How much is too much corn??

[desertchicken92]

I have four chickens and I like to give them some scratch each day. How much corn scratch should I be giving them?

 

[BantamLover21]

There is no set amount to give of scratch, but I would probably give them 1-2 handfuls each day. You don't want to give much more than that, since it will dilute the nutrition in their commercial feed and possibly make them fat.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Generally speaking, you want the "non commercial feed" portion of their diet to be no more than 10% of their total intake - this includes scratch, scraps, etc which all have lower protein content and other nutritional imbalances that can effect their overall total intake of key nutrients.

 

[bustedchicks]

Someone mentioned in another discussion thread that corn in summer can increase body temperature. There was no further explanation or link to an article.
I was giving my flock about 2 cups of scratch in the morning then regular feed in the evening. Since change to fermented feed in the morning I give them scratch occasionally.

 

[Chris09]

Someone mentioned in another discussion thread that corn in summer can increase body temperature. There was no further explanation or link to an article.
I was giving my flock about 2 cups of scratch in the morning then regular feed in the evening. Since change to fermented feed in the morning I give them scratch occasionally.

That is a old wives tail just wont die.

 

[Chris09]

I have four chickens and I like to give them some scratch each day. How much corn scratch should I be giving them?

It depends on the main feed that you and there others treats.
If your feeding a good chicken feed thats 18 to 20% protein 10 to 20 percent of there diet can be treats, corn, scratch etc.
If your feeding a lower protein feed say 16% protein I wouldn't go over 10% treats.

 

[bustedchicks]

I figured there was not much behind that. Other than fiber and iron, corn isnt much on the nutrition. Perhaps the friction of the scratch is the cause. Haha, bad joke.