Commercial Free Range

A complete product range for Free Range Layer hens and growing birds, providing optimal nutritional value. Products are manufactured in a dedicated Poultry Feed Mill. 

Contains: wheat, soya meal, meat & bone meal, canola oil, formulated into a least cost diet, using only high-quality ingredients. Consistent formulation used.

Other ingredients added include:

• a full vitamin and mineral premix with added Hy-D (fully bioactive vitamin D).

• salt and electrolytes, amino acids, yolk pigments.

• 5 specialised feed enzymes to maximise feed utilisation.

• several probiotics, organic acids and extracts, all designed to encourage favourable gut health and robust performance.

This is a very sophisticated product designed to support high performance flocks despite the adverse challenges Free Range farming can present.

Stages available:
Chick Starter
Grower/Developer
Pullet
Early Lay/Pre-Lay
Peak Lay/Layer 1
Late Lay/Layer 2

All products are available as mash, pellets or crumble. Packaging available as 25kg bags, 500kg bulk bags, 1000kg bulk bags, Bulk for truck.

Home Producers

It is great to be able to provide the same complete feed for Free Range Hens that is used by Commercial Producers. Products provide optimal nutritional value for Layer hens and growing birds, and are available in 25kg bags.

Products contain a consistent mix of high quality ingredients being wheat, soya meal, meat & bone meal, canola oil, formulated into a least cost diet. Other ingredients added to improve growth and ongoing bird health include:

• a full vitamin and mineral premix with added Hy-D (fully bioactive vitamin D).

• salt and electrolytes, amino acids, yolk pigments.

• 5 specialised feed enzymes to maximise feed utilisation.

• several probiotics, organic acids and extracts, all designed to encourage favourable gut health and robust performance.

This is a very sophisticated product designed to support high performance flocks despite the adverse challenges Free Range farming can present.

Choosing the Correct Product

This depends largely on the age and stage of the birds. However, in a setting where all ages may be together choices have to be made. It can be influenced by where the birds have come from and what they were previously fed.

Pre-Lay (Early Lay) is for birds 15-17 weeks and sets the body up to begin egg production. It is important to note that it only has half the calcium and less than the required amount of energy and amino acids required for maximum growth and egg production.

At 17 weeks the birds are only about three quarters grown. Changing to a Peak Lay (17-45 weeks) formula adds the correct calcium/phosphorous mix for egg production plus extra protein for growth. Older, fully grown birds can reduce their protein levels which is what Late Lay (46+ weeks) does.

If incoming birds have been developed properly, and had Pre-Lay, then they could be fed Late Lay if all birds are together, but growth to maturity will take longer.

Alternatively, there is no harm feeding all birds Peak Lay, although there can be wastage of protein by older birds. Please note that not all young stock are fed Pre-Lay, so if they have only received Developer or Pullet feed, then they should be fed some Peak Lay to maximise growth and ensure good egg quality and consistent laying.

Products are available as mash or pellets. Pellets are preferred as there is no wastage, and the pelleting process kills salmonella.

Instructions for Use

Free Range Layer pellets can be fed as a complete diet or supplemented with household scraps or vegetables.

Where the percentage of other feed sources is over 25%, extra calcium should be supplemented in the form of Oyster Shell grit or a similar product to ensure good eggshell quality is maintained.

If fed as 100% of the diet then feed approximately 125g per hen per day during spring/summer and 130g per bird per day over the cooler months.