Simple and Practical Methods for Making Chicken Feed at Home

Making chicken feed at home is safe, economical, and environmentally friendly. Here is an introduction to the raw materials and proportions of one kind of chicken feed: 30-40 parts soybean, 80-90 parts corn, 10-15 parts rice bran, 3-5 parts Houttuynia cordata, 1-2 parts Isatis root, 3-4 parts Bupleurum, 1-2 parts rhubarb, 2-3 parts Pulsatilla chinensis, 1-2 parts verbena, 0.8-1 part Astragalus polysaccharides, 0.5-0.8 part electrolytic multivitamins, 4-5 parts goji berry, and 2-3 parts Spatholobus suberectus.

Other chicken feed formulas:

1. Homemade feed formula for laying hens from 1 to 3 weeks of age:

60% corn, 5% millet, 4% sorghum, 5% wheat bran, 8% soybean cake, 8% fish meal, 3% meat-and-bone meal, 5% blood meal, 1.5% limestone powder, 0.3% salt, and an appropriate amount of additives.

2. Feed formula for laying hens from 4 to 6 weeks of age:

60% corn, 4% sorghum, 6% wheat bran, 15% soybean cake, 3% peanut cake, 2% cottonseed cake, 3% blood meal, 5% fish meal, 1% shell powder, 0.7% bone meal, 0.3% salt.

3. Feed ratio for laying hens from 7 to 14 weeks of age:

60% corn, 6% sorghum, 12% barley, 10% soybean cake, 3% fish meal, 0.7% shell powder, 5% pagoda tree leaf powder, 2% bone meal, 0.3% salt, and an appropriate amount of additives.

4. Chicken feed ratio from 15 to 25 weeks of age:

65% corn, 5% barley, 15% wheat bran, 7% soybean cake, 2% cottonseed cake, 2% fish meal, 1.5% shell powder, 2% bone meal, 0.3% salt, and an appropriate amount of additives.