Expiration date and nutrients

[DuckWhisperer06]

Personally, I strongly dislike Dumor. It's the only brand my birds were ever sick on and the only brand of feed that was being fed to every chick I had that died. Every other brand was just fine.

And (at least where I live) it is a whole lot more expensive. We get most of our feed from Atwood’s, it’s slightly better quality than Dumor and it’s a lot cheaper.

Dumor feed at tractor supply is roughly $30 for a 50lb bag and Atwood’s feed is $10 for a 40lb bag of similar feed.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The last time I bought Dumor 15% finisher, The date code on the closure strip was pretty easy to decipher.
Dumor is the only 15% finisher feed I can get around here at a reasonable price.
However, it isn't an appropriate feed for 3 week old ducks. It is better for chickens close to maturity and roosters. For ducklings from 3 weeks to POL, 18% grower would be more appropriate.
It also may not have enough niacin.
Niacin content is not required to be listed on chicken feed guaranteed analysis tags.
Ducks need 55 mg/kg.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I would try an All Flock I know Purina has one and probably others too have the right amount of niacin and nice thing about it is it can be fed from hatch till end of life.

 

[Bridger Davis]

Thanks for all the help everyone! So the lady that "helped" me was unable to answer my question about how old it is.... I was planning on switching to an organic feed after this bag.... And yes, it should be enough protein because Storey's guide says that 15-16% should be adequate for a moderate growth rate. : ) I'll be checking another feed store when I can because I feel like I can do better than Dumor. And with all the Niacin concerns, I have adequate vitamin b complex in their water : ) So anyways as a summary, as soon as possible, I'll return the Dumor and check the local feed store for a 15-16% grower that also has around 1% calcium; too much calcium can cause kidney problems, right? Storey's guide recommends a phosphorous to calcium ration of 1:1 and concerning Protein, I just realized that the book also says the higher the protein, the higher the chance of physical deformities...

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If you ever need to know nutritional requirements of waterfowl, I recommend getting it from Metzer Farms.
https://www.metzerfarms.com/NutritionalRequirements.cfm