Feeding scratch in hot weather

[Karen 2739]

I've read to not feed scratch during hot weather but, I could not see why. Is it too tough to digest?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

There's an old wives tale that scratch (corn in particular) is a "hot feed" meaning that it will make your birds hot.

It's not true. It's a misunderstanding of the carbohydrate content of the feed (high) and the belief that it will raise their body temperature. It doesn't.

But unless you're feeding a ration that has a goodly protein content or they have access to good free range you still wouldn't want to feed a lot of scratch so as to not dilute their protein intake which in turn can lower their egg production.

 

[HEChicken]

A.T. Hagan :

There's an old wives tale that scratch (corn in particular) is a "hot feed" meaning that it will make your birds hot.

It's not true. It's a misunderstanding of the carbohydrate content of the feed (high) and the belief that it will raise their body temperature. It doesn't.

But unless you're feeding a ration that has a goodly protein content or they have access to good free range you still wouldn't want to feed a lot of scratch so as to not dilute their protein intake which in turn can lower their egg production.

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[Happy Chooks]

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