Our chicken feed
About our chicken feed
Corn, legumes, grains, grass, soy, vitamins, minerals and amino acids are what the Bjäre chickens eat. The feed is entirely plant based and free from additives, and we can guarantee that it contains no fish meal, meat meal, antibiotic substances or genetically modified ingredients.
At first we used French corn, since it was not genetically modified like the American varieties. But we wanted to use crops grown here at home. The feed industry claimed that no Swedish farmers grew corn for threshing, but we did not give up. After a lot of work we found Swedish corn that met our high standards.
Most of our feed is grown in Sweden, preferably as close to us as possible. The manure often returns to local fields, and we aim to work in a way that keeps the cycle close and resource efficient.
Why there is soy in the feed
Soya is the most climate-impacting ingredient in our feed, due to it being imported. Our future goal is to reduce and eventually eliminate soya from the feed. Before we can change feed, we must ensure that the protein content in a soya-free feed is sufficiently high so that our chickens are well. All soya that we at Bjärefågel and our farmers use is certified according to ProTerra or RTRS via the feed companies Lantmännen and Svenska Foder as importers of soya. The soya is GMO-free and is transported separately from other soya.
Reasons why we want to use Swedish crops
We strive for crop production with high food safety, clear requirements for responsible resource use, and fair working conditions. This is based on healthy crops, well-thought-out crop rotation, and efficient use of inputs. Important elements include preventative measures against pests, optimised use of fertiliser, and responsible withdrawal of irrigation water. Therefore, we opt for locally grown and Swedish produce whenever possible. This also makes it easier for us to follow the entire chain from cultivation to feed.
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