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  1. U_Stormcrow

    Chick crumbles not ok for adult chickens?

    Thank you for the reminder that probabilities are just that - chances, not guarantees.
  2. U_Stormcrow

    Chick crumbles not ok for adult chickens?

    Yes. And pekins need more than other breeds. The reputable,, national, brands that have been polled recently have confirmed adequate levels for adult ducks generally, and some adequate levels for adult pekins. (around 55mg/kg - recommendations vary somewhat). and for our pure chicken keepers...
  3. U_Stormcrow

    Chick crumbles not ok for adult chickens?

    There are a few. Protein is expensive. The likelihood of someone deliberately making a crazy expensive chicken feed for commercial use is NIL - so its not studied for commercial purpose. Someone, after all, has to fund the studies. Now, that said, chickens ARE used as human analogs for some...
  4. U_Stormcrow

    When do I change their feed?

    @mango-o these links may help. Kindy forgive the typos. What to feed post Why not layer post As @Ridgerunner noted, if you have RSL (Red Sex Link Production layers), they are female, and their purpose is egg production. Another poster noted eggshells going faster than oyster shell. YES...
  5. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    Jason For most brands**, their chick starter and their all flock are nutritionally almost identical. So unless your preferred brand is an exception to the general rule, you can use them essentially interchangeably. However, if, for some reason, you need medicated feed, it is much easier to...
  6. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    And this thread just brought me over 50000 likes. Glad to have provided something of value, or at least amusement to so many so often. Thank you all
  7. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    We are wandering a bit far afield here, but Mary is correct. You should listen to me. Okay, humor aside, Mary is correct.The nutritional needs of chickens are better studied and better understood than any other critter on this planet, including us human types. Feeding chickens extra scratch in...
  8. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    that's a LOT of syrup.
  9. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    That's what BYC is for!
  10. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    Happy to help. Clicks > Chicks does seem to be a common motivation.
  11. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    Kalmbach is good feed. At that $, VERY hard to beat. Consider yourself fortunate.
  12. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    SO if I glance at this: and immediately think "that's stupid", understand that basis for my opinion is [partially] captured in the posts above. I believe it an educated and well considered opinion. Its a reasonably safe bet that whomever is sharing/reposting that on social media knows less...
  13. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    As others have wisely observed above. This recipe is advertised as "keeping your hens laying all winter long". Chicken's rate of lay is controlled largely by genetics, reduces with increase in age, and affected seasonally by average light levels, NOT nutrition. Setting aside that its not good...
  14. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    For our 33% increase in feed costs, plus the hassle of mixing it, and the hope that the chickens don't pick out favorites and leave other stuff behind {like red millet - disfavored by most birds, dirt cheap, and a significant component in both the mixed bird seed and many 5 grain "Scratch"...
  15. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    Math. As promised. I'm going to pick on Purina in this example (BOTH Purina's) because they are readily available throughout the U.S., where this idiocy probably started, and because [at least locally] they are cheaper than Nutrena, $/#. I'm going to pick on Pennington for the same reasons -...
  16. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    I will sit down at my computer tomorrow, link some samples and show the math. I see that recipe and immediately thinks stupid, but I understand it would be helpful to others if they saw why I thought that.
  17. U_Stormcrow

    Has anyone tried this?

    It's not cheaper. It's not superior nutrition. I can think of no rational reason for doing this. I can only assume your mother saw this on some social media site, has not recently priced rabbit food, bird seed, or cat food, and has spared no time to critically thinking this thru. Your gut is...
  18. U_Stormcrow

    Making Lemonade [Selective Culling Project - very long term]

    And because I'm keeping so many red and white birds, it keeps slipping past me.
  19. U_Stormcrow

    Profitability

    No, you hit on a key issue a lot of people are unaware of. Top production breeds have sharp reductions in productivity. A bird that produces 300 eggs in its prime year might produce 220 its second, and only 150 its third - at which point you are feeding two birds for the production of one...
  20. U_Stormcrow

    Making Lemonade [Selective Culling Project - very long term]

    It hurts to admit there are things I just can't seem to learn. Chicken genetics and Calc1 are among them. [Calc 2 was EASY! Calc 1 still makes no sense]. Mostly, I get by.
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