You are very welcome, Cosmo. I am excited to see your data to keep track of what your birds eat and if it confirms my experience or not. I haven't done enough to chickens to have a true representative sample statistically. Please keep me posted on your findings - that would mean a lot to me...
I have had great success with a solution that is kind of counterintuitive to the feed cost challenge. I feed our chickens only non-gmo chicken feed. It actually costs a little bit more, but since it has no filler, it goes farther in feeding. Also, because they are non-gmo birds I can sell...
It is an online store and they will ship it right to you. They are not far from where I live and I have done both - bought locally and had it shipped. They have a shipping info page that gives a breakdown by State for shipping. They also work deals for buying in bulk. Someone I know just...
Hiland Naturals is a great place to buy Non-gmo and also Soy free chicken feed. They have starter, grower and a bunch of other animal feeds. http://www.hilandnaturals.com/feed-chicken.html