Through careful research and advice from poultry nutrition experts, we formulated a premium mix for backyard chooks with a combination of grains, pulses, seeds, grit and high-protein pellets that provides optimal nutrition.
And they love it! The variety of ingredients in Scratch & Lay provides endless fodder for foraging, and keeps chickens busy, happy and well-fed.
We stand by the sources of the ingredients – quite literally, in fact. Scratch & Lay is mixed in Oamaru with canary seed, sunflower seed, wheat, barley and blue peas from our growers down the road. Add kibbled maize from selected NZ farms, Southland-grown oats, Bluff oyster shell grit, high-protein pellets and your chooks have a mix of real homemade goodness at their feet.
• Meets the 16% protein requirement for laying chickens
• Free of ruminant protein; contains soy-based pellets
• New Zealand-grown grains, seeds and pulses
• Recyclable paper sack (20kg only)
• The best in the bok-bok-bok business for laying hens
Feeding Guide: We recommend supplying around 150g per chicken, per day. Always make fresh water and additional oyster shell grit available. Feed fresh greens and food scraps for extra vitamins and minerals. To keep Scratch & Lay fresh, it’s best to only store around three months’ supply at a time.
Note: 20kg Scratch & Lay now comes in recyclable paper sacks. We recommend transferring the feed into a large, lidded bin to keep it fresh and safe from rodents.
Ingredients: High protein pellets (soya bean meal, peas, wheat by-products (broll) and vegetable oil), barley, kibbled maize, wheat, whole oats, kibbled green peas, canary seed, oyster grit, NZ sunflower.
Analysis: Protein: 16.5%, fat: 3.8%, fibre: 6.4%, calcium: 1.6%, reactive lys mg/100mg: 0.75%