I'v seen a lot of chicken feed mixes on this sight and most are nothing more that expensive scratch mix.
What I would like to know is out of all these chicken feed mixes everybody is making how many of them sent there feed mix off to be tested for proper nutrient levels for the type of poultry they have.
It would be impossible for me to send off my diet. Because aside from the grain/seed/legume mix I feed my chickens, they also get a huge variety of fresh vegetables, greens, and fruits as well as various fresh meats and organs. They get fish oil a few times a week. Plus supplements like kelp, yeast, cayenne, turmeric, etc.
This is exactly why I asked this question. Even though there are tons of homemade recipes around the internet for chicken feed, there are still others that say it is not worth it and actually not nutritious enough for the chickens.
For now I am going to be buying organic feed, but will make my own sometime in the future. Funny though, if you look at alot of the organic feeds out there you will see additives of minerals and vitamins and other things. Funny I thought organic meant everything was natural and not an additive such as those added vitamins.
Processed feed has to have vitamin and mineral supplements added. Cooking everything down and mashing it into a pellet removes nutrients. Those lost nutrients have to be replaced somehow, thus the additives. Even with totally fresh foods, some supplements are necessary for trace minerals, like kelp.