Wild Acres Cracked Corn – Top-Quality Feed for Poultry and Wildlife

Wild Acres Cracked Corn: High-Energy Scratch Feed for Poultry & Wild Birds

Wild Acres Cracked Corn is one of the classic poultry and wild bird feeds, and chickens absolutely love it. It's premium corn cracked into smaller pieces, which makes it far easier for chickens, ducks and smaller wild birds to pick up and swallow than whole kernels, and means less waste around the feeder.

It's a natural, single-ingredient feed with nothing added, no additives or preservatives, just quality corn.

What Cracked Corn Is Good For

Corn is an energy feed. It's high in carbohydrates, which makes it excellent for:

• Cold weather. Digesting corn generates body heat, so a scatter of cracked corn late in the afternoon helps birds stay warm overnight through winter.

• Foraging and enrichment. Scattering it across the run gets hens scratching and pecking, which is natural behaviour that keeps them active and occupied, and cuts down on boredom-related problems like feather pecking.

• Taming and training. It's a favourite treat, which makes it useful for getting your flock to come when called or head back into the coop.

• Condition and energy for active, free-ranging birds and for wild birds during lean periods.

Feed It as a Treat, Not a Staple

This is worth understanding, because it's where a lot of backyard keepers go wrong. Corn is a great source of energy, but it's naturally low in protein and calcium, the two things a laying hen needs most. It isn't a complete feed.

Fed as a scratch treat, it's excellent. Fed in large amounts, it dilutes the nutrition your birds are getting from their layer feed, and that usually shows up as thinner eggshells, a drop in laying, and overweight birds.

A good rule of thumb is to keep treats like cracked corn to around 10% of the daily diet, with a complete layer feed making up the rest. Always keep fresh, clean water available, and offer shell grit separately for eggshell strength.

Who It Suits

Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and other poultry, along with a range of larger seed-eating wild birds. The cracked form suits smaller birds and younger stock that struggle with whole corn.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place and reseal the bag after each use. Keeping it dry matters, as damp grain can go mouldy, and mouldy feed shouldn't be fed to birds.

Key Features & Benefits

• Premium Wild Acres cracked corn, no additives or preservatives

• High in carbohydrates for energy and warmth

• Cracked for easy eating and less waste than whole corn

• Ideal winter feed, helps birds stay warm overnight

• Encourages natural scratching and foraging behaviour

• Excellent treat for taming and training your flock

• Suits chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and wild birds

• Available in 1kg, 2kg, 4kg and 20kg

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wild Acres Cracked Corn used for?
It's an energy-rich scratch feed and treat for poultry and wild birds. It's especially useful in cold weather, for encouraging natural foraging behaviour, and as a training treat.

Can cracked corn be my chickens' main feed?
No. Corn is high in energy but low in protein and calcium, so it isn't a complete feed. Keep it to around 10% of the daily diet with a complete layer feed making up the rest, otherwise laying and shell quality can suffer.

Why is corn good in winter?
Digesting corn produces body heat, so feeding a scatter of cracked corn in the late afternoon helps keep birds warmer through cold nights.

What's the difference between cracked and whole corn?
Cracked corn has been broken into smaller pieces, making it much easier for chickens, ducks and smaller birds to eat, with less waste. Whole corn suits larger birds that can handle full kernels.

What are the ingredients?
100% cracked corn, with no additives or preservatives.

Which birds can eat it?
Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and other poultry, plus larger seed-eating wild birds.

How should I feed it?
Scatter it on the ground or across the run so birds have to forage for it, which is better for them than feeding it in a bowl. Late afternoon works well, particularly in winter.

How should I store it?
In a cool, dry place with the bag resealed. Keeping it dry is important, as damp grain can develop mould, which shouldn't be fed to birds.

What sizes are available?
1kg, 2kg, 4kg and 20kg, with the 20kg bag best value for regular feeding or larger flocks.