do it youself chicken feed

DO IT YOUE SELF CHICKEN FEED
The increase In the cost of chicken feed is driving most poultry farmers out of business. Most farmers will prefer to make their own poultry feeds so as to cut cost and maximise profit
Poultry feds accounts to 80% of the production cost, so if a farmer can reduce the production cost by 50% the farmer stands to make good returns in the production business. Below I give farmers some guidance on what they need to formulate their own feeds.

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HOW TO PREPARE LAAYERS CHICK MASH(1-4 WEEKS)
growing chicks requires digestible crude protein(DCP) of between 18-20%.amin acid is a very vital addictive in all feeds for all animal to maintain a balance diet and fast growth for hybrid chickens amino acid is very vital. The following ingredients can be used to make a 75kg bag of chick mash.
INGREDIENTS
2.5kg of whole maize
9.1kg of wheat bran
7.5kg of wheat pollard
16.3kg of sunflower seed cake
(or 16.3kg of linseed cake)
2.5kg of fishmeal
1.75kg of lime
30g of salt
20g of premix
Additives
70g of tryptophan
3.0g of lysine
10g of methionin
70g of threonine
50g of enzymes
60g of coccidiostat
100g of toxin binder.

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HOW TO MAKE 75KG BAG OF GROWERS FEED(4-8 WEEKS)
Pullets or young layers should be provided with feed having a protein content of between 16 and 18 per cent. Such feed makes the pullet to grow fast and prepare for egg laying. Layers’ feed should never be fed to chickens younger than 18 weeks as it contains calcium that can damage their body organs such as kidneys (they can develop kidney stones), which interferes with egg production and also shorten their lifespan. Grit (sand) should be provided to growers that are not on free range to aid in digestion.
MAKING A 70KG BAG OF LAYERS’ MASH (18 WEEKS)
Layer feed should contain a Digestible Crude Protein (DCP) content of between 16-18 per cent. The feed should contain calcium for the formation of eggshells (Laying hens that do not get enough calcium will use the calcium stored in their own born tissue to produce egg-shells). Layer feed should be introduced at 18 weeks.
INGREDIENTS
34kg of whole maize
12kg of Soya
8kg of fishmeal
10kg of maize bran, rice germ or
wheat bran
6 kg of lime
Additives
175g premix
70g lysine
35g methionine
70kg threonine
35g tryptophan
50g toxin binder

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FORMULATING A 70KG BAG OF BROILER FEED
Broilers have different feed requirements in terms of energy, proteins and minerals during dif-ferent stages of their growth. It is important that farmers adapt feed rations to these requirements for maximum production. Young broilers have a high protein requirement for the develop-ment of muscles, feathers, etc. As the broilers grow, their energy requirements for the deposit of fat increase and their protein requirements decrease. They therefore require high protein content in their starter rations than in the grower and finisher rations. Broilers should have feed that has between 22 -24 per cent DCP. The following guidelines can help the farmer to make the right feed at each stage of growth:

BROILER STARTER CHICK MASH (1-4 WEEKS)
40kg of whole maize
12kg of fishmeal (or omena)
14kg of soya bean meal
4kg of lime
70g of premix
Amino acids
35g of lysine
35g of threonine
PREPARING BROILER FINISHER FEED (70 KG)
10kg of whole maize
16.7kg of maize germ
13.3kg of wheat pollard
10 kg wheat bran
6 kg of cotton seed cake
4.7kg of sunflower cake
3kg of fishmeal 2kg of lime
3.4kg of soya meal
40g of bone meal
10g of grower PMX
5g of salt
5g of coccidiostat
5g of Zincbacitrach source