Purina Layena sucks

[Richard Pryor]

i read a thread here claiming it was a game changer in terms of yolk color. Well I tried it for 6 months. My neighbor feeds his chickens the cheapest feed they sell and I was spending $3 extra on my feed. Yesterday we cracked some eggs to compare and his yolk was much darker than mine. Really disappointed!!

How can I get my egg yolks looking orange?

 

[BirdGirl2004]

View attachment 1468366 i read a thread here claiming it was a game changer in terms of yolk color. Well I tried it for 6 months. My neighbor feeds his chickens the cheapest feed they sell and I was spending $3 extra on my feed. Yesterday we cracked some eggs to compare and his yolk was much darker than mine. Really disappointed!!

How can I get my egg yolks looking orange?

My eggs are REALLY dark orange, and I've been feeding them cheap stuff I've been buying from the store! Although I usually would be feeding them food from a local farmer, we haven't been able to get out there enough. They also have access to fresh grass, clover, and bugs anytime they want too.

 

[Richard Pryor]

I live in the dessert so they free range but no access to grass.

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

Hum, what's the mill date on your feed? If it's old, maybe that has something to do with it?

 

[Richard Pryor]

Do you feed layena? Are your yolks orange?

 

[Labradors]

I should think that grass and insects would play a part in getting a dark yolk!

 

[Flockandfowl46]

Free range gives you the best yolks imo

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

I don't feed layena - my pullets are only 14wks old. I feed Purina Flock Raiser because it's the freshest feed I can find in my area. Last bag I got was milled 3 wks prior. I know vitamins in feed can break down over time, so I was wondering if that had anything to do with the color of your yolks?

 

[snow5164]

Grass and legumes darken the yolks that and happy hens

I sprout lentils all winter for my girls and pick buckets of grass for them all summer long...

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

I sprout lentils all winter for my girls and pick buckets of grass for them all summer long...

There's a thread on here somewhere about sprouting fodder for chickens - for some reason the search function isn't working for me right now.