Step by step guide “how to make cost effective chicken feed”.

This is grower feed especially for 2 month  above pullets to 9 month adult chicken, but its ok to give this feed for 9 month above  egg layer chicken with extra calcium. 

50kg Home made poultry feed Formula:

Ingredients	Quantity
Corn	20kg
Soya bean	1okg
Pearl Millet	5kg
Wheat	5kg
Sunflower seed	2.5kg
Safflower seed	2.5kg
Wheat bran	2 kg
Rice polish (Optional)	2kg
Poultry minerals	150 g
Salt	0.2 g
DCP	150g
Turmeric raw extract	50g
Cinnamon raw extract	20g
Molasses	300ml
Cooking oil Charcole as a toxic binder Grit	200ml 10g 500g

Making process of poultry feed formula:

• Step 1 clean all the ingredient.
• Step 2 sanitize the hand or mixing equipment.
• Step 3 Mix well all the  ingredients.
• Step 4 grind all ingredients in standard poultry size.
• Step 5 Store the feed cool and dry place.

In bottom of the blog we also discuss how to store poultry feed

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Benifits

Corn:

Corn is highly energy content and easy to degestable for poultry. Also corn have vitamins and minerals they play vital role in poultry growth and imune system and enhances the palatability.

Soya Bean:

Soya bean is highly plant based protien content. Have helpful for growing mucles, support egg production and promote the growth of chicken. Additionaly they have good amount of amino acid, Vitamin b and minerals. 

Pearl millets:

pearl millet is commonly used in domestic chicken frarming. They have good energy content, with high fiber and moderate amount of protien. Furthermore, peral millets heve vitamins such as  vitamins b and minerals like iron, magnesium, and phosphorus they are helpful for chicken growth.

Wheat:

Wheat is also commonly used in backyard chicken farming. Wheat is good amount of fiber they helpful to promote digestion and gut health of chicken. Wheat also have good amount of moderate protien. Also they good for poultry egg or growth production.

Sunflower seed:

Sunflower is good amont of fats, including essential fatty acids, they help to promote chicken feathers and skin health. Also they have amount of moderate protien they increase the egg or growth of chicken. Furthermore, they have vitamin e play as a antioxident properties and promote imune system.. They also provide important minerals like magnesium, selenium, and phosphorus. Sunflwer seed is best for rooster fertility.

Safflower seed:

Saflower seed is highly protien content with good fatt and omega 6 fatty acid they promote chicken heart health and maintain overall metabolism system. They also have immune properties because of vitamin e.

Wheat bran:

Wheat bran is full of fiber act as a prebiotic and help to grow chicken good bacteria in gut. They also remove the toxin in chicken body.

Rice polish:

Rice polish is  high carbohydrate content they provide good source energy for chicken and support egg or weight production. The use of rice polish in poultry feed is cost effective and contribute to sustainable agricultural practices by reducing food waste and maximizing resource utilization.

Polutry minerals:

poultry minerals and its importance.

Minerals	Importance
Calcium and Phosphorus	Bone and egg production
Magnesium and Potassium	Muscles growth
Zinc, Copper, and Manganese	Enzyme Activation
Selenium and Zinc	Promote immune system
Iron and Manganese	Reproductivity
Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride	Electrolyte Balance
Sulfur	Feather growth.
Iodine and Iron	Thyroid function

Salt:

Salt plays a major role in maintaining  electrolyte balance and osmotic pressure in the body fluids of chickens. Also best for heat mangement, pH Regulation, Calcium Metabolism, Pathogen Control in poultry.

DCP:

Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP) is valueable mineral in poultry feed.the major role of Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP) in poultry is promote poultry bone health and egg production.

Turmeric:

Turmeric is antimicroable properties. Adding turmric to poultry feed can help to  protect harmfull bacteria, viruses, and fungi, reducing the risk of infections and diseases.  Turmeric also promote chicken growth and egg production.

Cinnamon:

Like turmeric cinnamon is also have antimicroable properties and protect chicken to different harmful bacteria and viruses. The major role of cinnamon use in poultry feed to protect chicken to coccidiosis. The reseraches indiacte that cinnamon is natural medicen of coccidiosis in poultry.

Molasses:

Chicken love molasses taste they have good energy source. Primarily sucrose of molasses isglucose, and fructose, making it an excellent source of energy for poultry. they also have Nutrient Absorption, Electrolyte Balance, Microbial Activity, Natural Antioxidants.

Cooking oil:

Cooking oil is domestic source fat for chicken. Cooking oil is good amount of omega 3 and omega 6 also have good amount of minerals Like Vitamin A, D, E and K. Fats in cooking oil help chickens maintain body temperature and thermoregulation, particularly during cold weather conditions. 

Charcole:

Use charcole as a toxic binder in poultry. Charcoal’s primary function as a binder is to adsorb or trap toxins and impurities. 

This feed expiry and Storage time?

The storage time for this feed is 45 days in hot weather and 3 months in cold weather , After this feed will be expire.

How to store the poultry feed?

• Suitable storage location select a dry or cool place.
• Use proper container.
• Keep it off the ground.
• Monitor the sign of spoilage.
• Store away from chemical.
• Keep dry.
• Potect from sunlight.

Homemade poultry feed cost-effective compared to commercial poultry feed?

Yes home made feed is cost effective compared to commercial poultry feed. Especially if you have access to raw ingredients in bulk or from your own farm. 

Can Cinnamon kill coccidiosis in poultry?

Yes according to different reseraches Cinnamon have properties to kill coccidiosis in poultry.

How many gram of Turmeric use in 100 kg poultry feed bag?

Use turmeric in 100 gram of turmeric use in 100 kg poultry feed bag.

Can we use cooking oil making chicken feed at home?

Yes you can use cooking oil in homemade poultry feed.

How many quantity of grit use in 100kg poultry feed bag?

Use 1kg grit in 100kg poultry feed bag.

 

Source of this feed formula.

We have been using this formula for our Aseel chicken farm for the past year, and it has yielded excellent results. We developed this formula ourselves after gathering information from various experts and research papers.