How do you care for your breeding birds?

[scgamecock]

It was close to $13 back in the summer but I usually feed a homemade laying mash that my feed store grinds fresh.It has a lot of corn in it but it's all locally grown corn,oats,wheat, and other grains.I pay $10 per bag for it and then get a bag Layena or the TSC 16% pellets to throw at them for treats as well as some scratch feed.The chickens think it's a treat but they are just getting more layer feed. lol They also get scraps from the table of which rice is their favorite.

 

[brooster]

yeah i feed a 22% game feed compared to the 16% layer.

 

[scgamecock]

I've got two discounted bags of TSC's 15% grower finisher for $8 the other day so I'm going to try that when their feeder needs filling up.

 

[MissPrissy]

Fishmeal when available here is $49 for a 40# bag. That is too expensive for me to feed chickens, I'll buy myself a grass fed beef standing rib roast for that price and enjoy several meals from it. LOL

 

[siz8003]

So its ok to feed them turkey/game bird feed?There is nothing around that has chicken food with more than 17% and that would be the only thing I could get that high.

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

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$49 for a bag of any feed. To pricey for me.

 

[scgamecock]

MissPrissy did you see that pictures of your BBS Orp chicks that I posted?

 

[MissPrissy]

Let me go look!

 

[scgamecock]

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Same thing here.Other than the Turkey and Quail stuff at TSC, nobody sell anything higher in protein.

 

[CovenantCreek]

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I was able to get mine for $41 for 50 lbs. Adding to my bulk feed order kept the shipping down to a manageable level.