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Thanks again, sounds like each flock's needs may be different. Have to learn what works best for my girls. They are all healthy and full of feathers, and we get big, delicious fresh eggs, so I think we're doing some things right. 👍

Makes sense, thanks for that.

Great information and personal experience. Maybe Mill Date isn't as crucial as I thought. Although I did get that info from BYC, to make sure it's not older than about 2 months. Maybe that was personal preference. So where do you get your Kalmbach feed? Online or locally?

Thanks for the tips! We started them on Chick Starter, then moved to Flock Raiser for the first (almost) year. That's when we noticed the old mill dates and started looking for something else. Yes, definitely, we've kept a bowl of Oyster Shell near their feed since before they started laying...

😍 🥰 "...have a horse from KY..." Love that! what kind of horse? Neighbors around here have KY Mountain Horses and TN Walkers, both gaited. ...and thanks for those suggestions, I will check into Hudson Feeds, BlueBonnet Game Bird.

Thanks for the response. We have checked all the local feed stores. We started out getting Flock Raiser at Tractor Supply for the first year or so, but when we started looking at milling dates they were older than we wanted. Isn't two or even three months+ old, too old, stale for chicken feed...

I'd be interested especially in hearing from any local Kentuckians about commercial chicken feed. We get a 50# bag of Kalmbach 20% protein flock maker feed from Chewy.com. First bag was about a month old. Last 3 bags (one rec'd yesterday) were over 4 months old. Not acceptable. I've spoken to...