Country chicken feeds are designed to give country chickens maximum energy. Packed full of essential vitamins, organic minerals and amino acids for peak performance and marigold extract to produce vibrant yellow eggs, they’re highly palatable ensuring maximum consumption – and providing all of their nutrition needs.
Initial feed should include mash, which should be made without milling and has the texture similar to granola. As soon as eggs start being laid by your chickens, mash should be replaced by pellets until that point in time.
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It’s free of hormones and antibiotics
Country chicken, in contrast to conventional broiler chickens, is grown without hormones or antibiotics, making them both healthier and more humane. Furthermore, this supports sustainable farm ecosystems while simultaneously benefitting local farmers.
Antibiotic use in poultry production is an issue of great concern, as its misuse may create resistant strains of bacteria which become harder to treat and interfere with natural bodily functions – making the practice of poultry farming harmful both for people and the environment.
To reduce antibiotic residue in poultry production, poultry producers must have a plan in place for treating sick birds and tracking antibiotic use. It should also be noted that even though no antibiotics program exist, poultry can still get sick; those flocks requiring treatment should be identified accordingly and treated. Nonetheless, such programs can serve an essential purpose of increasing biodiversity within poultry production systems.
It’s chemical-free
As more consumers become concerned with food quality, traditional and organic products have gained renewed attention. One such product is country chicken – raised naturally without antibiotics or hormones and fed a diet free of hormones and antibiotics for maximum flavor and texture that many find superior to standard broiler meat.
Country chicken feed consists of an ideal balance of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals derived from wheat or kamut (a form of wheat known as khorasan or emmer) that features added calcium carbonate, potassium citrate, molasses and sodium silicate as nutrients. Furthermore, this feed may also be enhanced with aspergillus oryzae bacteria to provide enzyme phytase which assists the bird with digesting its food more easily.
Chick starter grower feed contains a medicated formula designed to protect chicks against diseases and parasites commonly encountered during their rapid development. Furthermore, its high protein levels (20-24%) support rapid growth.
It’s high in protein
Good chicken feed should provide your flock with all of the nutrition it requires for optimal growth and health, such as an adequate protein level to support muscle maintenance and tissue growth. Protein also plays an integral role in immune system and tissue repair functions, providing immunity and tissue health support.
To ensure that your poultry receives optimal nutrition, it’s essential to read and understand the ingredients on a feed label. The label should indicate which species it’s meant for as well as its percentage of protein derived from grains like maize, rye, wheat and camber; commercially prepared chicken feed typically contains 18% protein with some brands also adding additional elements like molasses blood meal bran and soybeans for better nutrient balance.
Country chickens spend most of their time outdoors and consume whatever food sources are available to them, including insects, grubs, seeds and vegetation. Their diets are rich in proteins for added depth of flavour and firm texture – not to mention being free from growth enhancers or drugs which makes them healthier options!
It’s low in fat
Country chicken feed is low-fat and features an assortment of grains designed to encourage natural foraging behavior, providing an alternative to soy-based feeds which may increase soy allergies while increasing fat levels in poultry. Instead, this feed consists of peas, grubs and brewer’s grains which provide ample amounts of protein, phosphorus, Omega fatty acids calcium and lipids – providing your bird with all they need for foraging behavior!
Country chickens, raised naturally on small farms with minimal human interference, not only have lower fat contents than their supermarket counterparts but they also possess greater muscle mass and have a deeper and richer flavor profile than those raised commercially.
Commercial broiler chickens are often subject to injections with hormones and fed diets high in fat that alter their center of gravity and cause them to lie down or lose the ability to walk, leading them to become nonviable. Country chickens, on the other hand, enjoy more freedom of movement as well as healthier nutrition plans that create nuanced flavor profiles with greater tenderness than their commercial counterparts.
