best brand of chicken feed?

[TNBEARCHICK]

We use only Kent too!!
I stay far far away from anything called Purina

Why no to Purina?

 

[barkinghills]

Does anyone have experience or opinions with Payback (CHS)? It is around $18 for 50 lb (same as Purina Layena or Flock Raiser). I did not have good results with Layena, but my flock loves Flock Raiser and seems to do well on it.

I was recently advised to try CHS/Payback by some chicken show people here in Oregon. So I am giving it a try. My flock definitely likes it so far.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

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Chickens may not be able to pass on Mad Cow - but the problem with feeding chickens ruminant by-product feed comes when they share the same pasture with ruminants which will eat any spilled or otherwise accessible feed and the ruminants can pick it up from ruminant by-products in their feed.

Isn't Kuru also caused by Prions? I know Mad Cow and scrapie are prion diseases.

I sure know that the pet food advertisements weren't designed to appeal to the coonhound I used to own - if they were they'd have featured rotting, stinky meat that smelled to high heaven and could serve both as a dinner and a fragrant wallow.

 

[Atheena]

My reason is too much dust too little actual food.

 

[countrystarfarm]

Does anyone know another brand other than Nutrena that uses a mini pellet? I Like the pellets because there is less waste, but the mini pellet is easier for our bantams and call ducks.

 

[Cindy in PA]

Purina Omega 3 is smaller pellets, but it is sold in a 40lb. bag for a 50 lb price!

 

[Chicks Galore3]

I use Nutrena Naturewise, and I am loving it! (er, my chickens are loving it. )

 

[countrystarfarm]

I mix the 18% all flock with the naturewise layer and a splash of BO sunflowers and feed everyone, but I'm always looking for a better deal. We go through almost twenty pounds of feed a day.

 

[XavCas]

I give my chickens and ducks Dumor; they like it. I haven't had any problems with it either. I was giving them Purina Layena and their egg production stopped. I switched them back and they started laying again.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

I mix the 18% all flock with the naturewise layer and a splash of BO sunflowers and feed everyone, but I'm always looking for a better deal. We go through almost twenty pounds of feed a day.

How many chickens do you have that you are going through 20# a day?