Hemp meal feed for laying hens

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC!
You will probably find most of your answers in the Feeding and Watering Your Flock section. Good luck.

 

[triciayoung]

• 30% corn (whole or cracked, I prefer using cracked)
• 30% wheat – (I like to use cracked wheat or hard red wheat)
• 20% dried peas
• 10% oats
• 4% fish meal
• 4% flax seed
• 2% Nutri-Balancer

Super Charge your Feed

Kelp
Chia Seeds
Barley

 

[Nomadicus]

• 30% corn (whole or cracked, I prefer using cracked)
• 30% wheat – (I like to use cracked wheat or hard red wheat)
• 20% dried peas
• 10% oats
• 4% fish meal
• 4% flax seed
• 2% Nutri-Balancer

Super Charge your Feed

Kelp
Chia Seeds
Barley

What would the hemp meal be replacing or do to the balance of this formula? Got my curiosity up.

 

[triciayoung]

What would the hemp meal be replacing or do to the balance of this formula? Got my curiosity up.

If I were going to use hemp meal - I would replace 10% of the peas for the hemp meal - protein.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Tookie]

 

[Nomadicus]

If I were going to use hemp meal - I would replace 10% of the peas for the hemp meal - protein.

I had no idea what nutrient that hemp meal would provide. Thanks.

 

[N F C]

It's nice to have you here, thanks for joining.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! We're happy to have you with us!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

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