Feed Tests - More Results

[Alagirl]

Are you refering to this?

I read it as "biting our tongues nearly in half" (that tells how badly the tongues are being bitten) "for a month now" (meaning it's been going on for a month.)

the 'issue', not people.
it's been at least a month since I read about it.
And I miss a lot. (or is that alot?)

 

[ruthhope]

I wonder if we can agree to disagree without the laughing emoticons, passive agressive innuendo and indirect name-calling?

I just used a laughing emoticon but not in a [veiled] offensive way, I hope.

I thought "I got tagged! I'm somebody now! " was funny. I must be somebody too.

 

[RoyalChick]

So true! I found the sweetest, mom & pop shop, when I left TSC (for a reason that actually had nothing to do with feed). And I'm so happy to have found them.

Does the mom & pop store sell their own feed? Or is it the same feed just bought from a local family business?

 

[Sammster]

Does the mom & pop store sell their own feed? Or is it the same feed just bought from a local family business?

Actually, I didnt ask. I went there for Kalmbach. They put it right in my car for me.

Edit: although I'm not in the market, I asked if they have "chick days". They do. They take orders in March and buy from a local (in my state) breeder

 

[NatJ]

Does anyone have the pertinent studies/info across the threads bookmarked? One of my clients just heard of this so she's up in arms about it and about to slowly kill off her flock with feed experiments, She's already pretty consumed with the infamous 'they' and I doubt she has the patience to read through the entire thread.

Do you want the ones with feed analysis?
These are the ones I know of so far:

First & third posts in this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/feed-tests-more-results.1565804/

This thread, posts 6, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...en-feed-craze-posted-testing-results.1564737/

Post 581 of this thread (I think this link will go straight to it; same feed as the one just above)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-to-be-analyzed.1561749/page-59#post-26554912

This is the thread comparing feed labels (spoiler: not much changed.) The labels are sprinkled throughout many pages, so this one isn't a quick read. I doubt your client will care about this one, as she probably assumes they changed the feed but not the label.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/current-internet-theory.1561604/

As regards your client wanting something "better" for her chickens, maybe suggest that she try a particular kind of other feed. For example, "maybe you should give your hens chick starter instead, with a separate dish of oyster shell. They wouldn't bother to add an anti-laying ingredient to chick starter!" Or whatever else you think would work for her preferences (specific brand, different store, organic, soy-free, flock raiser + oyster shell, serve it as a wet mash instead of dry, try fermenting it-- the safe options are almost endless.) Some people respond better if you give one single suggestion, as if it were THE fix, rather than a list of options

 

[nuthatched]

Do you want the ones with feed analysis?
These are the ones I know of so far:

First & third posts in this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/feed-tests-more-results.1565804/

This thread, posts 6, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...en-feed-craze-posted-testing-results.1564737/

Post 581 of this thread (I think this link will go straight to it; same feed as the one just above)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-to-be-analyzed.1561749/page-59#post-26554912

This is the thread comparing feed labels (spoiler: not much changed.) The labels are sprinkled throughout many pages, so this one isn't a quick read. I doubt your client will care about this one, as she probably assumes they changed the feed but not the label.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/current-internet-theory.1561604/

As regards your client wanting something "better" for her chickens, maybe suggest that she try a particular kind of other feed. For example, "maybe you should give your hens chick starter instead, with a separate dish of oyster shell. They wouldn't bother to add an anti-laying ingredient to chick starter!" Or whatever else you think would work for her preferences (specific brand, different store, organic, soy-free, flock raiser + oyster shell, serve it as a wet mash instead of dry, try fermenting it-- the safe options are almost endless.) Some people respond better if you give one single suggestion, as if it were THE fix, rather than a list of options

A single option would certainly be better imo, that's a great idea.

 

[nuthatched]

Thank you for collecting those links if anyone needs them, I going through one of the threads and I was starting to feel like a fish floating to the surface...

 

[Sally PB]

Actually, I didnt ask. I went there for Kalmbach. They put it right in my car for me.

Edit: although I'm not in the market, I asked if they have "chick days". They do. They take orders in March and buy from a local (in my state) breeder

This sounds like Starbard Farms in Lowell, MI...? That's where I get my feed.

 

[Aunt Angus]

@Aunt Angus

(Giggling like a 6 yr old)

That's you my dear !

I second the vote, but I suggest there were a few others who also deserve the title.

I (respectfully ) add @NatJ and @U_Stormcrow to the flock

And open the floor for further nominations for "Warrior Prince/Princess Defender of Feathers"

Idk about all that,but y'all are super sweet. It's been a rough few days on Auntie's farm in this blizzard. We have trees falling again this afternoon - the stuff of my nightmares after so much damage last winter!

 

[Sammster]

This sounds like Starbard Farms in Lowell, MI...? That's where I get my feed.

Maher in Highland