Feeds affecting laying?

[Sherry68lynn]

It takes 25 hours for eggs to develop, and longer than that for the nutrients in any feed to be metabolized. Are you sure the feed is the only thing that changed? Weather? Anything? I'm fairly certain that wouldn't change that quickly.

Everything is the same except for the feed. In fact my husband is the one who came to me about it and asked me to feed them goat feed. He said he wanted to see if we got more eggs. So I did. And the next day got 11 more eggs. 19 all together. Since then, we’ve gotten between 19-28 eggs everyday since about 5 days now since the switch.

 

[Sherry68lynn]

Will you please send me some of the old feed if I give you an address?

Absolutely! I would like to figure this out too! I love my girls and don’t want to give them something bad for them.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Absolutely! I would like to figure this out too! I love my girls and don’t want to give them something bad for them.

I'll PM you!!! I'll need just 2-3 cups, so it hopefully won't be too expensive to ship.

 

[marine43]

I believe, giving them cooked rice and pinto beans adds Lysine , which is necessary for egg production. I have a new flock , still on T/S grower feed. They have been laying fine still. Of course the growth feed is 20% protien.

 

[Sherry68lynn]

I'll PM you!!! I'll need just 2-3 cups, so it hopefully won't be too expensive to ship.

 

[Sherry68lynn]

Yes, it won’t be an issue to ship it to you.

 

[Bhubbard]

For those of us with issues greater than normal in these shorter daylight months and have found success with feed changes or lights in coops or whatever thing helped you produce eggs from your flock stick to it. Clearly something is not normal and no one has to prove anything on here to anyone when it’s you not getting your breakfast or selling a few dozen eggs to break even on enjoying your flock. Think this entire thing has gone crazy at this point. I know I’m out on commercial feed for all of my livestock from here on out I believe in it that much.

 

[Bhubbard]

I believe, giving them cooked rice and pinto beans adds Lysine , which is necessary for egg production. I have a new flock , still on T/S grower feed. They have been laying fine still. Of course the growth feed is 20% protien.

We eat rice daily and I always give them the scraps. With feed prices so high I have started giving them anything left behind. They pick beef bones and pork bones clean as well!

 

[Cindy in PA]

Well, the thing is, these brands are practically the same brand. Cargill makes both Purina and Nutrena. Purina makes Producer's Pride and Dumor. It's the same with all major brands, they're owned by the same few companies just with different names.

https://www.cargill.com/animal-nutrition

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...t-lot-codes-purinarrabbit-feed-purinar-turkey

Land O Lakes is not owned by Cargill that I can see. Please show a link.

 

[wclune]

I am so glad i looked here today! We have only had backyard chickens since 2019 so our experience is limited. We have kept 12 or so layers and are accustomed to egg production dropping off but WOW it dropped to ZERO in December. At first i thought they were eating the eggs so we checked to coop more often.
Funny i did in early december realize the dumar feed from Tractor supply did smell different but didnt put it together until just now.
I guess i need to find a local supplier.