Home grown laying mash ideas for poultry feed
Poultrymen can substitute ground wheat for bran in laying mash to save costs. A sample mix uses 150 pounds ground wheat and 50 pounds bran instead of 100 pounds bran and 100 pounds middlings. A balanced home mash includes corn, ground wheat, bran and meat scrap with optional milk when available. Minerals such as limestone, bone meal, and salt improve egg shell strength and reduce shell problems. more minerals and less meat scrap may rise in prominence, due to low cost per pound.
Blindness in Ducks Tied to Water Quality
The article states that ducks with access to natural water bodies avoid sore eyes and blindness as their eyes are cleansed by dipping. Ducks lacking water should drink from deep vessels to rinse eyes and nostrils, reducing feed clogging and cold risk. Ducklings with colds may have sticky eye discharge treated with tissue absorption and hazel or boric acid solution.
Soft-Shelled Eggs Due to Inadequate Hen Diet
The article explains soft-shelled eggs arise from insufficient minerals in a hen's diet, especially calcium carbonate, leading to thin or shell-less eggs. It notes the problem is common in poultry and costly, urging immediate dietary correction to restore shell quality.
Poultry Feeding Tips Boost Egg Size and Profits
Milk feeding improves egg size and quality while washing eggs harms keep. Poultry meat price is low enough to be profitable. cull non producers. Continue all mash for laying pullets. Shed roofs aid warmth. high ceilings cause drafts. Feed tankage or sour milk for good egg production. help hens lay.
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