tell me some best And most nutritious feed for my chicken ??

[mobi10]

So how to provide them those amino acids in their diet ?? I mean what are its sources ??

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Animal protein or individual synthetic amino acid supplements.

Chicken living in the wild eat lots of bugs and small animals. They'll eat a big animal if they find a dead one. Modern chicken feeding usually uses grains and legumes and add the limiting amino acids as synthetics.
100 years ago, before modern chicken feed production, people added milk to the grain to make up for the lack of protein.

 

[gjensen]

Intentionally depriving birds of a balanced ration is neglect. There is a difference between surviving and thriving. If we play with our bird's ration outside of professionally formulated ration we need to have a reasonably good foundation in poultry nutrition. Then we need to know their genetic potential, and monitor their condition closely.

It is not as much the feed's ingredients, though that is not to say it has no relevance, as it is the balance. Poultry feed is the sum of it's parts. Some of the feeds like FlockRaiser, though it is completely a vegetable based feed, is a good feed. The shortcomings the individual ingredients might have are compensated for.

 

[mobi10]

Thanks guys i will find some solution of this problem (supplements thing seems best) thanks all

 

[ChickenNamaste]

http://alemafarms-koudijsfeed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=18
I think they provide chicken feed in Ethiopia

 

[gjensen]

Mobi, look at it this way.

Depending on where they are in their stage of life . . . . . 60-65% of their diet should be high energy food stuffs. That is where the grains come in, but some root crops like lightly steamed sweet potatoes can be used. The problem with root crops is the protein content is very low, and requires even more protein etc. to balance it. Fruit is high energy, but has the same problem.

20% should be greens of some sort. The greens ideally would be tender and easy to digest. They are not as well equipped to digest high fiber food stuffs like cows, etc. They are not rabbits, and they are not sheep or goats. Tender young greens are better than older coarse grasses.

15-20% should be invertebrates or other sources of protein with a complete amino acid profile.

Believe it or not, the dirt they are on makes a difference. All soil types are deficient is something, but they can and do utilize the minerals in the soil. Whether that is direct or indirect.

An advantage to the grains is % of water. In the old days we would call that a concentrate. Before we had commercial rations, good poultry men fed what they called wet and dry feeds. They only wanted a percentage of their feed to be "wet" feed understanding that a high percentage of that feed was just water. They were also intuitive enough to realize that they were better for a percentage of that feed to be "wet" feed. They saw the wet feeds like greens as being good for supplying vitamins and minerals.

When a growing bird needs 20% protein, and a grain like millet is already 10-12% it does not take much animal protein to balance the ration. Animal protein is certainly superior when it is a practical option. Here treated soybean is often used because it is a high energy feed, and is a good companion for corn concerning the balance of amino acids. In other places roasted peanuts is used. Steamed or roasted and ground for young birds.

Animal protein is low energy. It is easy to go too far one way or another.

We used to use wood ash as a mineral supplement. The old poultry men spoke of the ash content of feed referring to the mineral content. Improved garden soil was often made available to chicks for the minerals.

Calcium is important to growing birds, but a low percentage. Laying hens need much more.

White millet is a very good grain. It is not complete however. Balanced with an appropriate amount of greens, and animal protein, they would be ok.

The more variety, the better, and the less chance there is for a deficiency.

The large majority of a wild jungle fowl's diet is seeds and fruit. Then greens like sprouts, grasses, legumes, greens, herbs, etc. Finally invertebrates and small vertebrates. In America we have Turkeys, and there are more pronounced seasons. Their diet evolves according to what is available seasonally. The young birds hatch when their is new spring growth and are growing in a season when there is a high percentage of insects etc. Young growing birds need more protein (with a complete amino acid profile) than mature birds do.

None of the above is intended to be specific. It is only intended to be an illustration and guide, and perhaps offer some ideas.

Remember, the more variety that is available the less likely they will be deficient in any one thing.

 

[mobi10]

Keeping your advise in mind (y) i will make appropriate steps for their growth and nutrition thanks