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Broiler feed is a balanced complex intended for feeding poultry. It is worth figuring out how the composition of the combined feed is correctly selected and whether it can be made with your own hands in order to grow a healthy livestock.
General rules for feeding boilers and chickens at home
Three weeks after the birth of the chickens, the poultry farmer should transfer them from the starting feed to the finishing feed. The daily menu should be diversified with protein, without which normal growth and development of the chick is impossible. To do this, you should daily cook cereals for broilers in meat broth and periodically boil fish.
Broilers
As soon as the chicks' digestive system gets used to such a diet, yeast can be added to the diet. This will be a preventive measure against a variety of diseases.
Boiled potatoes mixed with cereals are gradually added to the menu. Experts consider it unacceptable to water chickens with raw water, therefore, it is worth offering babies a chamomile broth or rosehip infusion as a liquid.
Meals at the age of one month
1.5 months after birth, the chickens' ration is supplemented with corn and dry grain. For grown-up broilers, you can make your own feed. Below are the nutritional features of chickens over 1 month old.
- Broilers can be fed mixed grain. For example, peas can be combined with crushed wheat and barley grains. The mixture should include a mineral additive or a mineral-containing premix.
- To improve the taste characteristics of meat and speed up the process of gaining fat mass, it is worth sprinkling corn on the chicks daily.
- It is systematically necessary to give broilers wet mash. The proportions of grain feed in this case are set independently by the breeder.
- Fish oil included in the diet will become a source of vitamins and fatty acids.
By choosing the right food and providing the bird with timely nutrition, you can count on the fact that by the age of 70 days the little chicken will recover up to 4 kg.
Broiler chickens
Composition of compound feed for broilers and chickens
It is recommended to apply such methods when feeding broilers as:
- Two-stage. In this case, the chicks should eat starter feed for the first 30-35 days after birth. After reaching 1 month of age, the chickens can be switched to a finishing compound feed for broiler chickens, which helps to gain muscle mass.
- Three-stage. The essence of the method is that immediately after birth, the chickens are fed with a pre-start mixture, which strengthens their immunity and promotes active growth. On day 21, the bird is transferred to the Start compound feed for broilers. After another 3 weeks, broilers start eating the finished feed.
Combined broiler feed should consist of:
- feed wheat;
- corn;
- meal or cake;
- bone or fish meal;
- fat;
- salt;
- chalk.
Compound feed
The percentage varies with the age category of the chicks.Underfeeding or overfeeding birds can provoke growth abnormalities. That is why it is important to respect the feed dosage suggested by the manufacturer. For the first 7 days, chicks should be fed every 2.5 hours. In the second week, the number of meals is reduced by up to 6 times. In the third week, chicks should be fed 4 times, then feed is provided only in the morning and evening hours. Wet mash for broilers or mixed feed is given in such an amount that the chickens can eat it at one time. A broiler mash at home should be prepared daily, stale feed is dangerous for chicks.
Any feed mixture should contain fiber (4%). High levels are found in barley, oats and grass flour. That is why it is so important to limit this type of feed: a large amount of fiber is not able to be completely digested by the intestines of the bird.
Types of compound feed for broilers
There are several types of compound feed for broiler chickens.
- Start for the little ones.
- Growth compound feed intended for feeding birds whose age is within 21-35 days. Each chick will require 1700-1900 g of the mixture. Such nutrition will allow the bird to gain weight over 1.5 kg.
- The final type of food is intended for feeding birds from 35 to 42-56 days. At the end of the period of feeding with the final compound feed, the bird gains almost 3.5-3.6 kg.
Compound feed
The main distinguishing feature of the presented feed is the percentage of protein content in them. Compound feed Growth for broilers contains significantly more protein.
How to make compound feed for broilers with your own hands at home
Most poultry producers prepare their own broiler feed. What compound feed to feed broilers so that they quickly gain weight? Below are the best recipes for broiler nutrition.
Broilers 3 to 14 days old
In the first days after hatching, chicks should be fed a balanced starter combo feed. To prepare food identical to the purchased one, it is important to observe the proportions of the ingredients that are included in the composition.
For cooking you will need:
- corn (500 g);
- wheat (160 g);
- cake or meal (140 g);
- low-fat kefir (120 g);
- barley (80 g).
Compound feed
It is important to include mineral and vitamin supplements in the feed for broilers. The components are thoroughly mixed by hand.
Chicks 14-30 days old
This stage of poultry development obliges to saturate the feed mixture with lysine, meat and bone meal and vegetable oil. You can diversify the diet at this age with a mash. For this purpose, you can flavor the food with high-quality and safe milk. In the absence of milk, you can use low-fat cottage cheese or yogurt.
Recipe for quality feed for broilers:
- corn (480 g);
- cake or meal (190 g);
- wheat (130 g);
- meat and bone or fish meal (70 g);
- feed type yeast (50 g);
- grass (55-60 g);
- feed fat (20 g).
