Nutritionally balanced for better performance and health.

Home mixed poultry rations, such as those feeding whole wheat, are often nutritionally unbalanced and performance of poultry is disappointing.

A balanced diet is essential for regular egg production and the general health and well being of the bird. Wesfeeds Poultry feeds are nutritionally balanced to meet all the health, growth and production needs of poultry and are designed to produce bright golden yolks.

Important nutritional requirements for poultry are energy, protein, vitamins and minerals.

Energy

Energy in the feed is necessary to provide for growth of body tissue, production of eggs, physical activity and maintenance of normal body temperature. Wesfeeds poultry rations are processed for high digestibility and energy.

Protein

Protein consists of amino acids and is necessary to build muscle, connective tissue and eggs. Twelve amino acids are essential nutrients for poultry as they are unable to synthesise them. Wesfeeds use high quality protein sources and additional amino acids to meet the specific needs of poultry.

Vitamins

Vitamins are included in Wesfeeds poultry rations, as they are essential to promote growth, reproduction and good health. Vitamins also assist to manage stress and disease levels, which may challenge poultry.

Minerals

Minerals such as calcium are necessary for good bone structure and eggshell quality. Wesfeeds poultry rations contain additional minerals, including calcium.

Wesfeeds have a range of diets designed to meet the specific requirements at every stage of life of your poultry. Please refer to the table below to choose the Wesfeeds ration most suited to your poultry.

Wesfeeds Guide to Domestic Poultry Feeding Chart

Product Name	Crude Protein (min. %)	Application:	Age or Stage of Production	Estimated Daily Consumption
GY Layer Mash	15	A complete feed for egg laying birds	From Start of Egg Production	100 - 120 g
GY Layer Crumbles	15	A complete feed for egg laying birds	From Start of Egg Production	100 - 120 g
GY Layer Pellets	15	A complete feed for egg laying birds	From Start of Egg Production	100 - 120 g
Master Mix Layer Pellets	14	A complete feed for domestic layers fed in conjunction with household food scraps	From Start of Egg Production	100 - 120 g
Vegetarian Layer Pellets	15	A complete feed for domestic egg layers containing no animal product ingredients	From Start of Egg Production	100 - 120 g
Poultry Mix	14	A complete grain and pellet ration for domestic layers containing no animal product ingredients	From Start of Egg Production	100 - 150 g
GP Poultry Starter Crumbles	18	Chicks, Domestic Layers 1 Day - 6 Weeks 20 - 70 g Chicks, Broiler Meat Birds 1 Day - 3 Weeks 10 - 100 g Chicks, Turkey 1 Day - 4 Weeks 20 - 110 g
GP Poultry Grower Pellets	17	Pullet Layers Domestic 7 Weeks - Point of Lay 80 - 120 g Broiler Growing Meat Birds 4 Weeks - 3 Weeks 60 - 150 g Ducks - Growing 1 Day - 20 Weeks 40 - 150 g Ostrich & Emu Chicks 1 Day - 12 Weeks 100 - 500 g
GP Poultry Finisher Pellets	16	Turkey Finishing 5 Weeks - Market 70 - 200 g Broiler Finishing Meat Birds 6 Weeks - Markets 70 - 160 g Ostrich & Emu Adult Birds 12 Weeks Onwards 200 - 650 g

Mastermix or GY layer?

GY Layer Pellets, Crumbles and Mash are the premium quality feeds for today's West Australian high output laying birds. Consisting of the highest quality grains, high levels of minerals, vitamins and trace elements, this feed is a COMPLETE FEED. NO OTHER ADDITIVES ARE REQUIRED.

Mastermix Layer Pellets are an alternative, designed to be fed to layers in a situation where they have access to other feed such as grass, insects and household food scraps. This feed being used by the more traditional backyard poultry laying bird keeper. This product also has high levels of vitamins, minerals and trace minerals. Mastermix is designed for the West Australian environment.

Should I use pellets, crumbles or mash for my layers?

This depends on personal preference, but in most situations pellets are recommended for mature birds. Pellets have less wastage than crumbles or mash and birds can eat their fill more quickly.

Crumbles are necessary for juvenile birds as they have difficulty swallowing pellets. Crumbles being smaller accomodate the younger juvenile chicks.

Good quality feed and clean, fresh water should be available at all times without restriction.

Hygiene for housing poultry

It is a must that good quality cool clean water is always available and offered in a container or drinker suitable to the age and size of the birds.

Pens should be kept dry, clean and hygienic to minimise disease and reduce fly problems. A regular programme of waste removal should be instigated, to assist in disease and fly control issues. It is recommended that regular usage of a poultry lice control powder or dust should be used to remove lice parasites. Removal of poultry parasites is important for health, wellbeing of poultry and of there egg production.

Coccidiosis is the most prevalent disease in household poultry. Incidences of Coccidiosis can be increased if wet and dirty litter builds up in the enclosure. Removal of this material is important. GP Poultry Starter Crumbles contain a coccidiostat to reduce the risk of coccidiosis.

Quality

Wesfeeds products are produced to exacting standards with regular monitoring of ingredients and finished feeds to ensure accurate specifications are guaranteed. Wesfeeds poultry feeds are manufactured in small batches on a regular basis. Small batches mean that products are not kept in storage for long periods, they are turned over quickly. The chances are, you will be receiving a poultry feed only days old - not months.

Each batch has a sample retained should there be any need for checking purposes. When you purchase a Wesfeeds Poultry feed you have not only purchased the highest quality available West Australian made product, you receive the comfort in knowing that you are getting a back and advisory service second to none. It is Wesfeeds aim to make sure, you the person using our Poultry feeds are 100% happy with the product and the back-up service you would expect!

We adhere to the Australian Code of Good Manufacturing Practice for the Feed Milling Industry and are committed to best practice in all our processes. We are accredited to the SQF 2000 quality system standard encompassing HACCP.

Other Poultry Feeds

For other Wesfeeds Poultry Feeds such as:

• Ducks
• Broilers
• Pullets
• Turkeys
• Emu
• Ostrich

Please refer to the Wesfeeds Guide to Domestic Poultry Feeding Chart above.