Organic Chicken food
Where to buy organic chicken food in South Africa? This is almost impossible – all grain in South africa contains GMO’s – and as a result any poultry farmer wishing to produce organic chickens or organic eggs, will have to grow all of their own chicken feed. There are no suppliers at this stage who sell organic layer mash or organic chicken feed. Anyone who knows where to get organic food for chickens – please let us know. This is why most farmers in S.A who want to produce alternatives to caged chickens or cage eggs opt for free range farming – the standards do not stipulate what you feed your chickens! When you feed your organic chickens they will eat just about any vegetables – avoid avocado pear – but they love cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, spinach and a lot of the fruits like apples and melons – avoid citrus as well.
if you are new in chicken farming then it is best to buy hens that are ready to lay – they are called “point of lay” and they are about 18 weeks old. Raising them from babies is a lot more work and you will need to get their medication and innoculations spot on or they will give you problems. You will also need extra poultry equipment like poultry heaters.
Hello there, first timer, I am seriously thinking of starting a layer poultry in nigeria, still working on my facts, I would want to know if its better to buy the layers when @ day old chicks so u can get the best out of them or probably if there are issues that can be encountered while tryin to nurse them to maturity, thank you