Best all Flock feed?

I'm using Purina flock raiser crumble. It is 20% protein. I can make mash easy with the crumble and my feeder does not waist much at all so I'm not going pellets for now. It is made close as my bags are always dated two or three weeks old.
I feed a local brand 10 grain scratch daily and they free range in the yard 1 hour most days so if they get more than 10% from grain and a little free ranging, the higher protein in the all flock is a good thing. They get a few raisins most days as I use them as a bribe to go back in the run after free ranging. I'm not doing table scraps or other foods. I might hang an apple from a string now and then.
I keep the grit cup and now the oyster shell cup full. After 24 weeks and two dozen eggs they are health.
Purina is rated well and has good word of mouth reviews here.. It is priced with in a dollar of any other brand so its works for me.
 
I highly suggest doing a search on this forum for 'all flock'/'feed'. :) Very educational! I've learned that Purina's Flock Raiser has much lower niacin (55 ppm, I think?) compared to NatureWise's All Flock (something like 125 ppm). However, I notice from analysis that the Flock Raiser has much higher levels of .... pretty much everything else. Possibly because it's also rated for baby and growing birds as well as adults. Would love to see a comparison of feeds from someone well-educated in poultry nutrition!

For what it's worth, I feed Flock Raiser, mostly because of it's availability.
 
Purina flock raiser
Nutrients

Nutrient
Min / Max
Amount
Crude Protein
MIN
20.00 %
Lysine
MIN
1.10 %
Crude Fat
MIN
3.50 %
Crude Fiber
MAX
5.00 %
Calcium (Ca)
MIN
0.80 %
Calcium (Ca)
MAX
1.30 %
Phosphorus (P)
MIN
0.60 %
Vitamin A
MIN
7000 IU/LB
Vitamin E
MIN
14 IU/LB
Methionine
MIN
0.55 %
Salt (NaCl)
MIN
0.30 %
Salt (NaCl)
MAX
0.80 %
Phytase (A. Oryzae)
MIN
227 FYT/lb
https://www.purinamills.com/chicken-feed/products/detail/purina-flock-raiser-crumbles
 

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