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  1. GreenMountainEric

    Corn/Soy base feed or Non Corn/Soy or both!

    As far as I know, the only reason Tryptophan is not listed on tags is because states and the FDA do not require it to be listed/guaranteed. Crude protein and specific amino acid requirements change over the lay cycle/life cycle of the hen. When they are younger, and in the earlier stages of...
  2. GreenMountainEric

    Molasses and Chickens

    I think the best way to answer this would be- "too much of anything could cause issues". Molasses is VERY commonly used in commercial hen diets to improve palatability, and increase feed intake. In situations where it is helpful (like hot weather), using it in levels of 3-7% of their feed mix...
  3. GreenMountainEric

    Corn/Soy base feed or Non Corn/Soy or both!

    In poultry diets, soy is used because it offers the best Amino Acid profile for the chickens nutrient requirements. It is the most expensive grain in the mix, and would be the last thing used as a "filler". We are a manufacturer that produces feed rations with soy, and also without soy. We...
  4. GreenMountainEric

    Poulin Grain Egg Production Plus

    It’s a little difficult to confirm which breeds are more susceptible to it. However, as a general rule of thumb, the more popular breeds for commercial production have that gene bred out of them. The Heritage breeds are more likely to not have the gene bred out yet. ISA Browns (Not a great...
  5. GreenMountainEric

    Feed sound off, Purina vs Blueseal vs Nutrena

    I wouldn't worry about it too much. Most breeds aren't susceptible to that issue anyway. Only a small amount of the heritage breeds. I'd just feed what you have and see what happens. If you get fishy eggs, you can switch feeds at that point, and the eggs will be all good in a couple days.
  6. GreenMountainEric

    Feed sound off, Purina vs Blueseal vs Nutrena

    Ironically, when using a soy-free feed, it is often the Flax and/or Canola meal that will give you a fishy tasting egg. Not the fishmeal. It would make sense that it was the added fishmeal but it's not. The soy free diets will typically have upwards of 20%+ inclusions of Flax and/or canola, and...
  7. GreenMountainEric

    Organic Chicken Scratch is EXPENSIVE! Tips for making my own?

    I’m not really sure about other companies, but we don’t charge much for mixing the scratch feed. Buying the individual ingredients, and mixing them together yourself, would cost almost exactly the same. I’m guessing most other brands would be the same.... It might be a lot of hassle, for very...
  8. GreenMountainEric

    is there anything wrong with corn and/or soy?

    @Gargoyle is correct about the non-gmo grains having more chemicals sprayed on them. A considerable amount more, in fact. I work closely with a lot of grain growers (mostly growing corn and soy), and many of them have switched from conventional production to either non-gmo, or organic...
  9. GreenMountainEric

    Poulin Grain Egg Production Plus

    Ya, seems odd doesn’t it? You’d think feeding fishmeal would cause issues with fishy smelling eggs, but it doesn’t. I wish I had a better solution for you! You basically have three choices at this point- 1- Go back to feeding a soy-free feed that has fishmeal in it, and significantly less flax...
  10. GreenMountainEric

    Poulin Grain Egg Production Plus

    Cindy in PA hit the nail on the head. This product is likely to have the same issue. The issue has to do with the levels of canola (and flax) used to replace the soy in the feed. It is an issue with a small portion of brown layer breeds (certain heritage breeds). I think the reason that I...
  11. GreenMountainEric

    Sulfur Eggs?

    What are you feeding for layer feed? There are certain diets that can cause this issue in certain breeds. Most notably, diets with high amounts of flaxseed or canola in them....
  12. GreenMountainEric

    Is it ok for young hens (4 months of age) to eat layer feed?

    weigh them..... 4 months should be very close. If they are over 3lbs, and over 16 weeks of age, you can go ahead with layer feed, If they aren't 3 lbs or more, keep them on a grower, or all-flock, until they are. (or until you see them start to lay, or they get to 18-19 weeks of age.)
  13. GreenMountainEric

    Thoughts on corn in poultry feeds.

    Ya, Sorry. The only store in MD is Poulin Grain dealer, so it isn't listed on our site. Our products are available at any Poulin Grain dealer, as well as the locations listed on our site. Myers Feeds in Upper Marlboro is a Poulin Grain dealer. I am not sure of their usual stock on our product...
  14. GreenMountainEric

    Making hens lay better

    That is true as well. They can get temporarily egg-bound, and one egg is delayed. I was mostly just trying to point out that they cant average more than about .8 eggs per day. While you could see a fluke, and get 2 eggs in one day, you'd have a shortage the day before, or day after, etc...
  15. GreenMountainEric

    Thoughts on corn in poultry feeds.

    @rjohns39- We are also very transparent with our products. We have even had customers come to the mill and mix their own feed. They loved it!! (supervised obviously :D)
  16. GreenMountainEric

    Thoughts on corn in poultry feeds.

    Ya, I think the best rate I have seen on a 50lb bag was about $26.00 from VT to the mid-Atlantic states. Pallet quantities (10-50 bags) run about $250/pallet. Our typical organic products are about $25/bag, and non-gmo products are about $15/bag. So, the small order fright rates can double or...
  17. GreenMountainEric

    Making hens lay better

    One of two things happened- 1) You missed a couple eggs the day before when you picked them up. 2) A couple of birds had not laid their daily egg quite yet when you picked them up for the day. Then they laid them shortly after you left, and then laid another egg 20-26 hours later, when you went...
  18. GreenMountainEric

    Thoughts on corn in poultry feeds.

    We do, but freight rates on small orders are often the biggest problem. If someone is only looking for a couple bags, the freight cost almost doubles the cost of the product. We do have customers nationwide that will buy it anyway, but its not cheap. Most of our product is moved through our...
  19. GreenMountainEric

    Making hens lay better

    If you could figure out a way for a chicken to lay 8 eggs/week, you could make millions selling your ideas to commercial layer operations. The best you are ever going to see is about 95% daily production rate at peak, and 70ish% in the later stages of the production cycle. 5-6 eggs per week...
  20. GreenMountainEric

    Thoughts on corn in poultry feeds.

    Ya, Fertrell has good stuff. They get it from the same source as we do.
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