2022年9月17日 · Cracked corn chicken feed is affordable and easily available, but is it good for chickens? There is no doubt that chickens enjoy it. However, chickens require a balanced diet of proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins. Despite its nutritional value, cracked corn does not provide all of the nutrients chickens require to remain healthy.

2010年2月13日 · Cracked corn is a convenience for those feeding animals that would have hard time digesting whole kernel corn and dont want to grind their own. I also personally think modern field dent corn has a very odd off taste when made into …

2012年2月20日 · As far as any heat value in corn nutrition you are probably right.Cracked corn and feed would have pretty much the same value.By the chickens breaking down the corn I look at it as having to work harder causing the body put out more heat.Not because of the nutritional value,but by the body working harder to digest it.Not only that but when you feed cracked corn …

2010年4月16日 · Scratch grains - cracked corn mixed with other grains and seeds. I usually feed this in the spring, summer and fall, in small amounts. Scratch - finely ground corn, looks like cornmeal. I will occasionally buy this in the wintertime and mix it with warm water to make a mash. Makes a nice evening treat for the chooks.

2013年7月20日 · I also like using whole corn for much the same reason although a mixture of grains likely gets you closer to a more balanced supplement. I value the scratch, whole and cracked corn as energy an ignore contributions of other nutrients when making certain birds are in good nutritional status.

2017年11月7日 · We've got ducks, chickens, pigs, a horse and these turkeys so we keep plenty of cracked corn here on the homestead lol Click to expand... If you mix an 18% starter with corn 50:50, you'll end up with about 14% protein.

2012年8月6日 · It's not gotten wet, we have little to no humidity, it's in a tight lidded garbage can, just since the bugs it's turning into what looks like Corn Starch - powdery & white, still half a bag, so not the bottom stuff tho it looks the same, all it had was the bugs, never had this happen before and wondered if cracked corn can go bad.

2020年3月14日 · With whole corn, the chickens would tend to eat it all. With cracked corn they would eat the bits but that often left a bunch of dust uneaten. I think the whole corn overall made for less waste. Chicks have to be a certain amount big to eat whole corn, but can eat cracked corn from a younger age.

2010年11月30日 · Jim if look this subject up there is a difference in ground corn and cracked corn. difference in nutrition and in uses. im speaking of cracked corn, your post mentions ground corn. cracking it does slightly improve digestability but it does not improve total tract starch digestion..... the OP wanted to know about adding corn for winter.

2015年3月3日 · I can't seem to find organic cracked corn anywhere! I used to buy it online from Scratch and Peck feed but they no longer ship it and they only carry the 40lb bags. So my question is, for those of you who buy whole corn and crack it yourself, what do you use? Please don't say a hammer, that...