Feed

[Clukcluks]

I'm looking for some opinions on Tractor Supplies chicken feed options. They have many different brands from $20 to $40+. I'm only interested in the 50lbs bag dept.. So what do you think about there chicken feeds and chicken products in general.

 

[DobieLover]

Flock Raiser or Naturewise Chick Starter. With free choice oyster shell on the side for active layers.

 

[Folly's place]

Both excellent choices. Look at the mill date on each bag before buying it, best to feed within about two months of milling.
Here we buy Flock Raiser, unless it's older than it needs to be, then we buy an unmedicated chick started with a newer mill date. And we don't shop where the feed is always old!
Mary

 

[FrostRanger]

If your particular store carries it, kalmbach flock raiser is well loved by many people here (myself included) but pretty much any all flock or chick starter with 20% protein of any brand will work

 

[Ajp23]

We love the Nutrena all flock!

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'm looking for some opinions on Tractor Supplies chicken feed options. They have many different brands from $20 to $40+. I'm only interested in the 50lbs bag dept.. So what do you think about there chicken feeds and chicken products in general.

When I first got my dogs I asked the vet which feed to get. He said that any age appropriate feed from a major brand is OK. I apply that philosophy to chicken feed.

Look at the analysis, not the ingredients. The analysis tells you what nutrients are in it, ingredients do not. As long as the analysis is OK I'm OK with it. Freshness is a factor also.

Some people set a lot of store by ingredients. Ingredients can be mixed to give you different analysis. I don't really care how much fiber, fats, amino acids, or protein one specific ingredient provides as long as when all ingredients are mixed together the total is where it needs to be.

Some people set very high store by whether something is GMO or non-GMO. Also, whether something is considered organic or not organic. To me that is a personal decision, it is important to some people and not to others. If it is important to you then it is something you need to consider.

I think freshness is important enough to mention it again.

So what do I think about chicken feed? The analysis is very important. The other stuff is more personal preference.