Hey
@U_Stormcrow hope you are doing good.
I have these ingredients available
Wheat
Pearl Millet
Corn
Basmati Rice
Oats
And twll me what is difference between barly and oats?
Can we make a proper feed through it only?
As promised. Source (Feedipedia) - These are Dry weight calculations, not "As Fed", which will reduce them somewhat (around 8-10%).
Of your ingredients, only "hard" winter wheat gets you in the right range for protein - every other ingredient from this list that you add will reduce protein levels below recommended. Many of these ingredients (foxtail and proso millets, standard oats) are very high fiber, which isn't generally recommended, needing to be balanced out witha lower fiber feed.
Lots of variation on Fiber recommends - I look for around 3.5%, but have seen 6%, even 7% in the literature. Over that, you are in qualitative restricted territory - not appropriate for most birds, ages, or management styles. Some concerns about higher incidence of crop and digestive issues at very high fiber levels.
Wheat is relativeley low fat, most sources recommend higher, again, around 3.5% is the typical target, with literature recommending 6%, even 7% for weight gain on CX for table, NOT for long term health. fat, of course, is the easiest thing to add to a diet - high protein seeds, like BOSS, tend to bring loads of fat with them, so starting at the lower end with your main ingredient actually makes it easier to assemble a complete feed.
You won't get your needed calcium from any grain -that's what oyster shell is for, and these P levels aren't corrected for digestibility, so they appear far higher than what the hen can actually use. I've not built in trace minerals and vitamin levels, where the individual grains also distinguish themselves.
Finally, I have key amino acids listed, corrected for the protein % in the ingredient. Barley, for instance, has a Methionine level of 20.06, that equates to a 0.2% on the label. 0.3% is the bottom end of the recommended level - its critical, particularly in developing birds and molting birds. Insufficient levels in early life virtually guarantee that a bird will never get as big, or be as robust, as it should have. I look for 0.5%, often settle for 0.4%. As you see, seeds like millet are a good source. Grains are not.
Lysine is next, your target is 0.7%. Again, this is a limiting amino acid, and the second most important in a chicken's life. 0.9% is better. Neither grains nor seeds are usually high in Lysine - this is where beans and legumes do well (cowpeas, soy, winter peas, even peanuts). If you get everything else right to that point, chances are, you've hit your threonine and tryptophan targets as well 0.6%, and 0.2% respectively.
Hope that helps!
