Bland Lake Hideaway is the home of Cackle Berry Farm, and it is the best place to stay in San Augustine. At Cackle Berry Farm, we are on a journey to raise some of the best chickens anywhere in the world.
Part of the journey of raising American Bresse Chickens is working out how to feed them. I have read lots of ways to feed the chickens so that they lay good healthy eggs and grow amazing meaty carcasses.
From everything I have read, this breed of chicken does really well on a high-protein diet. They also benefit from the carbohydrates found in whole grain. So I have been practicing on making feed that has these ingredients.
So, here is my current feeding mix:
1 Part whole corn
1 Part whole oat
I mix these two together and let them ferment.
1 Part dry dog food
1/2 Part calf manna
From my calculations this should get me real close to 22% protein and has lots of healthy carbohydrates.
In the future, I might add some black sunflower seeds to get some oil in their diet.
One of the things that I discovered from fermenting the feed is that the water I pour off of the grain is something that the chicks really like to drink. I was surprised by how much of this they drink every day.
If you want to follow along on my American Bresse Chicken Journey, you can watch my videos every week on YouTube.