- Feb 3, 2014
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it seems that most starting out with chickens do the normal and feed 16% protein after there old enough to lay...many years ago i did that to but quickly learned that 20% gave me more eggs, especially in fall and winter.as in summer they have more thatn 5 thousand sq ft to get bugs and they fly the fence to get to the edge of the woods to get there fill..it gets well below zero here...i know many with chickens and when they comment on no eggs i just tell them more protein and they have always come back with good results..Now this isnt to start a war on "you shouldnt do that" its just my experiance...heck in winter i get the highest protein i can get usually 22%.. the other nite it was 35 below with wind chill or about 15 below ... and not all breeds react to more protein the same but most will..it only costs 2 bucks a bag more...jeff