14 September 2020

How to produce cheap chicken feeds at home - Poultry Feed Formulation

How to make cheap chicken feeds at home. 

The most common ingredients used in poultry feed are whole maize, maize germ, cottonseed cake, soya beans, sunflower or omena

To make a 70 kg bag of chicken feed. 

Layers require total crude protein content of at least 18 % to meet nutritional requirement.

Chickens meant for meat production(broilers) require feed with a higher content of DCP. From the first to the fourth week, the chicks require feed with a DCP content of between 22% to 24%.

How to make cheap chicken feeds at home. 

The most common ingredients used in poultry feed are whole maize, maize germ, cottonseed cake, soya beans, sunflower or omena

To make a 70 kg bag of chicken feed. 

Layers require total crude protein content of at least 18 % to meet nutritional requirement.

Chickens meant for meat production(broilers) require feed with a higher content of DCP. From the first to the fourth week, the chicks require feed with a DCP content of between 22% to 24%.