“Hens transfer many of these nutrients directly into their eggs, so the chicken feed ingredients in the layer feed play an essential role in the eggs that hens produce,” explains Biggs. Consider the ...

There are a number of other ingredients in broiler feeds such as fat, vitamins, minerals, amino acids plus a few other things which can take up approximately 10%.

Ingredients: Most commercial chicken feeds use corn and soy as top ingredients. There are also specialty feeds available that are corn or soy-free.

Perdue has created Chix Mix, a cleverly titled new snack that is “made from most of the same ingredients” that’s in the company’s chicken feed.