A local mill? Custom blending? Woooot!!!! Died and gone to heaven. LOL
Seriously, their house brand of layer, that will likely be your best bargain. A local mill begins with grains, usually corn base. Then they will add the calcium carbonate, minerals, vitamins, nutrients and also the protein pack, as you request. Some offer 16% protein layer or they will jazz it up to 20% if you wish. Normally, hens do just fine on 16%, but 20% is great, if the price isn't too high. 20% give you some head room so you dilute their diet with extras, grains, garden scraps without concern of weakening their protein intake ratio. I am presently paying $20 a hundred pounds. I expect it to rise to around $22 a hundred, given the corn futures.
I buy the 17%, with animal. It is a mash, and it a Hubbard mill. Here's my feed tag.
Seriously, their house brand of layer, that will likely be your best bargain. A local mill begins with grains, usually corn base. Then they will add the calcium carbonate, minerals, vitamins, nutrients and also the protein pack, as you request. Some offer 16% protein layer or they will jazz it up to 20% if you wish. Normally, hens do just fine on 16%, but 20% is great, if the price isn't too high. 20% give you some head room so you dilute their diet with extras, grains, garden scraps without concern of weakening their protein intake ratio. I am presently paying $20 a hundred pounds. I expect it to rise to around $22 a hundred, given the corn futures.
I buy the 17%, with animal. It is a mash, and it a Hubbard mill. Here's my feed tag.
