How much feed is required during the normal production cycle of various types of poultry?
Type Length of cycle Total feed required/bird (lb.) Broilers 7-8 weeks 8-9 Egg-type pullets 18-20 weeks 16-20 Dual-purpose pullets 22 weeks 18-24 Brown-egg layers 12 months 80-90 White-egg layers 12 months 76-80 Turkey hens 18 weeks 45-50 Turkey toms 22 weeks 90-95 Ducks (meat-type) 7 weeks 8-9 11. Are raw soybeans a suitable feed ingredient for poultry? Raw soybeans contains anti-nutritional factors, such as a trypsin inhibitor, which lowers their nutritional value, thus they should not be fed to poultry. Soybean meal has been heated during processing to inactivate these factors. 12. Do poultry need grit? Grit is used by the bird’s gizzard to grind the food as it passes through the digestive tract. Grit is advisable when birds are fed hard, coarse or fibrous feeds, such as whole grain. The value of grit is questionable when finely ground feed is fed. Sometimes grit reduces boredom of penned flocks. 13. Can poultry manure be fed to cattle? Rations of up to 60 parts of dried poultry was
