Chicken feed study.

[Mr Coffee]

A while back there was a lot of controversy over Purina feeds. Chickens fed with this slowed down their laying. It also happened with Dumor feeds. I read that there was going to be a study on the feeds with a comparison to other feeds. Does anyone know about this? I have not ever seen anything on it. I know at that time I was using Dumor. I swapped to Kalmbach and I have never looked back. My chickens went to laying more. The Kalmbach feeds cost less than the Dumor where I was buying it so another benefit. Anyone?

 

[ilovemybabychickies]

Hello! I use Kalmbach feed too! it is great and my chickies love it! They just don't like the pellets, they like the crumble! My picky little baby's!

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Same! I went through a Purina and Dumor phase because that's all my local TSC sells. So now I don't buy feed from TSC. My hens look healthy and lay consistently now that I've landed on the feed that works best for them - Kalmbach 20% Flock Maker. That said, read anything on feed from U_Stormcrow. There are some wicked smart people on BYC....

 

[Brooks_]

I read that there was going to be a study on the feeds with a comparison to other feeds. Does anyone know about this?

I do not know about that. I do recall feed samples being sent for testing. Results were as stated on the tag.

 

[nuthatched]

There were quite a few studies.
There was nothing wrong with the feed, just a perfect storm of coincidental reasons why chickens don't lay and and a few well known conspiracy theorists churning the waters for attention.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I do not know about that. I do recall feed samples being sent for testing. Results were as stated on the tag.

This is correct.

Links to some of the threads I participated in (because they are easier for me to find).

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/feed-tests-more-results.1565804/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...en-feed-craze-posted-testing-results.1564737/
Here's the post I used to get the data for the post above, with link to the video:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-to-be-analyzed.1561749/page-59#post-26554912

This is one I started to test an alternative theory -
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/current-internet-theory.1561604/

One BYCer at their own expense, sent feed to be tested which was provided by others:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/im-sending-feed-to-be-analyzed.1561749/

Another Thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/feed-conspiracy.1561478/

That should help get your reading started @Mr Coffee . Kalmbach is a fine feed, by the way. Very popular here on BYC with a certain subset, though some of it (the whole grains varieties) have a few easily addressed issues.

 

[Mr Coffee]

Hello! I use Kalmbach feed too! it is great and my chickies love it! They just don't like the pellets, they like the crumble! My picky little baby's!

Have you tried the Reserve? I used it for a treat. I tried putting it in the feeders but they threw out the pellets and just ate the Reserve. I now give them fermented scratch and they love it.