Soy Feed chick starter

[7kiariders]

It’s easy to supplement calcium (oyster shells and egg shells.) It’s a bit more trouble to supplement protein (freezing and thawing small chunks of ground beef; serving sardines ; keeping the cat out of whatever you serve, etc.)

Obviously, neither is an ordeal.

I would much rather supplement with oyster shells or ground up egg shells. Thank You for all the help!

 

[7kiariders]

The extra protein will not hurt laying hens. Some people feel that the higher protein is actually better for them.

If you provide a separate dish of oyster shell, pullets and hens will usually eat the right amount to take care of their own calcium needs (they need different amounts depending on how frequently they are laying, so one hen may need more than another, but they are usually good at choosing the right amount for themself.)

Thanks I was wondering if it was too much protein I don't know what the maximum percentage is. But it makes sense eggs are mostly protein.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Thanks I was wondering if it was too much protein I don't know what the maximum percentage is. But it makes sense eggs are mostly protein.

My layers are 7 months old, so still growing along with laying almost daily.

I think of them as teen mothers, needy high quality nourishment for themselves as well as babies. Err, eggs. Umm, reproductive units?

 

[7kiariders]

My layers are 7 months old, so still growing along with laying almost daily.

I think of them as teen mothers, needy high quality nourishment for themselves as well as babies. Err, eggs. Umm, reproductive units?

Now that is funny

 

[U_Stormcrow]

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This looks pretty nice! I wish they’d added the methionine and lysine levels, but they’ve got fish meal as fourth ingredient, so that probably covers them, as animal protein. I see that there’s also added methionine on down the list. That plus the fish meal is how you get good protein levels without soy!

Exactly so - someone has been doing their readings. Peas, as a pulse, tend to be better Met sources than grains. Not great, but better. That's why the recipe was built around them as a "soy substitute". Then Fishmeal and Linseed meal were both added to increase total crude protein and bias the AA balance towards more Met, with Synthetic Met added to further improve the final balance.


Completely agree.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

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This looks pretty nice! I wish they’d added the methionine and lysine levels, but they’ve got fish meal as fourth ingredient, so that probably covers them, as animal protein. I see that there’s also added methionine on down the list. That plus the fish meal is how you get good protein levels without soy!

and yes, I'd also like to see the guaranteed nutrition label to see where the final numbers end up - but they don't seem to publish them. All I can say with confidence is that they' are on the right track/have made a good start at a decent feed.