Poultry Farming: Layers Chicken Feed Formulation

Poultry Farming: Layers Chicken Feed Formulation

In this course you will learn how to make your own feed for your layers flock, saving you money while ensuring that you maximize your birds’ production by feeding them a high-quality product.

This course will be of interest to anyone thinking of raising poultry, but it also includes SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT POULTRY FARMING IN AFRICA.

What material does this course cover?

THE BASICS

Learn about the nutritional elements needed for a complete poultry feed.

INGREDIENTS

Understand the macro and micro-ingredients needed at each stage of flock development, and how to calculate the critical DCP (digestible crude protein) percentage.

FEED MIXING

Learn how to thoroughly mix feed ingredients the proper way.

ECONOMICS

Understand the savings you can achieve per bag by developing your own feeds.

This course is a MUST ATTEND if...

· You are tired of wasting money purchasing low-quality feeds in the market.

· You want your chickens to be healthy and productive.

· You want to decrease your farm expenses and grow your profits.

Lessons include:

1. Introduction

2. DCP & Performance Indicators

3. Common Macro Ingredients

4. Chick Mash - Macro Ingredients

5. Chick Mash - Micro Ingredients

6. Growers Mash - Macro Ingredients

7. Growers Mash - Micro Ingredients & Mixing

8. Layers Mash - Macro Ingredients

9. Layers Mash - Feed Mixing

10. Layers Mash - Micro Ingredients

11. Cost-Benefit Analysis

STUDENT TESTIMONIAL:

I LOVE THIS! I thought I knew so much about farming...thank you for disproving me. You have made my learning so much easier than I ever anticipated!

Newton Odali – Kenya

Learn how to how to make your own quality feed to increase the profitability of your layers farm.

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What you will learn

• Understand the macro ingredients that make up a balanced feed
• Understand the micro ingredients that keep your chickens healthy
• Understand the importance of DCP and how to calculate it for your feed mixture

Rating: 4.07143

Level: All Levels

Duration: 1.5 hours

Instructor: eLengo Farming Courses