Does anyone have any experience with using Magill Ranch or Scratch and Peck grower and layer feed?
GMO and Soy free Feed?
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I don't use that particular brand, but I do use a non GMO organic feed myself. What is it that you are wondering about GMO free feed?
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I am curious about those brands because we live in Alaska and those are the two that I have found that are affordable to ship up here. Non of the local feed stores carry non GMO soy free feed. I want to know if anyone has had bad experiences using these feeds. What brand of feed do you use?
Because of what GMO does to the gut of every human and every animal, I can not see how anyone would ever feed their chickens anything BUT non GMO. If you have a source that is attainable at an affordable cost, then that is would I would be choosing. There are absolutely NO issues with organic (just to clarify, anything organic is also non GMO). The place I get mine from is called Natures Grown Organics. Any GMO products that any livestock eat are transferred to us humans when we eat 'them' or any of their byproducts i.e. milk, eggs, cheese etc... My chickens free range year round, but when they do eat commercial feed (in winter months), it is 100% organic. My hens are extremely healthy and I feel good that the eggs that we eat from them are healthy for "us" as well! Never be afraid of certified organic or GMO free products. They are the healthiest and best for you or any animal. Fear eating everything else that is NOT GMO free. Just to give you a picture of GMO, check this out:
1. Corn - Corn has been modified to create its own insecticide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that tons of genetically modified corn has been introduced for human consumption. Monsanto has revealed that half of the US’s sweet corn farms are planted with genetically modified seed. Mice fed with GM corn were discovered to have smaller offspring and fertility problems.
2. Soy - Soy has also been genetically modified to resist herbicides. Soy products include soy flour, tofu, soy beverages, soybean oil and other products that may include pastries, baked products and edible oil. Hamsters fed with GM soy were unable to have offspring and suffered a high mortality rate.
3. Cotton - Like corn and soy, cotton has been designed to resist pesticides. It is considered food because its oil can be consumed. Its introduction in Chinese agriculture has produced a chemical that kills cotton bollworm, reducing the incidences of pests not only in cotton crops but also in neighboring fields of soybeans and corn. Incidentally, thousands of Indian farmers suffered severe rashes upon exposure to BT cotton.
4. Papaya - The virus-resistant variety of papaya was commercially introduced in Hawaii in 1999. Transgenic papayas comprised three-fourths of the total Hawaiian papaya crop. Monsanto bestowed upon Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore technology for developing papaya resistant to the ringspot virus in India.
5. Rice - This staple food from South East Asia has now been genetically modified to contain a high amount of vitamin A. Allegedly, there are reports of rice varieties containing human genes to be grown in the US. The rice will create human proteins useful for dealing with infant diarrhea in the 3rd world. China Daily, an online journal, reported potential serious public health and environment problems with genetically modified rice considering its tendency to cause allergic reactions with the concurrent possibility of gene transfers.
6. Tomatoes - Tomatoes have now been genetically engineered for longer shelf life, preventing them from easily rotting and degrading. In a test conducted to determine the safety of GM tomatoes, some animal subjects died within a few weeks after consuming GM tomatoes.
7. Rapeseed - In Canada, this crop was renamed canola to differentiate it from non-edible rapeseed. Food stuff produced from rapeseed includes rapeseed oi (canola oil) l used to process cooking oil and margarine. Honey can also be produced from GM rapeseed. German food surveillance authorities discovered as much as a third of the total pollen present in Canadian honey may be from GM pollen. In fact, some honey products from Canada were also discovered to have pollen from GM rapeseed.
8. Dairy products - It has been discovered that 22 percent of cows in the U.S. were injected with recombinant (genetically modified) bovine growth hormone (rbGH). This Monsanto created hormone artificially forces cows to increase their milk production by 15 percent. Milk from cows treated with this milk inducing hormone contains increased levels of IGF-1 (insulin growth factors-1). Humans also have IGF-1 in their system. Scientists have expressed concerns that increased levels of IGF-1 in humans have been associated with colon and breast cancer.
9. Potatoes - Mice fed with potatoes engineered with Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Cry 1 were found to have toxins in their system. Despite claims to the contrary, this shows that Cry1 toxin was stable in the mouse gut. When the health risks were revealed, it sparked a debate.
10. Peas - Peas that have been genetically modified have been found to cause immune responses in mice and possibly even in humans. A gene from kidney beans was inserted into the peas creating a protein that functions as a pesticide.
1. Corn - Corn has been modified to create its own insecticide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that tons of genetically modified corn has been introduced for human consumption. Monsanto has revealed that half of the US’s sweet corn farms are planted with genetically modified seed. Mice fed with GM corn were discovered to have smaller offspring and fertility problems.
