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<blockquote data-quote="CottageFarm" data-source="post: 1120814" data-attributes="member: 16552"><p>I don't make my own feed either, but I too would like to hear from anyone who does.</p><p>Whitewing has an interesting thread going where he is going to start formulating his own feeds based on soybeans, so you might keep an eye on that threads as well Pricefarm. <a href="http://www.cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=90726" target="_blank">http://www.cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=90726</a></p><p></p><p>As for corn in their diet, it comprises more than 50% of what I feed. I use a Game Bird/Turkey ration that's 27% protein, (that I'm pretty sure also has corn in it). That gets mixed 1:1 with corn chop. They also get alfalfa, kitchen & garden scraps as available and grass clippings in season. and of course free choice oyster shell. I've been using this mix for over 3 years without any issues. The key, I was told, is to have the high protein ration to balance the lower protein corn, and keep the avg protein at about 16% for layers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CottageFarm, post: 1120814, member: 16552"] I don't make my own feed either, but I too would like to hear from anyone who does. Whitewing has an interesting thread going where he is going to start formulating his own feeds based on soybeans, so you might keep an eye on that threads as well Pricefarm. [url]http://www.cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=90726[/url] As for corn in their diet, it comprises more than 50% of what I feed. I use a Game Bird/Turkey ration that's 27% protein, (that I'm pretty sure also has corn in it). That gets mixed 1:1 with corn chop. They also get alfalfa, kitchen & garden scraps as available and grass clippings in season. and of course free choice oyster shell. I've been using this mix for over 3 years without any issues. The key, I was told, is to have the high protein ration to balance the lower protein corn, and keep the avg protein at about 16% for layers. [/QUOTE]
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