Farm report: Feeding fly larvae to layers

Dutch poultry farmers Léon and Wilco Jansen are running their second test with feeding live fly larvae to a small group of layers. Gaining experience with this alternative to soya is the main objective. Looking for and finding a separate niche sales channel for the eggs is a beautiful and financially attractive bonus. When Wilco Jansen manually runs the auger feeder in a barn of the 500 laying hens that are being housed separately, the animals immediately become very active. From the free-rang