Brand of feed and types questions

[Slaphappy]

I have two options location to get feed. Blaines farm and fleet and a small local feed store. The feed store leads with Purina. Blaines leads with agrimaster and nutrina.

Any advice and expierence on these brands?

Crumbles vs pellets

 

[solidsnake]

I have two options location to get feed. Blaines farm and fleet and a small local feed store. The feed store leads with Purina. Blaines leads with agrimaster and nutrina.

Any advice and expierence on these brands?

Crumbles vs pellets

I prefer giving my girls crumble, pellets are a bit too big and my ladies are PICKY. If it ain't already bite sized they won't touch it.
Purina is a good brand, the chickens like it, there is marigold extract that makes the yolks darker. Though the feed doesn't make their eggs taste much different compared to an organic egg from the store. I haven't tried agrimaster, but there really isn't much a difference between Nutrina and Purina in my experience, roughly same price, chickens eat it with no fuss, not a huge taste difference either. I do think Purina made the yolks a bit darker than Nutrina.

 

[Chickenupho]

Honestly, it all depends on the chickens, I’ve heard that many prefer crumbles.

 

[Twoleggedmotherhen]

Mine prefer Purina Crumble (all flock raiser) with oyster shell and regular grit on the side.

 

[ldrchickens]

Purina flock raiser is what i feed with oyster shell on the side. I tried purina layer pellets but they wont touch it but did not try very long due to roosters in flock

 

[Lazy Dimond Farms]

I feed my standard size birds as well as Silkies both purina layer pellets. Have had great egg production.

 

[imnukensc]

I feed Purina layer pellets. Too much waste with crumbles and my birds (BRs) prefer the pellets over the crumbles.

 

[Lazy Dimond Farms]

I feed Purina layer pellets. Too much waste with crumbles and my birds (BRs) prefer the pellets over the crumbles.

Yes I had a bunch of waste when I tried crumbles as well.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Purina

nutrina

I buy and use both brands. I get them at TSC and purchase whichever is fresher or available when I'm there.

Crumbles vs pellets

I feed crumbles to my two Flocks 34 months old Golden Comets and 6 months old Barred Rocks.
I don't feed a 16% layers feed. I feed either a 18% Protein Non-Medicated Starter-Grower or a 20% Flock Raiser/All-Flock crumble.
I would feed All-Flock Pellets if it was always available and fresh.
I have little waist as I hang the feeders so the trough is level with chickens back. GC

 

[Twoleggedmotherhen]

I have little waist as I hang the feeders so the trough is level with chickens back. GC

Did the same kind of feeding station. Very little waste. Made the troughs out of the door trays of the old RV frig, that died. Drilled holes in the long side and put paracord for hanging. Worked out great