Layers Chick Mash (1-4 weeks)
Growing chicks require feed with a Digestible Crude Protein (DCP) content of 18-20%. To make a 70kg bag of layers chick mash, use the following formulation:
- 31.5kg whole maize
- 9.1kg wheat bran
- 7.0kg wheat pollard
- 16.8kg sunflower (or linseed)
- 1.5kg fishmeal
- 1.75kg lime
- 30g salt
- 20g premix
- Amino acids:
- 70g tryptophan
- 3.0g lysine
- 10g methionine
- 70g threonine
- 50g enzymes
- 60g coccidiostat
- 50g toxin binder
Growers Mash (4-8 weeks)
Growers (pullets or young layers) require feed with a protein content of 16-18%. To make a 70kg bag of growers mash, use the following formulation:
- 10kg whole maize
- 17kg maize germ
- 13kg wheat pollard
- 10kg wheat bran
- 6kg cotton seed cake
- 5kg sunflower cake
- 3.4kg soya meal
- 2.07kg lime
- 700g bone meal
- 3kg fishmeal
- Additives:
- 14g salt
- 1g coccidiostat
- 18g premix
- 1g zinc bacitracin
- 7g mycotoxin binder
Layers Mash (18 weeks and above)
Layers require feed with a DCP content of 16-18%. To make a 70kg bag of layers mash, use the following formulation:
- 34kg whole maize
- 12kg soya
- 8kg fishmeal
- 10kg maize bran, rice germ, or wheat bran
- 6kg lime
- Amino acids:
- 175g premix
- 70g lysine
- 35g methionine
- 70g threonine
- 35g tryptophan
- 50g toxin binder
Important Considerations
- Layer feed should contain calcium (lime) for eggshell formation.
- Introduce layer feed at 18 weeks.
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