Stop Losing Money Feeding Your Chickens [Complete Guide]

[@AgnesMariaL]

Almost half a pound of feed per bird per day after 4 weeks? Jeepers, I've NEVER given that much! I've been doing the meat birds for several years, tractoring on pasture. After a certain age, they get the same amount of the commercial feed every morning, i just wind up having to move the tractor twice a day instead of just once. Sure, they fill out a bit slower (we average 5# dressed weight between 7 and 9 weeks), but I NEVER have losses due to lameness nor organ failure, and they get a healthier, more natural diet which translates into healthier, more nutrient-dense meat for us :) Another thing that we do is we do not use feeders once the chicks move from the brooder to the tractor at ~2 weeks: we scatter the feed across the CLEAN ground (we move the tractor first). This not only eliminates competition, but encourages and teaches the chicks to forage ;)

[@AadamGe]

Very informative with important informations, and effective advices. I appreciate.

[@HeiferUSA]

Glad it was helpful!

[@seedyjawla1976]

Hi thank you I love your videos And l land lot and I have more ideas from your videosI'm doing Poultry Farm in The GambiaI really learned a lot of things from your videos

[@HeiferUSA]

That's our goal! We're here to help you thrive on your farm.

[@SarahPerine]

How about a video on how to set up a black soldier fly larvae farm?

[@ronmetz9172]

I have found the cheapest way to feed broilers is to grind your own. Source bulk ingredients from local growers as much as possible. Find alternatives to high dollar ingredients like fish meal which isn't very practical anymore. The most expensive way to feed broilers is buying sack feed from feed stores or mills. You will put a good portion of your profit (if any) in their pockets.

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for sharing!

[@venussarahkarranyusuf8299]

Please could you elaborate more on the feeds, the qantity and how to mix it

[@lunabeta3516]

Humm. Ive been wondering how chickens got feed in the wild. Or scratch . I have too many chickens. Ive been wondering if im allowing them too much feed. They have feed and grit available 24/7. They don't touch the grit or the oyster shells. When i 1st put the grit and shells out i see them go up to it but they dont seem to eat it. It just gets dirty so i replace it every so often. I guess im just rambling

[@guerofelix862]

If I make my own feed for my chickens would corn, soy and fish meal be enough as maine ingrdients??

[@chilosonofbattle]

She really did say no to buy food in bulk. I’m not trying to be a hater, but a statement like that says so much.

[@HeiferUSA]

Don't buy more than you can efficiently use before it goes bad.

[@deepstate6598]

why would feed go bad if stored properly? it's harvested at the end of the season, it's not like feed mills store it any differently than most people. @@HeiferUSA

[@chilosonofbattle]

@@HeiferUSA sounds like good advice. The part I take issue with is when you says that feed starts to loose nutritional value after 2 weeks!! You know that technically grain starts losing it’s value the second it finishes maturing. Than more so after it is harvested. It doesn’t suddenly accelerate it’s deterioration 2 weeks after you bring it home. …I’m not against you selling small batches of feed to make the max profit, but it is kinda dishonest when you choose to only a portion of the facts.

[@debbydechenne172]

Chickens are herbivores and not omnivores , therefore shouldn't be given fish by products to i crease protein intake. I raised animals and birds for years and grew up on a farm. We fed them cracked corn, sunflower seeds and supplemented with grubs and worms and they free ranged. Very healthy.

[@chilosonofbattle]

@@debbydechenne172 yup!! Chickens are defiantly the type of herbivore that is healthiest when it also gets to eat grubs, worms, and meat. (Usually know as omnivore!!) that’s why when they free range they eat grass, grains, and other plants along with any and every piece of meat they can fit in their mouth.

[@phuocucankhang605]

Its great

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for watching!

[@NabilKaradayi]

Fermenting feed; used to broilers??

[@HeiferUSA]

Yes some farmers do

[@zachmanners9383]

What is your target finished weight with that feed amount?

[@damdekmyhomeដំដែកផ្ទះខ្ញុំ]

That great farm

[@one_field]

Could you make a video like this, detailing the feed and numbers for meat rabbits in battery cages, please? Maybe with a section talking about how the numbers change if you grow out the fryers in pasture cages?

[@dennisschoenaurer4152]

Grinding your own feed greatly reduces your costs

[@francobenitez6810]

Could you please expand on that? I’ve just started a layer operation and my feed costs are very high

[@1dgrdgr]

Disappointed you didn't mention the percent protein of your grower ration.

[@ElvinRehmanov916]

Yes

[@thebestisyettocome.7056]

Why now i want to be Chicken Farmer?😂😂😂

[@HeiferUSA]

That's what we call "farm-spiration" at Heifer USA! We're glad you're feeling inspired to start farming. We've got all the training and resources you'll need to start raising your own chickens!

[@pier-annelachance4960]

Pasture poultry is a joy. They do show the fun part!

[@voka4959]

Канал просто супер!😍

[@flybyav8tor]

Wonder when more people will stop feeding corn and soy to broilers?

[@MsCaterific]

💖

[@HeiferUSA]

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[@philpasco6783]

With the chicken feeders, do you ever have problems with rodents getting in and eating the chicken feed?

[@HeiferUSA]

Not so much. The chickens and guardian dogs keep them away

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