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Recipe to make my own nutritional yeast mix to add to my chicken feed

Lots of folks are looking to make their own feeds these days to save money or to have more control over what goes into their animals’ diets. Homemade mixes can be tailored to your own flock’s needs and you can be sure of the quality of ingredients you’re using. You can control the cost by making your own ingredients and finding creative ways to reduce waste. If you want to add some extra nutrition to your chicken feed, here’s a recipe for a nutritional yeast mix that can be added to their diet.

Ingredients:

1 cup nutritional yeast
1 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup Brewers yeast
1/4 cup kelp meal

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container. Add 1-2 tablespoons of the mix to each chicken’s daily ration of feed. You can also add this mix to other animals’ feeds if you like.

Benefits of adding nutritional yeast to chicken feed:

Adding nutritional yeast to chicken feed is a great way to add extra vitamins and minerals to their diet. Nutritional yeast is a source of B-vitamins, amino acids, selenium, and zinc. These nutrients are essential for chickens’ health, and adding them to their diet can help improve their laying production and general health.

Tips for using this recipe:

If you can’t find all of the ingredients locally, you can order them online.
You can substitute other ingredients for the ones listed here if you prefer. For example, you can use oat bran or flaxseed meal in place of the wheat germ