California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

Boy, all these choises. I have Purina, Showtime (no one feeds this that I have found), and Rogue from the co-op.

 

[ronott1]

Boy, all these choises. I have Purina, Showtime (no one feeds this that I have found), and Rogue from the co-op.

Do you like the Rogue feed?

 

[OR4-hmom]

The Rogue feed I am feeding is from the Grange Co-Op just to make sure we are both talking apples.

They have a selection of proteins that makes it easy for me to feed the bantams a higher protein, they have an egg pellet with added Omega 3's, a Turkey Game with 28% that i grow out bantams on.

The girls were raised on it and only once did I have a problem. Bought a bag of chick starter and they had previously run "grouts"? so in the chick starter there were seeds or grains that could have done the babies damage. Took it in and swapped it for new. I'm not sure what grouts are but they were nasty looking things to be in chick starter.

 

[ronott1]

The Rogue feed I am feeding is from the Grange Co-Op just to make sure we are both talking apples.

They have a selection of proteins that makes it easy for me to feed the bantams a higher protein, they have an egg pellet with added Omega 3's, a Turkey Game with 28% that i grow out bantams on.

The girls were raised on it and only once did I have a problem. Bought a bag of chick starter and they had previously run "grouts"? so in the chick starter there were seeds or grains that could have done the babies damage. Took it in and swapped it for new. I'm not sure what grouts are but they were nasty looking things to be in chick starter.

Groats are oats with the hulls removed. I don't know about Grouts.

Sounds bad though.

This is what Azure sells:

 

[liz9910]

My chickens are currently eating Purina Layena, as they have been sending me coupons (read: great deals). The only other food they have eaten is from my local JS West. It was funny watching them the first time they got pellets. They caught on quickly though.

 

[OR4-hmom]

That's the same as I'm feeding. I don't feed organic, I've had people request soy free eggs, corn free eggs, fertilized eggs, you name it. Most people who try our eggs come back every week, I've been told they taste like eggs grandma used to serve.
I supplement their feed with a whole grain product called Super Scratch, it has fish oil also and really golds up the yolks even when they can't get out to day range. If I were to open the run door right now they would look at me like I was nuts-it's wet out there!

 

[liz9910]

That's the same as I'm feeding. I don't feed organic, I've had people request soy free eggs, corn free eggs, fertilized eggs, you name it. Most people who try our eggs come back every week, I've been told they taste like eggs grandma used to serve.
I supplement their feed with a whole grain product called Super Scratch, it has fish oil also and really golds up the yolks even when they can't get out to day range. If I were to open the run door right now they would look at me like I was nuts-it's wet out there!

It's amazing to see the difference between store bought and the ones your chickens lay, I only have 4 layers (5 if you count my Silkie lol) and I have people giving me their empty egg cartons (hint, hint). However with all my holiday baking I have to buy eggs from the store ugh.

 

[OR4-hmom]

It wasn't groats, really should read what I'm typing. These seeds looked like wild liquorice seeds, or wild rice with very pointed ends.

 

[ronott1]

My chickens are currently eating Purina Layena, as they have been sending me coupons (read: great deals). The only other food they have eaten is from my local JS West. It was funny watching them the first time they got pellets. They caught on quickly though.

Me too, but I alternate with Wheat mixed with Ultra Kibble and King feed natural non soy. They are funny when they get a new food for the first time.

That's the same as I'm feeding. I don't feed organic, I've had people request soy free eggs, corn free eggs, fertilized eggs, you name it. Most people who try our eggs come back every week, I've been told they taste like eggs grandma used to serve.
I supplement their feed with a whole grain product called Super Scratch, it has fish oil also and really golds up the yolks even when they can't get out to day range. If I were to open the run door right now they would look at me like I was nuts-it's wet out there!

Thank you!

Where do you get the Super Scratch? From the Grange Co Op?

 

[OR4-hmom]

This years babies came to see me a few days ago, thought I would share them

with you all. I miss the spots, but about Mothers day I'll have new ones to watch grow up.




Sorry for the fuzzy, I was holding down the deer fencing trying to shoot over it.