Barastoc Golden Yolk 20KG

Barastoc Golden Yolk: Everyday Layer Pellets for Backyard Hens

Barastoc Golden Yolk is Australia's favourite everyday laying pellet, a complete and balanced feed formulated for all breeds of laying birds in a home flock. It's designed to support hen health and egg production from point of lay onwards, and it's the feed a lot of backyard chook keepers simply stick with year after year.

Why It's Built the Way It Is

Golden Yolk is fortified with bio-available calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D3. That combination matters more than calcium alone, because vitamin D3 is what lets a hen actually absorb and use the calcium she eats. Together they give her the building blocks for consistently strong eggshells, which is usually the first thing you notice when a layer feed isn't doing its job.

It also contains PoultryStar, a poultry-specific blend of probiotics and prebiotics that supports healthy gut flora. A hen with a healthy gut gets more out of everything she eats. On top of that, it's enriched with bio-available vitamin E and selenium, which help with repair and recovery, useful through moult, hot weather or any period of stress.

Why Pellets

The ingredients are finely milled and pressed into a pellet, and that's a deliberate choice. In a loose mash, hens pick out the bits they like and leave the rest, so they miss nutrients and you lose feed to waste. In a pellet, every mouthful carries the full balance of nutrients, so she can't selectively feed. The heat used in pelleting also improves digestibility, and pellets are easier for hens to pick up and generally make less mess in the coop.

Ingredients

Cereal grains and their by-products, legumes and their by-products, animal and vegetable protein meals, fats and oils, calcium carbonate, di-calcium phosphate, Ridley layer vitamin and mineral premix, essential amino acids and enzymes, and PoultryStar.

Nutrient Levels (Typical Analysis as Fed / kg)

• Min crude protein: 15.0%

• Min crude fat: 2.5%

• Max crude fibre: 10.0%

• Max added salt: 0.3%

• Min calcium: 3.8%

• Min available phosphorus: 0.4%

• Min added copper: 6.5 mg/kg

• Min added selenium: 0.1 mg/kg

Feeding Guide

Expected adult feed intake is around 120 to 130 g per bird per day. Give your birds continuous access to feed rather than restricting it, a self-feeder designed for poultry is the easiest way to keep feed available all day. Always provide clean, fresh water, hens drink roughly twice as much water as they eat in feed, and without water their feed intake drops off.

Golden Yolk should make up the majority of the daily diet to keep it balanced. Green scraps, pasture and hay can be offered, but only in small amounts, since too many extras dilute the nutrition she's getting from the pellet and can show up in shell quality and lay rate. If you're switching from another feed, mix the new in with the old and phase the change over 5 to 7 days to avoid rejection and waste.

Key Features & Benefits

• Complete, balanced everyday layer pellet for all breeds of laying hen

• Supports hen health and egg production from point of lay onwards

• Bio-available calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D3 for stronger eggshells

• Contains PoultryStar probiotic and prebiotic blend for gut health

• Enriched with bio-available vitamin E and selenium for repair and recovery

• Pressed pellet form prevents selective feeding and reduces waste

• Heat-treated pelleting improves digestibility

• Available in 1kg, 2kg, 4kg and 20kg

Frequently Asked Questions

How much Golden Yolk should I feed my chickens?
Expected adult intake is around 120 to 130 g per bird per day. Don't restrict feed, keep it continuously available, ideally in a poultry self-feeder, with fresh clean water alongside at all times.

When can I start feeding Golden Yolk?
It's formulated for hens from point of lay onwards. Younger birds should be on a chick starter and then a pullet grower before transitioning to a layer feed.

What's the difference between Golden Yolk and Champion Layer?
Both are Barastoc pellets. Golden Yolk is the everyday layer pellet and suits most backyard flocks year-round. Champion Layer sits on a higher nutritional platform, which is useful when you want a more nutrient-dense diet, or when feed intake drops off, such as in summer or during periods of stress.

Why pellets instead of a mash?
Pellets stop hens picking out their favourite bits and leaving the rest, so every mouthful is balanced. They're also easier for hens to eat, more digestible thanks to the heat used in pelleting, and generally less messy in the coop.

What is PoultryStar?
It's a poultry-specific blend of probiotics and prebiotics included in Golden Yolk to help build and maintain healthy gut flora, which supports how well your hens use their feed.

Can I feed scraps and greens as well?
Yes, but only in small amounts. Golden Yolk needs to make up the majority of the daily diet, otherwise you dilute the calcium, protein and vitamins she needs, and it usually shows up in shell quality and laying.

How do I switch my hens onto Golden Yolk?
Mix it in with their current feed and gradually phase the old feed out over 5 to 7 days. Hens are sensitive to texture changes, so a gradual switch reduces rejection and wastage.

What sizes does it come in?
It's available in 1kg, 2kg, 4kg and 20kg, with the 20kg bag suited to regular feeding and larger flocks.