2. Soy - Soy has also been genetically modified to resist herbicides. Soy products include soy flour, tofu, soy beverages, soybean oil and other products that may include pastries, baked products and edible oil. Hamsters fed with GM soy were unable to have offspring and suffered a high mortality rate.
3. Cotton - Like corn and soy, cotton has been designed to resist pesticides. It is considered food because its oil can be consumed. Its introduction in Chinese agriculture has produced a chemical that kills cotton bollworm, reducing the incidences of pests not only in cotton crops but also in neighboring fields of soybeans and corn. Incidentally, thousands of Indian farmers suffered severe rashes upon exposure to BT cotton.
4. Papaya - The virus-resistant variety of papaya was commercially introduced in Hawaii in 1999. Transgenic papayas comprised three-fourths of the total Hawaiian papaya crop. Monsanto bestowed upon Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore technology for developing papaya resistant to the ringspot virus in India.
5. Rice - This staple food from South East Asia has now been genetically modified to contain a high amount of vitamin A. Allegedly, there are reports of rice varieties containing human genes to be grown in the US. The rice will create human proteins useful for dealing with infant diarrhea in the 3rd world. China Daily, an online journal, reported potential serious public health and environment problems with genetically modified rice considering its tendency to cause allergic reactions with the concurrent possibility of gene transfers.
6. Tomatoes - Tomatoes have now been genetically engineered for longer shelf life, preventing them from easily rotting and degrading. In a test conducted to determine the safety of GM tomatoes, some animal subjects died within a few weeks after consuming GM tomatoes.
7. Rapeseed - In Canada, this crop was renamed canola to differentiate it from non-edible rapeseed. Food stuff produced from rapeseed includes rapeseed oi (canola oil) l used to process cooking oil and margarine. Honey can also be produced from GM rapeseed. German food surveillance authorities discovered as much as a third of the total pollen present in Canadian honey may be from GM pollen. In fact, some honey products from Canada were also discovered to have pollen from GM rapeseed.
8. Dairy products - It has been discovered that 22 percent of cows in the U.S. were injected with recombinant (genetically modified) bovine growth hormone (rbGH). This Monsanto created hormone artificially forces cows to increase their milk production by 15 percent. Milk from cows treated with this milk inducing hormone contains increased levels of IGF-1 (insulin growth factors-1). Humans also have IGF-1 in their system. Scientists have expressed concerns that increased levels of IGF-1 in humans have been associated with colon and breast cancer.
9. Potatoes - Mice fed with potatoes engineered with Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Cry 1 were found to have toxins in their system. Despite claims to the contrary, this shows that Cry1 toxin was stable in the mouse gut. When the health risks were revealed, it sparked a debate.
10. Peas - Peas that have been genetically modified have been found to cause immune responses in mice and possibly even in humans. A gene from kidney beans was inserted into the peas creating a protein that functions as a pesticide.
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Thanks for all the info. My wife is very knowledgeable on GMO's. We try to live a non-GMO life which extends to our dog's food so why shouldn't it to our chickens. Plus we got them for their eggs and it will make us feel better eating and giving them away to friends knowing exactly how they were produced. Most people really have no idea what they are putting in their bodies every day. I know I didn't until a few years ago.
My husband is clueless to it all. I have tried to educate him, but he's not interested. I have removed all GMO's out of our household and also for our pets. I did this a year ago. The health of myself and my children has increased drastically. I can't believe how much better off we are. You're right Dave. People just don't have any idea of what they are doing to themselves. And sadly, some just don't want to know. People are going to pay one way or another. Either they will bite the bullet and buy organic now?, or they will pay in dr. bills later. One way or the other, they WILL pay. I choose to pay to be healthy. Not pay for illnesses.
My husband is clueless to it all. I have tried to educate him, but he's not interested. I have removed all GMO's out of our household and also for our pets. I did this a year ago. The health of myself and my children has increased drastically. I can't believe how much better off we are. You're right Dave. People just don't have any idea of what they are doing to themselves. And sadly, some just don't want to know. People are going to pay one way or another. Either they will bite the bullet and buy organic now?, or they will pay in dr. bills later. One way or the other, they WILL pay. I choose to pay to be healthy. Not pay for illnesses.
I have no idea why that posted 4 times. Sheesh! Glitch with BYC!!
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You are completely correct about the medical bills. Folks complain that organic is more expensive and they can't afford it but what happens when you end up with thousands of dollars in bills because you chose to save 50 cents here and a dollar there. You are what you eat.
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