How to independently prepare compound feed for broilers over 30 days old
Finishing feed helps the bird gain its maximum weight in a short period of time. During this period, the young are experiencing a strong appetite, therefore it is important to increase the amount of food provided to 150-165 g per day.
To prepare you need to prepare:
- corn (450 g);
- cake or meal (170 g);
- wheat (130 g);
- barley (80 g);
- fish or meat and bone meal (70 g);
- feed yeast (50 g);
- grass (10 g);
- chalk (10 g);
- feed type fat (30 g).
The feed prepared in this way can be fed to the bird until slaughter. To understand how much feed a bird needs, it is important to use a special growth table that will help establish the daily rate of chickens.
As a rule, in the first days, the chicks are given about 14-15 g of compound feed. On the sixth day, the dose is increased to 20 g. On day 11-12, the portion should weigh about 45-50 g. Gradually, the dosage will increase and when the bird is 60 days old, it should be 120-130 g.
Poultry nutrition table
To make it easy to calculate the amount of feed that chicks will need, the broiler nutrition table is below.
| Bird age category | Recommended feed rate, g |
|---|---|
| 1-5 days | 15 g |
| 6-10 days | 20 g |
| 11-20 days | 45 g |
| 21-30 days | 65 g |
| 31-40 days | 85 g |
| 41-50 days | 110 g |
| 51-60 days | 120 g |
The growth of broilers is directly related to the amount of food they consume per day. From the beginning of the period of intensive fattening until slaughter, the chicken gains significant weight. At the end of fattening, the weight of broilers increases daily by 55-65 g. In the first week, it is important to provide chicks with frequent feeding. The portion should be small, as small chickens cannot digest large amounts of food due to an underdeveloped digestive system. Only by the 10th day of life, broilers can be fed 5 times a day.
Experts recommend using Start Growth Finish Bogdanovich for feeding turkeys and broilers.
The main biological characteristics of broilers are:
- the need for an increased level of metabolic energy and proteins;
- low need for minerals and fiber;
- a high degree of meat early maturity at a low cost of compound feed.
High-quality feeds produced under the Start-Rost-Finish brand are made according to an individual recipe. Compound feed is produced for each age category separately. This helps the chicks get the necessary vitamins and minerals in sufficient quantities.
Compound feed Start for broilers is used to feed chickens in the first weeks of their life.
After 21 days, fat should be included in the bird's diet.
Percentage of ingredients in feed
| Ingredient | Start | Height | The finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 28.9 | 31.1 | 30.5 |
| Corn | 34.9 | 30 | 35 |
| Soybean meal | 21 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Sunflower cake | 6.8 | 15.6 | 21 |
| Leikon | 5.4 | 5 | 4 |
| Peas | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Vegetable oil | 0 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
In addition to the components listed above, the compound feed contains:
- a piece of chalk;
- lysine;
- threonine;
- feed methionine;
- salt and sodium sulfate.
Correct feeding allows you to provide an average daily gain in the range of 55-65 g. The compound feed is sold in bags weighing 40 kg. You can store the product for no more than 60 days.
The best compound feed for broilers
What compound feed is best for broilers - poultry farmers often ask themselves.
It is very important to select feed mixtures taking into account the age category of the bird. Prelaunch feeds are marketed under the PK5-1 label. Feeding with this product is possible only in the first week of the chicks' life. PK5-1 is made on the basis of barley, peas, chopped corn and feed wheat. The listed components help to actively form the bones of the skeleton and have a positive effect on the functioning of the intestines and gastrointestinal tract.
Gradually, broilers are accustomed to starting combined feeds, which are marketed under the PK5-2 label. Feeding with this product occurs during the period of active growth of the bird.
After reaching the age of 30 days, young animals can be transferred to the final type of food supplied to stores under the PK6-1 marking.
It is best to buy compound feed, which is produced by large manufacturers. As a rule, they always have a quality certificate.When buying an unknown feed, one cannot be sure that the young will receive the required percentage of vitamins and microelements. Lack of useful trace elements can provoke the onset of ailments and minimal weight gain.
Compound feed
The best starting compound feed was the BR-1 product, which costs 1350-1400 rubles. for 40 kg. In the manufacture of this feed, manufacturers used corn, wheat, fish meal, oilcake (soybean and sunflower), amino acids and chalk, a small amount of salt. In addition to wheat and corn, the Growth compound feed for broilers contains wheat germs, a small percentage of meat and bone meal and yeast. The cost of this category of food is in the range of 1100-1250 rubles per bag.
Proper nutrition and choice of quality feed will help you grow large broilers in a short period of time. Before giving the young stock a finished product, it is important to read the instructions, which indicate the recommended dosage. Also, before purchasing, it is worth calculating feed consumption for the number of chickens. This will allow you to immediately take the required amount of products and save on delivery of goods. Correct growing of broilers will provide tasty and tender meat that can be successfully sold on the market.
