Chicken Feed from WalMart

[stephanie1992]

i never in my life saw a Wallmart with livestock feed. im intrested in what it looks like and how well it works

 

[mauigirl]

Walmart - tear your label off and take it to a regular feed store to compare with their labels.
Depending on the time of year (some folks have a winter feed and a summer feed) the age or your birds and what you are accomplishing. A few laying hens can get by with range feeding and Walmart, while show birds or tiny serama require additional nutrients.

The problem with buying cheap feed is the factory that makes it also makes other stuff and may have stuff in it (accidental or not) that you wouldnt want to feed.

However I have been seen buying a bag of scratch or corn when I'm running low and cant get to feed store in a few days. My favorite feed store closes at 5 and is closed on Sunday - Dells has a good variety and often the employee's are chicken savy and can help with specific issues.

Most breeders will tell you what kinda concoction (special mix) they make for their birds when you buy chicks. You'll develope a chicken family soon enough and can start asking for advice.

The best advice I got from my SUPER-vet, keep birds fat so if they get sick they have more reserves to fall on. Breast bones should not be felt on any bird, there should be substantial meat on that breast!

sending LUCK

 

[Arielle]

I will look the next time I'm at WM for chicken feed. As for labels, my local feeds and needs sells feed made by many different companies. Often I am disappointed to see very vague labeling of contents as 'grain by-products'. I have access to a local mill which very nicely lists every ingredient specifically: corn, SBM, molasses, etc. I prefer to buy a 18 or 16% protein feed made with soybeans rather than poultrymeal as the protein. I read the labels; and I would like to read the label on the WM feed too. Thanks for the tip. My grain prices have nearly doubled in 3 years.

 

[darin367]

once my birds are 6 months old i use the wally world egg maker, because of price... i also use their chick starter for a month... but in between 1 month and 6 months i go to the feed store and buy flock raiser..... nobodys complained yet!!!!

 

[al6517]

I guess the most important question to ask when talking about Walmart chicken feed is .............. is it made in China like everything else they sell. You can still bet it's cheap non quality feed.

 

[skunknchatter]

Our "new" walmart carries livestock feed because we are a farm community. I've never seen it at another walmart before. I was pretty surprised. We don't buy it because we prefer not to support walmart (especially the one they built in our quaint little town). Plus it's only 2 bucks cheaper and I prefer to support our local feed store. I'm going to go in and compare it to the feed store stuff just for kicks.

 

[scratch'n'peck]

You also asked about electrolytes, and they don't need extra electrolytes on a regular basis (only when stressed or dehydrated or when they have diarrhea).

 

[KimberlyJ]

With my first set of chicks I fed non medicated, organic, no meat by products chick starter. With my second set of chicks I fed non medicated, organic chick starter while the older girls still had organic layer food. It seems my hens are a bit small and there was some discussion as to whether or not they may have had slight cases of Cocci while young that slowed their growth. So my third set of chicks have been fed MEDICATED, non organic chick starter. I will say that both my second batch and third batch of chicks were fall babies. On the medicated feed I have noticed less sneezing and sniffles this year....it is, however, a much warmer winter. I also quit paying extra for organic feed when it dawned on me that I was feeding the chickens my leftovers that were not organic. (Why should my chickens eat organic when I don't). As for Walmart....I avoid the store so I have no idea if ours carries livestock feed or not.

 

[clairabean]

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Im in canada aswell i wish walmart sold feed here id buy it. With the feed prices up north here espcially where i live i could use the few dollar break in pricing. As for organic non medicated etc etc in that case you would virtually eat nonthing in life besides what you raise yourself. Any food you buy at any point that isnt your own would contain these chemicals and medications etc etc.

It would almost be like saying your a vegan and almost everything in the world is made from animals somewhere along the line it tends to get impossible.

Actually we do raise all our own meat, as 'organically' and chemical free as possible. We also choose to eat mainly certified organic produce and foods- or local foods. It is a choice we made for our family. Yes, we do eat some crap, mostly when we travel, but we choose to not eat crap at home.

I find your generalization ignorant. It is not impossible.

 

[mamabigbird]

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If WM chicken food is anything like WM people food I'd steer clear too.