Questions about feed. POLL

[Marty1876]

I'd say it depends on what your feeding, and their stage of life.

I often use soybean meal or whole crushed soybenas as a part of our grain mixes, to increase protein, but we raise quail, ducks, and turkeys, so game birds tend to need a bit higher than a chicken.

I often use wheat (umm.. I'm in Kansas and its available from farmers locally) and corn as additional grains. I don't think of them as fillers, they provide nutrition, or I wouldn't buy them or feed them.

Most of my fowl are also allowed free range time, which kind of ofsets protein needs

 

[Chicks Galore3]

Do any of you have a 'recipe' you could share? so i can see it and get an idea of what to do?!

 

[Chicks Galore3]

New question:

How long would it take for ten chickens to go through 90 pounds of feed? or easier, 50 pounds?

 

[Marty1876]

well, I would guess about 18 days for a feed bag full. (as purchased from a co-op, I think they are 50 lbs) It'll feed 6 ducks about 23 days, and they eat A LOT.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. So it takes about two/three weeks for them to demolish fifty pounds?!?!?!?!? Ok. Clay Mudd, how do you feed the fish meal? In the food or in a separate dish?

 

[Clay Mudd]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. So it takes about two/three weeks for them to demolish fifty pounds?!?!?!?!? Ok. Clay Mudd, how do you feed the fish meal? In the food or in a separate dish?

In the food. When I bother to make a mash, I mix the fish meal in. More often, I'll feed sprouted grain, and perhaps some spent brewer's grain, and top it with a mix of fish meal, Fetrell Nutri-Balancer, and kelp.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

ok! thanks soooooooooooooo much! A question for anybody, do you mix up a whole lot or just a weeks or months worth?

 

[Marty1876]

ok! thanks soooooooooooooo much! A question for anybody, do you mix up a whole lot or just a weeks or months worth?

I mix a lot, and then use it up. I buy about every 3-4 monthes.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

how many pounds is it?