Current Internet Theory

[NanaK]

I'm happy to see this.

I always laughed at the Eggland's Best cartons that proclaimed that their chickens were fed "an all natural vegetarian diet" -- there being nothing natural about a vegetarian chicken.

Same!

I wonder how Eggland's keep the insects out of the "all natural vegetarian diet". I guess their hen's are trained to ignore a bug crawling by??

 

[Alagirl]

Oh boy.
I'm thinking I might have to make new columns for every single feed to compare.

you need a drop shipment of coffee to sustain you?

 

[Kiki]

you need a drop shipment of coffee to sustain you?

I will do a few more comparisons now but I don't think it's worth it (now) to do all few thousand.

 

[Ridgeback825]

Very interesting. Many point to the "expert analysis" but don't do thier homework. Love it and following!

 

[Shadrach]

they are from a variety of countries, and the photos are on https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shadrachs-ex-battery-and-rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/ posts # 8015, 8022, 8023, 8033, 8034, 8043, 8058, 8090, 8100, 8129, 8155, 8217, 8249, 8359, 9484, 9643, 9737, 10155, 11124

Thank you Perris. You've kept better track than I have.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

They'll self-regulate.

I've noticed that when I've had to buy a lower-protein layer when I couldn't get my regular feed that the birds went through the 50#s several days faster -- presumably trying to meet their needs from a lower-quality feed.



I'm happy to see this.

I always laughed at the Eggland's Best cartons that proclaimed that their chickens were fed "an all natural vegetarian diet" -- there being nothing natural about a vegetarian chicken.

and the fact that eggs are meat
(I know about ovo-lacto-vegetarianism)

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

Here is some data you can play with:

DuMOR Bag 1

DuMOR bag 2:

DuMOR Bag 3:

 

[U_Stormcrow]

November 2021, July 2022, August 2022? And two different formulations. 621D (That's Dumor 16% Layer Crumbles) -MUL-E3, and 621D -LKC-E2 Look at the ingredient list, they changed their "Fines" supplier or product for the Vitamin and Mineral Pre-mix between the first bag and the second two

Very useful. I don't know enough to tell if those were milled in different factories, but you seem to have three different lots there, at the least.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

I have a head-high stack of feed bags in part of my barn. I change it up every few purchases. Different stores, different brands, different mills. Primarily my millage sources are going to be Purina, Southern States, and Central States, and my stores are going to be one of 2 Tractor Supplies, a local co-op, and 2 local feed stores, in 4 different towns.

Now something I don’t normally do is look at millage dates when I buy feed. I have a concern based on what I found tonight and my recollection, but I’m going to stop by my local TS tomorrow and look at some random bags before I speak to it.

 

[Folly's place]

I do always look at mill dates, because sometime feed is VERY old out there, and that's never good.
Long ago I didn't check mill dates either, and dumped feed into the garbage can rather than keeping it in it's bag from the mill. Didn't work out well...
Mary