AGE OF BIRDS |
PRODUCT |
FEED INTAKE |
Replacement Laying Birds |
Day old - 6 weeks |
Farmgate Chick Crumbs ACS |
Ad lib / approx 1kg / bird |
6 - 17 weeks (point of lay) |
Farmgate Rearer Pellets ACS |
Ad lib / approx 5kg / bird |
Point of Lay |
Farmgate Layers Pellets / Mash |
Ad lib or 1kg / bird / week |
Table Birds |
Day old - 3 weeks |
Farmgate Chick Crumbs ACS |
Ad lib / approx 1.2kg / bird |
3 - 9 weeks |
Farmgate Rearer Pellets ACS |
Ad lib / approx 7kg / bird |
From 9 weeks to slaughter |
Farmgate Chicken Finisher Pellets ACS |
Ad lib |
Birds prior to slaughter |
Farmgate Poultry Finisher Pellets Plain
(7 day withdrawal diet) |
Ad lib / 1 week before slaughter |
|
Farmgate Mixed Poultry Corn |
As an afternoon scratch or treat |
Note: when feeding birds in numbers, just because there is food available, doesn't necessarily mean each bird its getting its daily requirement. Some birds are meeker than others and remember the "pecking order", you may find that others are being greedy and some going without.
Most laying birds will only require a 16% protein diet, whether it be in a pellet or mash form. Feed should be fed to birds inside as if left out it can get wet, damp and develop mould. Feed can develop mould quickly and cause botulism, showing up as Limber Neck.
Insoluble grit is a very useful aid in a laying hens digestive system, and can also be of benefit to young pullets. You should supply an appropriate quantity of insoluble grit to birds from approximately 3 weeks of age.
Please note: Farmgate Layers feeds do not require any additional limestone or oyster shell grit. The diet is fully balanced for optimum egg production, consistent shell quality, good yolk colour and excellent egg size.
AGE OF BIRD |
QTY OF GRIT |
Chicks (3 weeks old) |
1g / bird once a week with food |
Pullets (6-11 weeks old) |
2g / bird once a week with food |
Pullets (11 weeks to point of lay) |
4-5g / bird once a week with food |
Laying Hens (throughout lay) |
28g / bird / month sprinkled with food |
Please note: the proportion of the nutrient in the diet, is irrelevant unless you are getting the right feed intake into each bird. Listed below are a list of vital nutrients and their requirement.
NUTRIENT |
FUNCTION |
Carbohydrates, Fats & Oils |
Energy |
Protiens |
Growth, Repair & Body Building |
Vitamin A |
Normal growth, disease resistance |
Vitamin B |
Optimum growth rate & production |
Vitamin D |
Strong eggshell, healthy growth, rickets prevention |
Calcium & Phospherous |
Healthy bones & Strong shells |
Zinc |
Healthy skin & feather development |
Water, water, water................. drinkers should be filled with fresh water daily and cleaned thoroughly. Bugs and germs can quickly develop in unwashed, dirty drinkers, causing no end of problems.