inadequate nutrition will negatively impact health, which can cause reduction in rate of lay and quality of eggs as a consequence.

Studies which have looked at using higher quality feeds to improve rate of lay, shell condition, egg size etc found very small diferences. Measurable, but small. In one study I frequently link, the difference between a minimal formulation "layer"-type ration and the same ration improved to 20% protein of similar AA profile was a several percent increase in rate of lay, several percent increase in average egg size, several percent increase in several other metrics.

Sounds great. In practical terms, it means your hen that would have laid 300 eggs this year insted lays between 304 and 308 eggs this year, and that here average egg weight increases about 1g. Noticable aon commercial scal,e note noticed in the home flock.

I still recommend 20% +/- protein feeds, but for other reasons than egg production.

Hen age and artificial lighting remain the most effective, and least costly, methods of improving egg production. Nothing else comes close.

 

[smcgill]

I have them on

Nutrena NatureWise Feather Fixer Chicken Feed​

Should I go back to layer
And is crumbles better than pellets for the flock ?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I have them on

Nutrena NatureWise Feather Fixer Chicken Feed​

Should I go back to layer
And is crumbles better than pellets for the flock ?

Neutrina's nature-wise feather fixer is a higher protein layer formulation. It's just fine. Look on the label at the calcium content.