Re: Food formulas

From: Jay (j_green156_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:13:22 +0100

"nuele" <fowls@nuele-online.de> wrote in message
news:1gi25c7.1v5qfxhk4aog0N%fowls@nuele-online.de...
> Hi all,
>
This may be superfluous by now but as I've just opened a new bag I wipped
off the details for you. I feed layers pellets to the adults - they are all
layers as opposed to table birds.

> after opening a hen recently I was really shocked about how awfully fat
> she was. I wouldn't have thought that as my breed looks so pheasant or
> game-like, thin and flighty.
>
> Now of course I can just feed less, but I have also thought about the
> food I give and whether it's really what I should give. The manufacturer
> recommended these layers' pellets which I used since last year:
>
> 15.0% protein
> 4.9 % oil
> 4.5 % fibre
> 13.0 % ash
> 0.5 % phosphorus
> 0.2 % sodium
> 0.6 & methionin/cystin
>
Mine is:

17.0% protein
3.5 % oil
4.5 % fibre
13.0 % ash
0.35% Methione
6000 IU/kg Vit A
3000 IU/kg Vit D3
10 IU/kg Vit E (alpha tocopherol)
0.25 mg/kg Selenium (Sodium Selenite)
20 mg/kg Copper (Cupric Sulphate

I feed this adlib from a hopper. In the afternoon they (usually) have half a
small saucepan of grain between them (eight birds). Wheat in summer, mixed
corn in winter when it's colder. They have mixed grit available in a pot and
sometimes calcified seaweed.

Regards

Jay