Feed question

[Chickenheadmate]

Where can i find the protein percentage in this feed?

On my chick 20% starter / grower it says that it's 20% crude protein (min).
I can't seem to find it on this layer feed 60% crumble, though.

Help!

 

[blackdog043]

16%

 

[Chickenheadmate]

16%

Is the percentage that's usually next to the type of feed it is, always the percentage of protein?

 

[Chickenheadmate]

16%

Is the percentage that's usually next to the type of feed it is, always the percentage of protein?

 

[blackdog043]

Yes, if it's a %. Some feeds have it on an attached tag or printed on the bag.

 

[Chickenheadmate]

Yes, if it's a %. Some feeds have it on an attached tag or printed on the bag.

Thanks!

 

[blackdog043]

Your welcome.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The percentage of crude protein, lysine, methionine, crude fat, crude fiber, calcium min/max, phosphorus, salt and sodium are required to be on the guaranteed analysis tag attached to the seam on the bottom of the bag, opposite end from where you open it.
Some companies will include amounts of things like manganese, selenium, vitamins A, D3 and E, omega 3 and any probiotics on the tag as well but those aren't required.
If a feed is medicated it will be displayed prominently on the tag and the ingredient list will have the medication listed like amprolium or a sulfa drug.
It is a good practice to read the protein, calcium amounts every time you pick up a bag of feed, as well as the mill date.
One of Nutrena's all flock feeds recently went from 18% to 20% crude protein.
All of Purina's game bird feeds come in exactly the same bag. You have to read the guaranteed analysis tag because the maintenance chow is 12.5%, flight conditioner 19%, finisher 20%, layer 20% (with higher calcium), starter 30%. You have to read the tag. Mixing up 12.5% and 30% wouldn't be good.

 

[Chickenheadmate]

This bag doesn't have it, or at least I'm not seeing it.

The percentage of crude protein, lysine, methionine, crude fat, crude fiber, calcium min/max, phosphorus, salt and sodium are required to be on the guaranteed analysis tag attached to the seam on the bottom of the bag, opposite end from where you open it.
Some companies will include amounts of things like manganese, selenium, vitamins A, D3 and E, omega 3 and any probiotics on the tag as well but those aren't required.
If a feed is medicated it will be displayed prominently on the tag and the ingredient list will have the medication listed like amprolium or a sulfa drug.
It is a good practice to read the protein, calcium amounts every time you pick up a bag of feed, as well as the mill date.
One of Nutrena's all flock feeds recently went from 18% to 20% crude protein.
All of Purina's game bird feeds come in exactly the same bag. You have to read the guaranteed analysis tag because the maintenance chow is 12.5%, flight conditioner 19%, finisher 20%, layer 20% (with higher calcium), starter 30%. You have to read the tag. Mixing up 12.5% and 30% wouldn't be good.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

At some feed stores they rip the tag off so they can scan the bar code. I slap their hands. I doubt they have a clue about nutrition.
Sometimes in stacking bags the tag comes off.