Recent content by momchick4

this is an old post, but I am experiencing this too.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-16-mini-pellet-layer-chicken-feed-40-lb-3005205-205?cm_vc=-10005

The label from the bag has animal protein listed as an ingredient. What website did you look at? Producers pride is a bagged specifically for TSC.

Producers Pride at TSC has animal protein.

hoping the higher fiber content does not negatively affect egg production.

Your welcome. I noticed the fiber content is higher than other feeds. It's a mini pellet, bigger than a crumble but smaller than the typical pellet. I purchased it yesterday for the first time. Anyone else use it?

TSC Producers Pride 16% layer feed label

Any issues with the chickens eating the pellets?

I bought from Privitt Hatchery. They sell sexed Welsummers. Based on their hatching schedule BSL, silver laced Wyandotte and Barred Rocks are hatched on Wednesday's. They all have black legs. I guess only time will tell if they are all BSL or not. Either way I don't care.

All were sold as pullets directly from the hatchery

None of them have white spots on their heads. They all are girls. If I have a boy it will either be the extra mystery chick or the extra Welsummer. I think the hatchery had too many extra black sex links that needed a home.

I thought the same thing, but most of my order was sex links. Ordered Received Red sex links 25 25 black sex links 6 16 welsummers 6 7 mystery chick 1 37 49 The mystery chick is black and brown with yellow legs. If I have any roosters, it won't be a problem.

Last Friday I purchased 37 new chicks. The hatchery sent 49 chicks. I have two separate brooders to house them. While cleaning one of the brooders, I will be mixing all the chicks in one brooder. Once bother brooders are clean, will it matter which chicks end up together? Or should I try to...