Mon 7 Nov 2011
Change in Feed
Posted by Claire under Chicken Health, keeping chickens
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Hello everyone
I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I would imagine that we are now all feeling the colder temperatures - I definately am, lol. When I left the house this morning I left my better half defrosting his car with the dogs patiently (well, not really that patiently!) waiting for him to return so they could go on their walk.
If you are experiencing the cold also and would like to make sure that your chickens are in the best condition possible for the upcoming winter then it’s a good idea to start adding cut maize to your birds feed.
As it gets colder and the nights get longer then the maize can be swapped for mixed corn and the amounts can be increased. A good time to change to mixed corn in mid December. A couple of handfulls each night will work great as it will fill your birds crops overnight, helping them keep warm and also allowing them to put a bit of weight on to see them through the colder months.
Layers pellets are a brilliant source of the essential nutrients the birds need but a little helping hand over the winter really helps your birds along.
They also taste great too so your birds will be more than willing to scoff the corn put out for them ![]()



