Poulin Grain Egg Production Plus

[GreenMountainEric]

I know it sounds counter intuitive, but would it help to switch back to a feed that uses fish meal as the protein source? I never had this problem when using Green Mountain Organics or New Country Organics. I believe they both use fish meal. Now that I use a feed that uses canola and flax instead of fish meal I have fishy eggs.

Ya, seems odd doesn’t it? You’d think feeding fishmeal would cause issues with fishy smelling eggs, but it doesn’t. I wish I had a better solution for you!

You basically have three choices at this point-
1- Go back to feeding a soy-free feed that has fishmeal in it, and significantly less flax and/or canola.
2- Feed a soy based feed.
3- Swap your chickens for the more popular/commercial breeds, that have that trait bred out of them.

 

[Dishens]

Ya, seems odd doesn’t it? You’d think feeding fishmeal would cause issues with fishy smelling eggs, but it doesn’t. I wish I had a better solution for you!

You basically have three choices at this point-
1- Go back to feeding a soy-free feed that has fishmeal in it, and significantly less flax and/or canola.
2- Feed a soy based feed.
3- Swap your chickens for the more popular/commercial breeds, that have that trait bred out of them.

What breeds had it bred out? Or is it easier to ask what breeds give the fishy give smell? Thanks.

 

[GreenMountainEric]

What breeds had it bred out? Or is it easier to ask what breeds give the fishy give smell? Thanks.

It’s a little difficult to confirm which breeds are more susceptible to it. However, as a general rule of thumb, the more popular breeds for commercial production have that gene bred out of them. The Heritage breeds are more likely to not have the gene bred out yet.

ISA Browns (Not a great backyard chicken), and Hy-Line Browns (A pretty good backyard chicken), and their closely bred counterparts, are a good option.

I’d recommend staying away from ISA Browns, and their cousins. They tend to be more aggressive.