What benefit for chickens with a layer feed with copper in it?
Question by clara: What benefit for chickens with a layer feed with copper in it?
Is it better to feed chickens a layer feed with copper or without? What’s a good level of protein too?
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Heather
February 5, 2014 at 11:29 am
Copper is an essential mineral in very small amounts. Chickens do not need extra copper as a nutritional supplement, apart from what will be blended into a normal good- quailty layer feed as a matter of course.
Layers need a higher level of protein than growers, as they have to maintain their own bodies and also have enough spare for making eggs. Usually a layers feed will contain around 18% protein but this does vary a bit because some of the better protein sources are more easily assimilated by the hens, so a slightly lower level is satisfactory. Quality counts – cheap feed is generally a false economy in the long run.
Sunflower
February 5, 2014 at 12:13 pm