Changing food

[JDonn127]

Has anyone used this or recommend something better

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That is pretty much all I'm using now for chicks, adolescents, roosters, broody hens and layers.

 

[CamTheChknKeeper]

I’m using Nutrena Meat Bird crumbles:

This is because I have Only roosters, as you can see protein is high and calcium is very low. I believe yours is different numbers, but still leans the same way; can be used for bachelor flocks or meat birds? And also for All-bird flocks. That’s how I understand it anyway.
What kind of a flock do you have?

TractorSupply can’t get Purina in pellets (wah!) but I had been feeding a general laying feed as I did have hens and didn’t know the difference.
I’m in the process of feeding half n half, so they can transition into the new feed.

I wish I could get pellets of either Purina Whole Flock or Nutrena Meatbird, but getting it is online and the shipping is Crazily Expensive. They won’t ship it to the stores either.

 

[CamTheChknKeeper]

This is what I had been feeding before, so mixing the two I’m getting about 19% protein I think. But for roosters only, I was giving them waaayy too much calcium.

 

[RojoMarz]

Yes, I use Purina Flock Raiser and provide grit and oyster shell on the side.

 

[CamTheChknKeeper]

Anyone have a pic of the tag from a Flock Raiser bag?

 

[drinkoj]

Yes, I use Purina Flock Raiser and provide grit and oyster shell on the side.

I do the same and it's widely used and recommended on this forum.

 

[RojoMarz]

Anyone have a pic of the tag from a Flock Raiser bag?

Here you go...

 

[yakitori]

I tried to switch from dumor 20% chickn starter to Purina 20% flock raiser. My chickens didn’t care for it... It was milled end of July, so I’m not sure whether they hated the formulation or whether it was stale. And I’m not going to spend more $$ to find out