Healthy chickens lay delicious eggs, and you get healthy chickens from high quality chicken feed. Finding the best feed with the correct nutritional balance is critical and the experts at Friends of Nature in Oconomowoc are here to help you.
Chickens will consume anything from grain to bugs, and even animal products depending on how little the pieces are. Additionally, they require a varied variety of nutrients in order to not only lay eggs but lay eggs that are nutritionally dense.
Chick starter and grower feeds are loaded with calories, particularly from protein - to help your chicks grow, boosting their immune systems, and improving their general health. Grower feed is crucial for healthy chickens.
Layer feed has a different nutritional structure that includes more calcium to stimulate proper egg creation in newly laying chickens.
Flock raiser provides a balanced nutrition when you have a mixed flock of chickens. It's easier to use and still provides terrific nutrition.
Crumble and pellets are often the key presentation of flock raiser food, as it's simple for chicks and chickens alike to eat and digest.
Shell grit has two objectives - one, it assists the gizzard break down food effectively, and two, it adds additional calcium to your chicken's diet. Calcium is required for appropriate nutrition regardless, but it's especially essential for egg-laying chickens.
Cracked corn isn't a great feed - it's calorie-dense but not big on nutrition. Regardless, it's a nice treat for your chickens, it's considerably cheap and in a pinch, it can be used to feed your chickens if you've got absolutely nothing else available.
If you have chicken concerns, we've got the solutions. At Friends of Nature, we know chickens. It's our pleasure to serve the Oconomowoc area, and with years of expertise and dedication to raising healthy chicken. You can trust us to provide the very best products for your flock. Give us a call at (262) 567-2699 or come see us at our store and let us assist you feed your chickens the ideal food for their needs.