“Are they all equal”
Did you know that the quality of your eggs from your family flock is impacted by their chicken feed? Providing your birds with a high protein layer feed encourages them to lay eggs and increase egg production. So how do you decide which layer feed to feed chickens?
The good news is that if you are purchasing your commercial feeds from a major retailer, they are likely well balanced and should contain all the major vitamins and minerals required for laying hens. It is important to note, you should transition from a chick feed to a layer feed at approximately 16 weeks of age.
So, what sets these diets apart from each other? In the case of Flock Party Layer Feed, a significant ingredient has been added…Whole Black Soldier Fly Larvae.
Chickens are omnivores, just like you. They can digest and handle a wide range of food sources from fruits and vegetables to animal sources and even oyster shells. Typically, each of the food sources bring unique nutritional values to the health and well-being of the animal. In the case of backyard chickens, insects provide several nutritional advantages.
One of the main values is Chitin, or the exoskeleton of insects. It provides the same value to hens that vegetable fiber does to mammals. It is a component that helps the digestive tract stay healthy.
Chitin in many studies has also been shown to help maintain a healthy GI tract much like a pre and probiotic. The exact level of chitin needed is still under review, but clearly some is better than none in the diet.
So Flock Party Layer is one way along with feeding Flock Party insect products is a way to keep this key ingredient in your hens diet. This is particularly true in the winter months has the supply of natural insects is limited even for foraging birds.
Of course, Flock Party Layer has all the other key nutrients like Calcium, Phosphorus, Protein, Amino Acids, Trace Minerals, and Vitamins to key your special ladies healthy and happy.
Check out the links below for additional poultry feed recommendations.
