Nutrition is one of the main factors that affect the health of hens, their performance and longevity and, above all, the quality of their eggs. The animals can be fed with complete feed or complementary feed; however, it is essential to know how much energy and nutrients a hen needs or what is the energy and nutrient content of certain feed. Hens in small flocks can have option of releasing, where green grazing is also consumed. Despite grazing, it is important for laying hens to have a balanced diet, which means we offer them several different feeds to provide them with enough energy, all the nutrients and minerals they need. In the paper we were interested in smaller number of laying hens on our home farm, whether they are supplied with all the nutrients they need. From the basic feeds that we have on the farm we have compound feed. Based on our calculation we found that the chickens have lacked of protein and amino acids in their feed and also poorly supplied with phosphorus. For the balanced diet of laying hens, more protein feeds should be added e.g. more soybeans or corn gluten as well as synthetic essential amino acids and a source of phosphorus e.g. monocalcium phosphate.
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