Feed Mills

[Trisham]

Hello, I'm looking for companies that sell grains for high protein I do not have a local feed mill that offers
FLAX seed
Field Peas
White millet
I'm specifically looking for these for my chickens.

Recommendations welcome even if it's a website to order from. I Live in the US in North Carolina

 

[kerbotx]

You might want to mention where in the world you're located If in the US, I just learned about this website: https://www.azurestandard.com/

 

[Trisham]

You might want to mention where in the world you're located If in the US, I just learned about this website: https://www.azurestandard.com/

Yes, me too but their expensive an trying to save money not spend more on making my own feed. Store bought feed doesn't have the vitamins our flock should be getting.
Look up on youtube make your own chicken feed at home,itll explain more what I'm trying to do.

 

[kerbotx]

You're not going to save money by mixing your own feed. Best of luck to you!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Yes, me too but their expensive an trying to save money not spend more on making my own feed. Store bought feed doesn't have the vitamins our flock should be getting.
Look up on youtube make your own chicken feed at home,itll explain more what I'm trying to do.

Unless buying in bulk (by the ton, not the 50# bag) its *unlikely* you will find home blended feed to be more cost effective than commercial offerings.

Unfortunately. Even many high priced commercial offerings make up for various vitamin deficiencies with powders - there's no shortage of threads on this forum about people buying expensive organic, non-gmo, whole seed feeds only to find their birds pick out some of the seeds, and leave the rest, with the health problems from incomplete diets that expectedly follow.

50# of white millet should run you $30-35. Together with the field peas, it will be easiest to source. Field Peas I'm seeing about twice that - but you could save money, maybe, with cow peas. I'm unsure of the vitamin differences, but it is much cheaper. Flax seed in bulk I'm seeing around $1/lb.

Of course, shipping charges will probably kill you.

 

[Trisham]

Unless buying in bulk (by the ton, not the 50# bag) its *unlikely* you will find home blended feed to be more cost effective than commercial offerings.

Unfortunately. Even many high priced commercial offerings make up for various vitamin deficiencies with powders - there's no shortage of threads on this forum about people buying expensive organic, non-gmo, whole seed feeds only to find their birds pick out some of the seeds, and leave the rest, with the health problems from incomplete diets that expectedly follow.

50# of white millet should run you $30-35. Together with the field peas, it will be easiest to source. Field Peas I'm seeing about twice that - but you could save money, maybe, with cow peas. I'm unsure of the vitamin differences, but it is much cheaper. Flax seed in bulk I'm seeing around $1/lb.

Of course, shipping charges will probably kill you.

What can I do for them to get the vitamins that's not in the food

 

[U_Stormcrow]

What can I do for them to get the vitamins that's not in the food

that's beyond me - the commercial mills buy and include vitamin powders to make up deficiencies - you won't even know what your mix is deficient in w/o testing, and even then, there's no guarantee feeding whole grains that the hens will actually eat the powder - leaving you with the same complaint some make about the commercial whole grain feeds.

Chickens can be like a picky five year old - eating their hamburger and fries, but leaving off the veggies, refusing the coleslaw, and drowning in chocolate milkshake. and they will do the same thing with whole seed, just as wild birds do with bird seed mixes.

The beauty of powdered and pelleted feed is that its homogenized - the birds have no choice but to get everything on the plate. The ugly bit is that its homogenized - which is why feeding layer crumble or pellet to cockerels and pre-laying hens is a problem - they have no choice but to take up the excess calcium.

Which is why so many of us feed a complete commercial mix, keep the treats to a minimum, and offer oyster shell or similar calcium source on the side for the birds who need it.

 

[aart]

What can I do for them to get the vitamins that's not in the food

What vitamins are not in the feed?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

What vitamins are not in the feed?

OP is trying to make their own whole grain feed - absent testing, I don't know how they would determine what was missing - but the likelihood of getting much more than protein, fat, and carbs dialed in as a homemade recipe are pretty slim.

 

[aart]

OP is trying to make their own whole grain feed - absent testing, I don't know how they would determine what was missing - but the likelihood of getting much more than protein, fat, and carbs dialed in as a homemade recipe are pretty slim.

Maybe I misunderstood but, I was going by this:

Store bought feed doesn't have the vitamins our flock should be getting.