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If you spread sprouted grains on a tray, the chickens will gladly select them.
Unfortunately, after 2 years, even purebred hens begin to lay fewer eggs.
Breeding birds no longer makes sense, so at this point you should have replacements bred.
How often should you feed chickens?
Healthy, large chickens should be fed twice a day, morning and evening, with the same amount of feed. They should also have constant access to water and supplements.
If egg production has decreased and is not related to age, it is time to strengthen the diet. Start feeding the hens four times a day, providing dry mixes in the morning and evening, and warm, moist mixes at 11:00 and 16:00.
How to feed chickens in winter? The lack of outdoor walks and sunlight during the winter lead to a decrease in egg production. You can compensate for this with additional care and proper nutrition. In winter, the air temperature in the chicken coop should be at least 15°C, and the lighting should be at least 8-9 hours.
Boiled potatoes, dried and boiled nettles, and finely chopped vegetables (pumpkin, carrot, beetroot, zucchini, etc.) are added to the usual grain mixtures. Mix everything well and add 10 grams of yeast, 3 grams of fish oil and 2-3 grams of salt per kilogram of feed. Chickens should be fed twice a day, in the morning and in the evening, with this mixture.
What not to feed chickens? Many people have a vague idea about chicken feed and believe that all table scraps, including spoiled food, can be fed to chickens. Unfortunately, this is not the case: such spoiled food can cause illness and even death in chickens.
Your diet should never include:
Fresh bread with yeast or moldy bread (dry bread is allowed);
Sour soups;
Spoiled meat and fish;
Wormwood, bear’s garlic and leaves of poisonous shrubs;
Cereals treated with chemicals;
Garlic, onion (can be harmful to chickens);
Raw beans, avocado, sprouted potato peels (toxic to chickens);
Banana peels;
Leek;
Sweets;
Mayonnaise;
Unshelled walnuts.
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