feed

I started feeding Poultry Perfect by Countryside and my chickens are loving it! Their production has improved and the yolks have such a great color! I’m amazed the difference! Is anyone else feeding this???

Hello! My partner and I are raising a flock for the first time. We have 4 Buff Orpingtons and 3 silver laced Wyandottes. They are 2 weeks old as of yesterday and from everything we can tell, they seem to be thriving! I have a couple of (hopefully quick) questions about their feed and water...

Hi! I'm having fishy chicken egg problems and I read some feeds in this forum about it and did some additional research as well.. I believe my New Hampshire Reds may be laying fishy eggs due to the flaxseed in their diets. In any case, I'm feeding them Purina Layena / Layena Omega etc etc and I...

Hi! So, I got chickens from a friend. Theyve been on a diet mainly of your average/inexpensive feed which contains corn. I have friends and family interested in the eggs, but they have allergies that require the eggs to come from chickens on a no soy/corn diet. My question: If I change up the...

I was buying a snack mix for my chickens, it was corn, some grain seeds, oats, and meal worms (something to that effect). Anyways, I wanted to just make my own bigger match of snack mix for them. Lately I was doing meal worms, a scoop of chicken scratch, dried oregano, and some Feather Fixer...

Hello all, I incubated local eggs and bought non-medicated chick starter for the chicks. They hatched 3 days ago and three have died so I started doing more research about the feed. I want to switch to medicated feed but I have this massive bag of non-medicated? Can I mix it? Or should I save...

I will soon start feeding around 20 chickens, right now only 10 are adults, the rest are 1 month olds. But in a bit they will all be eating the same thing, grower. Stores only sell the feed in bags of 22, 44, 110 pound bags. The larger the bags the cheaper each pound is of course, which would...

Does anyone have any idea what food would be best to feed hens to extend their life? I don't care as much about getting eggs as I do for them simply being pets. I of course want them to be healthy, however I learned about Matilda the chicken that lived to be 16 years old, and based on all the...

Long story short, my husband hauls pig feed for work and was recently in an accident (he's totally okay thankfully) but it meant all the feed had spilled. We were able to salvage a huge portion of it and was wondering if it would be an option as a treat or even as a full diet for our Chickens...

What’s the difference between purple corn and yellow corn for the flock? Is it a gimmick? I know purple vegetables with have different nutritional values than their original color. Is it the same for corn? P.s. I think it would be so cool if the yolks turned purple.. Halloween eggs! :lau

I bought a bag of pellets feed today for my chickens, it is horizon acres brand from a big name feed store and it is full of whole cockleburs mixed in with the pellets. Aren't these toxic to chickens? Thanks

Hen being housed indoors just hatched 4 chicks yesterday and they are so small they can only eat crumbs. I would just give them chick feed, but mum is eating the same food & I don't want her to get an upset stomach from it. Saw someone saying they just crush regular feed to chick size, so i...

Hello BYC community! Our hens in Eastern Virginia have just started molting. We feed them a quality mash that is 16% protein. We bought a bag of fishmeal that is 60% protein made from menhaden/bunker. Can we simply put a bowl of this fishmeal out to supplement? Or do we need to mix in their...

The local feed and farm stores nearby are lousy. And I noticed feed price at the stores are going up. There's a place that has feed with good quality ingredients with 16.5% protein but I need something with around 20%. A 50lb bags cost $20 any idea what I could add to boost it and how to...

I've noticed a general lack of Vit B in most feeds sold here, already tried two brands with similar results. I used to have a lot of issues with chickens becoming lethargic or having progressively paralyzed legs/wings/necks. Ever since I started adding Vit B Complex to their water these issues...

I just bought this from tractor supply yesterday finished off the food I had today just opened this bag up and it looks like this. I feel like it’s usually a lighter color. the food is purina gamebird starter for the chicks and the adults (we found gamebird maitnence while at tractor supply just...

Courtesy of the Alabama (University) A&M Extension Program. This covers most bases. The file opens small, so mouse wheel that thing to a size you can read. Good feeding guidelines for egg-producers and meat-producers (as sad as that is. I don't want to think about it). *Most definitely...

Hello, I have been concerned with feed lately since it feels like my Chickens, Chicks, Quail, and Guineas are eating it too fast or being messy with it. I mainly want to know how much feed they are supposed to eat (each poultry type) and how conserve it. I have 12, 8 month old chickens, 11 6...

Hello, :) I'm currently developing a mealworm farm and wanted to know what you dislike most about your current worms (if you give them to your chickens!). For my part, I started my farm because I found that the mealworms on sale came from too far away or were too expensive. And you never know...

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