Mash, crumbs, pellets: feed form and waste
Two bags can have exactly the same composition and give two different flocks, simply because one is mash and the other is pellets. The form of the feed decides what the chicken really swallows, what it sorts, what it throws into the litter and the energy it spends eating. Waste, for its part, is the most silent loss on the farm: nobody sees it, and it often costs 5 to 10% of the feed.
11 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006Lesson reserved for students following the steps
This lesson is part of Level 7 — Feed and nutrition. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 6 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
What you will learn
- ✓Describe the three feed forms and say which suits which age
- ✓Judge the quality of a pellet on the farm: hardness, fines rate, size
- ✓Spot and quantify feed waste in a house
- ✓Adjust feeders and distribution so that the feed ends up in the chicken, not in the litter