NO. It would be counter productive to supply an appetite suppressant to laying hens. The whole idea of feeding the hens laying mash is to have them produce better quality eggs not get them to eat less.
Layer feed or Layer mash gives the laying hen extra calcium and protein which is needed to produce good quality eggs. Nothing you can feed a hen will make her lay more eggs, just improve the quality of those eggs she does produce.
Are you sure? Some peafowl hide their eggs.
Laying Mash is a specially formulated chicken feed , higher in protein and various minerals including calcium suited to the nutritional needs of hens producing eggs. The mash is ground finer than normal feed and can be fed dry or moist. It also comes in pellet form. Regular scratch feed is a mix of grains with small amounts of protein that is suited to the everyday use for all chickens.
Hens eat just about everything. They love greens and seeds, bugs and flies. The eat fruit and vegetables. It is best to feed them a nutritious mix of grain and protein matter called laying mash or laying pellets and that is available from feed stores but they will survive on forage and table scraps.
There has to be a rooster around to get any chicks out of the eggs.
Chickens don't require laying mash to lay. The feed suppliers just formulated a feed that is balanced nutritionally to support laying birds.
NO. It would be counter productive to supply an appetite suppressant to laying hens. The whole idea of feeding the hens laying mash is to have them produce better quality eggs not get them to eat less.
You should begin feeding your chickens Laying Mash at between 18 and 20 weeks. Laying Mash is a special type of chicken feed.
Layer feed or Layer mash gives the laying hen extra calcium and protein which is needed to produce good quality eggs. Nothing you can feed a hen will make her lay more eggs, just improve the quality of those eggs she does produce.
The ingredients in laying mash is corn, sorghum, vitamins, and minerals. The amount of each ingredient depends on the company producing it.
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Are you sure? Some peafowl hide their eggs.
NO. Hens will do well on scratch grains and corn but the addition of the extra proteins and calcium in layer feed make better quality eggs and shell. Without the layer mash you will need to add a source of calcium such as dry ground egg shells or oyster shells.
The food they need is commercially called Layer Formula/Laying mash or Layer pellets This food has the extra Protein,calcium, minerals and vitamins needed for good egg/shell production.
Orpingtons are fairly moderate early maturing and should lay their first egg at about 7 months old. Start them on laying mash at about 5 months for best eggs.
It should Be ok but its not good for him/her make shore that you doont let it happen again though