Good nutrition and feeding practices are key to successful free range egg farming.

Getting this right is important for egg production, egg quality, and bird health and welfare.

Feed is your most expensive input, about 60% of the cost of production. Getting your feeding right is critical.

Poultry nutrition specialist, Chris Wills, offers first-hand advice in the video Free range poultry nutrition and feeding. His simple advice includes a lot of practical tips and guidance based on years of helping small scale producers.

Topics covered in the video include:

• Nutritional needs of layers
• Foraging and nutrition
• Feed consumption
• Feed management
• Water

The “best bests” Chris shares will save you money and help achieve high production from your hens .

It’s a simple truth, the quality and quantity of eggs hens produce depends on the quality of fee and feeding practices. This video will your improve your knowledge and confidence to  make the right decisions.