Crumbles or pellets?

[dwheil]

What exactly is the difference between layer crumbles and pellets? I have been getting eggs for about the last month and have them on crumbles. Do I need to switch to pellets at some point or are both feeds the same? I would be lost without this forum.

 

[aart]

I'm having the same problem. I can't return the huge bag I bought; we took some out to try. Looks like I'm going to make my own crumbles. About the % of crumbles, is the higher number chunckier than the lower % is smaller?

Crumbles are just 'crumbled' pellets, part of the manufacturing processes.
Not sure what you mean about "% of crumbles".
Nutrition percentages should be listed on tag sewn into bottom of bag.

 

[sandypaws]

if/when i accidently get the pellet.. i sprinkle water on it,, water makes it soft and then the chickens gobble it up..

 

[Momma_Cluck]

Pellets here--- started with crumbles-- but they lose so much in the hay/wood shavings... pellets they can find if dropped, and they waste a lot less... mash here looks like cornmeal and is a total waste with them, unless I mix it with yogurt or water....

Then they get their weekly bananas, grapes and Spinach....

 

[ella g]

We do pellets, although the girls certainly would prefer the crumbles. I read about so much waste with the crumbles, we went to pellets as soon as they were old enough. they got hungry enough and started to eat them.
Mine are spoiled though---they wait for their bucket of kitchen scraps every morning. Way more interested in those than pellets!

 

[mskluck]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe crumbles and pellets are exactly the same thing, except pellets are shaped similarly to rabbit food, in small cylinders.

My girls prefer crumbles. We tried giving them pellets a couple weeks ago and they absolutely refused to touch them. We ended up buying the crumbles a few days later because not a single one of them had taken a bite since we switched over.

I'm having the same problem. I can't return the huge bag I bought; we took some out to try. Looks like I'm going to make my own crumbles. About the % of crumbles, is the higher number chunckier than the lower % is smaller?

 

[kissezmychicken]

Crumbles..my chooks refuse pellets..

 

[dobbisha]

I am new to raising, so my opinion may not be worth much... I switched to pellets, then bought a bag of crumble. Mine girls like the pellets better and I have a better idea that they are eating enough with the pellets as well. I am mixing my crumbles in with the pellets to get rid of it then will be straight pellets. Sounds like it is just what your flock prefers...

I agree. It's totally up to the flock. I'm going to pick up a small bag of pellets today and mix it with their starter to switch them gradually and to see what they do with the pellets. If they like them, we'll go with the pellets.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I'm having the same problem. I can't return the huge bag I bought; we took some out to try. Looks like I'm going to make my own crumbles. About the % of crumbles, is the higher number chunckier than the lower % is smaller?

If you are talking about protein (%) with this symbol. The crumbles are the same size 16%-18%-20% is percentage of protein. GC

 

[CBee]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe crumbles and pellets are exactly the same thing, except pellets are shaped similarly to rabbit food, in small cylinders.

My girls prefer crumbles. We tried giving them pellets a couple weeks ago and they absolutely refused to touch them. We ended up buying the crumbles a few days later because not a single one of them had taken a bite since we switched over.