MaineWoods
In the Brooder
- Sep 7, 2017
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Hello all,
I have used BackyardChickens for years as I planned and then built my coop and started my small free range flock of 3 Black Australorps 3 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Jumbo Guinea Fowl (for tick control) but I have never joined or posted until now.
I have been feeding my flock (now 5 months old) Blue Seal Multiflock Starter/Grower Pellets, they love the feed and seem to be doing well on it but I am thinking of switching. We live off-grid down a mile+ driveway that I am not going to snowblow this year. I expect to be snowed in November-March (last winter we had 7' on the ground, low temps around -28F). I will have a snowmobile to get in/out but I would like to stock up on feed (500lbs) before the snow hits. I am thinking of switching to Blue Seal Backyard Basics Layer to save some money but I don't know if it is a good idea with the Guinea Fowl - especially over winter when they cannot forage? I am planning on buying one bag to test first.
Specs on the feed here:
https://blueseal.com/files/feeding-and-mgmt/poultry/3550-backyard-basics-layer.pdf
I have used BackyardChickens for years as I planned and then built my coop and started my small free range flock of 3 Black Australorps 3 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Jumbo Guinea Fowl (for tick control) but I have never joined or posted until now.
I have been feeding my flock (now 5 months old) Blue Seal Multiflock Starter/Grower Pellets, they love the feed and seem to be doing well on it but I am thinking of switching. We live off-grid down a mile+ driveway that I am not going to snowblow this year. I expect to be snowed in November-March (last winter we had 7' on the ground, low temps around -28F). I will have a snowmobile to get in/out but I would like to stock up on feed (500lbs) before the snow hits. I am thinking of switching to Blue Seal Backyard Basics Layer to save some money but I don't know if it is a good idea with the Guinea Fowl - especially over winter when they cannot forage? I am planning on buying one bag to test first.
Specs on the feed here:
https://blueseal.com/files/feeding-and-mgmt/poultry/3550-backyard-basics-layer.pdf