The Barastoc Wellness Range
The Barastoc Wellness range is one of three feeding ranges offered by Barastoc Poultry and completes the home flock range. Whether you have 1 or 100 birds we have a feed that fits. With the Wellness range we have considered many different dynamics within the home flock and tried to bring a flexible range to support your birds from maternal nutrition to a mixed flock situation.
The Wellness range includes;
Barastoc 3 Grain Scratch Mix
Barastoc 3 Grain Scratch Mix is a supplementary feed designed to be fed free choice or as a treat in addition to any feeding regime. Using a blend of cracked and whole Australian grains this feed can be fed to a wide variety of birds. We understand the joy of watching your birds scratch and forage just like nature intended, so we designed Barastoc 3 Grain Scratch Mix to be easily scattered.
By combining black sunflower seeds and cracked corn it makes this supplement irresistible to your flock. It also supplies key nutrients such as amino acids, in particular methionine (which is a fundamental building block of protein), natural pigment and a high energy content to fuel and aid your birds’ egg laying potential. By offering free choice loose grains, this offers a selection of varying particle size ingredients that strengthens their functioning gizzard, and in return wellbeing.
Barastoc Poultry Breeder
Preparing a hen to brood or supporting her whilst brooding is key and we understand how rewarding hatching your own flock can be so we designed Barastoc Poultry Breeder. Barastoc Poultry breeder is our specifically formulated breeder feed using high quality, highly digestible ingredients designed to support the mother hen. Significant attention has been made to support not only the mother hen pre and post-natal but also her subsequent chicks, for what nutrients are defined and also the interactions they have together.
Breeder feeds are designed to be used for chickens that are producing eggs for hatching, and are essentially similar to your standard layer diets but contain higher levels of protein and elevated vitamins for proper embryo and chick development. A combination of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals are balanced to meet the changing bird’s growth, immunity, reproduction and production requirements. Barastoc Poultry Breeder is not only a complete feed but also fortified with bioavailable calcium and elevated antioxidant levels of Vitamin E and Selenium to strengthen her recovery time and immune system.
Chickens have the rare ability to select the correct feed ingredients/nutrients as desired, birds are also highly driven by texture so feeding behaviour is a factor to watch in the backyard scene and ensuring your feed is fit for purpose. Barastoc Poultry Breeder is presented as a short cut pellet which aids to decrease wastage and makes sure every mouthful is balanced and complete.
Also be mindful that feeding household scraps and other feed ingredients maybe high in water/fibre content and could dilute the nutrients of your balanced feed offered, in return having a negative impact on egg quality and chick hatchability. To overcome a lot of the feeding behavioural issues ensuring your birds have access to clean fresh water and feed ad lib (continually), will help keep your birds happy and healthy.
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