Feeding makes up the major cost of production, and good nutrition is reflected in the bird’s performance and its products. Chicken feeding recommendations vary depending on whether you are raising chickens for meat or eggs. They also vary according to age.
Chicken needs protein, carbohydrates, and fats, along with the appropriate vitamins and minerals. Most starter and grower ration have 18% to 20% protein. This is formulated for growth and development of bones and internal organ. The amount of protein in their diet is very important; it helps them to produce feathers and eggs as well as to grow.
Feed comes in three forms: Crumbles, Pellets, and Mash.
Feed Ingredients – Poultry feed ingredients are easy to get, they are available to us;
- Corn and soybean meal – Usually the most plentiful and lowest-cost sources of energy and well-balanced protein, thus it is extensively used.
- Balancers and Concentrates – For preparing the poultry feed, concentrates and balances are special supplements which are prepared by the commercial poultry feed companies.
- Salt – 0.2 to 0.5% is added to most poultry diets.
- Supplemental lipids e.g. Millet (up to 5% of the diet) – May increase energy utilization.
- Yellow pigmentation – Use as much yellow corn as possible plus good sources of xanthophyll, such as alfalfa meal or corn gluten meal, for the yellow coloration of the shanks, feet, skin, and egg yolks.
- Non-nutritive additives are used for a variety of reasons – e.g., antibiotics (to stimulate growth & control diseases), arsenicals and nitrofurans (to improve performance), anti-parasitic compounds, anti-oxidative, and antifungal compounds.
- Fish Oil – Fish oil is a dependable source of Vitamin A and D. Mainly it is used in chicken feed and laying hen’s feed. Fish oil is very effective when green pasture and sunlight is not adequate.
Growing chicken feeds
For chicks, their feed must be enriched with protein and concentrate on ensuring rapid growth and good health. Feed the chicks when they want to eat. And after their two or three weeks of age, give them dry mash with self-feeders (when all the chicks can eat) and ensure a constant supply of fresh and clean water according to their demand. Add some dry cracked wheat with dry mash till they reach three to four weeks of age.
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Black Soldier Fly Larva Meal (Maggots | Sold Per Gram) (Delivery within South-West only)₦800.00 -
TopFeed Aqua Fish Feed (Floating Feed Pellets for Catfish | 2mm | 3mm | 4.5mm | 6mm | 9mm) – 15kg₦10,575.00 – ₦12,400.00 -
Wheat Offal (Wheat Bran | Flour Mills-Golden Penny Brand) – 50kg₦8,000.00 -
New Hope Broiler Super Starter Feed (Crumble | Commercial Ration – 510T | Professional Ration – 510) – 25kg₦11,135.00 – ₦12,135.00 -
Aller Claria Float (2mm | 3mm | 4.5mm | 6mm | 8mm | 15kg Feed for Growers)₦19,300.00 – ₦23,400.00 -
New Hope Chick Crumble (Brand 321 | 25kg Bag)₦12,005.00 -
New Hope Broiler Finisher Feed (Pelleted Feed | Professional Line – 512 | Commercial Line – 512T) – 25kg₦10,885.00 – ₦12,045.00 -
Super chick starter crumble (320)₦10,500.00 -
Aller Futura Ex (0.5mm | 0.9mm | 1.3mm | 6kg Crumbles for Fry)₦20,700.00 – ₦22,100.00
44 thoughts on “How to Choose Good Feed for Your Poultry”
Please I want to know how many number of broiler are in the cartoon of a day old broiker
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Pls what disinfectant is adviseable for a beginner
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We offer different brands of highly effective disinfectants like Morigad, and they are available for delivery nationwide. Kindly click the link to place your orders:
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How much is a cartoon?
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The cost of our birds varies from time to time due to the demand,
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Dear Afrimash Support,
Please is there a need for persons working in a chicken poultry farm environment to disinfect themselves after work daily before going home or is there a need for preventive vaccination of the persons involved? Thank you.
Dear Reinaagroco,
Thank you for reaching out to us, to take care of the poultry farm environment, disinfection and hygiene is key.
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Hello,
Please I would like to know the number of chickens a 25 kg bag of feed can feed.
Thank you.
Hello Ruth,
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Pls which feeds is more recommendable to feed the birds.thank you
Hello Ismail,
Thank you for reaching out to us,
Selecting the right feed depends on your purpose of production and the age of your poultry. The different brands of feed available have been formulated to meet the nutritional requirement of poultry and it all depends on your preference.
