Starting a poultry farm is simple but sustaining birds requires a lot of money to source feeds however, there are various means that have been developed to make feeding birds cheaper.
Maggots are good feeds to birds these can be easily and quickly obtained by keeping rabbit droppings in an enclosed container for 4 days. Addition ally, grain feeds are also highly beneficial to birds among these may include soybeans, sorghum and maize however these must be grinned to ease food digestion.
Methods to use
Always feed chicken on kitchen left overs since they are a great source of carbohydrates and proteins.
Additionally chickens can also be fed on also vegetables as these provide vitamins and calcium to the birds.
Also feed birds on weeds like black jack and garden waste as these are rich in various nutrients, furthermore feed birds on fruits like strawberries, guavas, mangoes for provision of vitamin C.
Ensure to provide birds with maggots, mixture of grinned grain feeds and sunflower seeds and also use chicken feed concentrates that are properly mixed with grinned corn.
Always utilize grain chicken feed that has been fermented for 3 days this has several benefits both to chickens and farmers since it feeds a big number of birds.
Ensure to buy feeds in large quantities to easily benefit from the economies of scale and discounts from sellers.
Lastly allow chickens to free range so that they look for their own food, however these should be supplemented for better results.
