Omega-3 eggs

[pride&joy]

Not sure if I am asking this correctly but what should I feed my chickens so they lay omega-3 enriched eggs?

 

[MakNugget]

Allow them to pasture and supplement with feed that contain fish meal.

Here is some good information regarding omega-3. My chickens spend all (for now) their time in the coop/run so I supplement with lots of rich greens for their treats. They liked the wheat grass I gave them before so I've started growing them in trays. My layer feed (cascade) also contains fish meal.

http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm

 

[Organics North]

Flax and or fish meal

Both are high protein Flax 34% fish meal 60%

I would not go over 20% of their diet on the flax or 5% of their diet on fish meal.

ON

 

[pride&joy]

thank you for the info both I and my chickens say

 

[oberhaslikid]

I sprout wheat in the winter for them.

 

[geebs]

pasture grass is the best source for Omega 3's and also the easiest and cheapest... free ranging out to do it.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Put the green feed to them. Let them harvest their own or cut it for them, but green feed is the way to go.

 

[Organics North]

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A.T. Hagan :

Put the green feed to them. Let them harvest their own or cut it for them, but green feed is the way to go.

Indeed.... Free range or pasture
However in my part of the world the green world turns to white for about 6 months of the year... I am not sure of the omega-3 values of snow is that great.....SO I supplement with Alfalfa, sprouted, wheat, oats, BOSS, Flax and fish meal....

ON​

 

[maizey]

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Is "yard grass" as good as pasture grass?.... I dont have a pasture

but i guess with only 3 chickens, i dont really need one.

 

[MakNugget]

Add me to the sprouting folk. Its so easy and they can never refuse sprouts.

I did organic scratch grains in the sandy run during the summer, but now I have proper trays. In them I do alfaalfa, brassica sprouts, and loads of wheat grass which I plan to have on rotation for regular harvest.