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Pls i want to be a distributor of hybrid feed.how can I start.
Hello Ajulo,
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As regards your enquiry, Afrimash is an e-commerce platform where distributors, manufacturers and farmers own stores to sell to farmers.
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Good day, please can I get a vaccination plan for my birds.
Thanks
Hello Paul,
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As regards your enquiry, Afrimash offers vaccination schedule to customers via email when they place an order for their day-old chicks.
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Please how many weeks will boiler eat starter, grower,or layer before finisher. thanks
Hello Benita,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
Broilers should be fed starter feed from 0 to 3 weeks and then after finisher feed from week 4 to sale.
We offer different brands of feeds for broilers and they are available for delivery nationwide. Kindly click the link below to place your orders now:
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Hello Sir, Is their any financial support for any person who want to start poultry farm from your angle
Hello Taiwo,
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As regards your enquiry on financial support, we have financial collaboration in partnership with NIRSAL you can take advantage of,
Kindly send an email to [email protected] with your contact details and how you would like to take advantage of our financial support services and our partnership team will get in touch with you.
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Haven ordered for my birds how do I get them delivered to me here in Bayelsa. Thanks
Hello Kingsley,
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Our delivery days are Mondays and Thursdays,
You will get an update from an account executive on when your birds will be shipped to you
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Please, how can I get points of lay chickens (18 or 19 weeks of age) and their price. Thanks
Hello Abdulkadir,
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As regards your enquiry, Afrimash offers point-of-lay hens at 14 weeks and the price for each is ₦1,400.00
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What is poultry feeds brand to go into as new person into the market of sale of poultry feeds in kwara state.
Hello Wande,
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Afrimash is an e-commerce platform for farmers where manufacturers, distributors and large scale farmers sell farm inputs to farmers
We have a variety of poultry feeds from top feed brands in Nigeria
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I studied zoology. I want to go into poutry farm business. As a starter should I go for broiler or layers chickens
Dear Cyprian,
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As regards your enquiry, we have both broiler chicks and layers chicks, the choice of layers or broilers production is based on the production purpose which could be egg or meat production
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Do you sale noilers?
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Afrimash offers AMO Noilers at N 14,500 for a carton of 50 chicks
The cost of shipping is based on your location
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How much is 5 weeks broiler? Am I feeding them with starter or finisher? How is per bag?
Hello Mrs Agbabs,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
As regards your enquiry, 5 weeks old broiler is curently not in stock, but here are the current prices of our 4 weeks old broilers (average weight of 0.5kg):
Arbor Acres: ₦1,200.00
Ross 308: ₦1,250.00
Kindly place your order here:
Broiler finisher feed is ideal for 5 weeks old broilers until sale and the price per bag of the brands we have available are as follows:
Breedwell: ₦4,030.00
Hybrid: ₦4,070.00
Top: ₦4,150.00
Olam Ultima: ₦4,450.00
Vital: ₦4,500.00
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Where can I buy organic vaccine from day old chick to maturity
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Please I have home pigeon kindly advise what to feed them thanks
Hello Abbas,
Thank you for your inquiry.
Pigeons feed naturally on grains, seeds, fruits and vegetables. However, a well balanced diet must be maintained at all times. Kindly consult your veterinarian for available formulated pigeon diet.
Warm regards
Please I want to ask why chicken shrink, at four month they aren’t weighty… Please what can I do so I won’t run at loss
Hello Oluwaseun,
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Several factors such as disease, malnutrition, and unfavourable environmental conditions can caus birds to shrink
Kindly follow important management practices and consult your veterinary doctor.
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I want to know how i can a lorry load of top feeds for my farm, and for whole sale resell purposes…
Hello Kenneth,
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We offer top feeds for both broilers and layers and also deliver nationwide.
Kindly click the link below to place your order:
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Please, is it good to deworm boiler, if yes, how many weeks will they be deworm and what can make them grow fatter, and weight gain
Hello Benita,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
For more information on poultry farming, kindly get our ebooks via the link:
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Then, send proof of payment to [email protected].
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Which feed is best for boilers.
Hello Benitaa,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
We offer different brands of feeds that are well-recommended for broilers such as Hybrid, Top, Hendrix, and Chikun Feeds.
Kindly click the link to place your order now:
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We look forward to your order.