Poulin Grain??

[ShrekDawg]

Anybody have experience with Poulin Grain?

Our local feed store switched to this brand recently.

I didn't know that because I haven't been there in a few months cause I was buying Flock Raiser from TSC for winter so I go back to buy Hearty Hen from Nutrena and they tell me.

They say it's just as good or better than Hearty Hen and a family friend (who happens to be the manager there) feeds it to his chickens and the eggs are great so I decided to try it. Looking at the bag, it does look just as good. 18 percent protein, soy free, similar price, everything I want lol

But I'm more just looking for opinions or personal experience.

It's called Egg Production Plus.

Here's the bag.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Anybody have experience with Poulin Grain?

Our local feed store switched to this brand recently.

I didn't know that because I haven't been there in a few months cause I was buying Flock Raiser from TSC for winter so I go back to buy Hearty Hen from Nutrena and they tell me.

They say it's just as good or better than Hearty Hen and a family friend (who happens to be the manager there) feeds it to his chickens and the eggs are great so I decided to try it. Looking at the bag, it does look just as good. 18 percent protein, soy free, similar price, everything I want lol

But I'm more just looking for opinions or personal experience.

It's called Egg Production Plus.

Here's the bag.

It's milled in Newport, VT not 30 minutes from where I currently live. I like it. It's a long time family run mill. If your read the tags of a lot of their poultry products you'll be seeing the same thing. I honestly believe they've one mix for over 50% of products and use different bags as people "feel" they need a special blend for this bird. It's funny as I agree with Poulin and use Turkey finisher for my all flock feed in pellet form. 20% protein and in pellet. When we have chicks the entire flock goes to non medicated chick starter/grower which is 20% protein and in crumble form. And of course if you read the label on meat bird bags it's 20% protein....LOL

I like the feed.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Buy what's easy to buy, and smells good, mine smells like I could pour some milk on it and eat it for breakfast, and your chickens should like it.

I tried Dumor once from TS and my birds would not touch it. Also buy something that is fairly popular so the bags are fresh. One reason I don't feed game bird starter to my turkey poults is because not many people buy it and it tends to be stale. Nutrients leave a bag that has been sitting on a shelf too long.

Your chickens should let you know if it isn't any good. As far as ingredients, do what makes you comfortable, not what everyone else does. Sometimes popular ideas make no sense to me.

When we used to have a dairy farm one big ingredient in the cows daily ration was a heaping scoop of soybeans. They are high in protein, and lots of nutrients. Maybe one day someone will explain it to me.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks for all the info/advice! That's a good point about buying a popular food!

And yeah, you make sense.

My latter post was more wondering about for people though

 

[Noreaster Egger]

We'll agree to disagree then...which is fine.

 

[Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay]

Thanks for all the info, everyone! Both about the feed and the soy. This has been a very interesting discussion.

And about the way we eat it/it being a waste product, yeah, same with corn. They make so many things out of it and add those products to everything and it's no longer healthy. Might have been but now it's a chemical. Even something like drugs. The actual plant surely isn't producing those effects but you process it and it becomes something completely different and not even recognizable - a drug.

Either way, this whole thing is really interesting

I'm sorry but your assessment that soybean meal is nothing more than a "Chemical" or a "Drug" is just not correct. Soybean meal is a great source of amino acids for livestock, especially chickens and pigs. Don't fall for the unsupported, anti-ag, anti-science, hyperbole put forth by people with an agenda to scare the American Public.

 

[Noreaster Egger]

I'm sorry but your assessment that soybean meal is nothing more than a "Chemical" or a "Drug" is just not correct. Soybean meal is a great source of amino acids for livestock, especially chickens and pigs. Don't fall for the unsupported, anti-ag, anti-science, hyperbole put forth by people with an agenda to scare the American Public.

I think this is unfair. I have a degree in meteorology and believe in the scientific method. You are fine to have your opinion, but we can put forth our differing opinions without being labeled as anti-science. There's plenty of studies out there showing soy's estrogen mimicking effects, and I'm sure you can find some studies out there where it is beneficial in some ways. We're always learning and rewriting the science books based on new information.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Anybody??

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Never heard of it. I like to give my feeds a good sniff. If it smells good and has decent ingredients, and the chickens eat it, well, than it's a hit.

Why do you want soy free? Out of curiosity.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hmm, that's a good idea. I'll have to sniff it lol sounds so weird

And well, the soy part isn't really that big of a deal for me, I was more just saying it in comparison to Hearty Hen because that's soy free too. But that said, I have heard soy is bad for people (though I do need to read on it) and my brother's girlfriend avoids it so I figured the soy free is sort of a bonus and wouldn't hurt to keep the animals off it too. But it's not a deal breaker, I did feed Flock Raiser all winter aha but yeah. Originally the Hearty Hen started because it had 18% protein as opposed to 16% which is the biggest factor for me. But I do find the ingredients are better on this versus their regular feed.

Here is their website

https://www.poulingrain.com

And this particular food.

https://www.poulingrain.com/products/200

I could be wrong but I think they're locally based