HOUSING SYSTEMS BIOSECURITY HOUSING & BROODING EARLY MANAGEMENT LIGHTING NUTRITION HEALTH HATCHING EGG MANAGEMENT 57 57 LOHMANN › MANAGEMENT GUIDE FEEDING CONCEPTS Twin feeding involves providing feed in blocks or intervals, ensuring that hens consume a balanced meal. This method helps in promoting intake and maintaining uniformity among the flock. Twin feeds can be used at any point in the day. They should be placed strategically within your feeding program. For example, in hot climates they are most beneficial at the beginning and the end of the day. Monitor the efficacy of your twin feed by measuring uniformity. If it is stationary or improving then it is effective. If uniformity continues to decline after implementation then review your feeding programme with your LOHMANN advisor. This is a common concept which simply means that at least once a day, the hens should consume all the feed in the trough before the next feeding. This encourages hens to eat all parts of the feed, including the less palatable bits, ensuring a balanced intake. This is achieved by having one large gap at some point in the day where the feeders don’t run. STARCH Coarse particles: > 2.5 mm CALCIUM / PHOSPHORUS / TRACE MINERALS / VITAMINS Fine particles: 0.5–1 mm PROTEIN / INSOLUBLE FIBRE Mid coarse particles: 1–2.5 mm CONCEPT OF TWIN FEEDING FEEDING TO AN EMPTY TROUGH 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Feed Run Time Example 6 am to 8 pm daylight hours Eat out period 3–4 hours Eat out period 5–6 hours For a balanced diet, our hens should consume food from all three of these sections each day. Hens are skilled foragers, so effective management is needed to support this behaviour. 8–10 hours of light 14–16 hours of light
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