How much do you pay for feed??

[Lenny loves chickens]

I have been paying $26.99 for flock raiser at TSC and they eat so much feed it gets expensive. Is this alot for feed? How much do you pay?
TIA!

I pay 19.99 and then after tax i pay like $21

 

[Iluveggers]

I am paying $28 for a 50lb bag of organic grower crumble feed (21% protein), from a local mill. I will probably stick with grower (they don’t have all-flock). Right now my 11-14 week old pullets are finishing about 1 bag every month or so. They get a huge bowl of wet mash first thing in the morning and dry is always in the feeder. Plus lots of greens from grass & the garden. Curious to see how much faster they go through it as they reach full size.

 

[AGeese]

Do you mix your own or what do you feed? Thanks!

I do not. For the moment I'm dialing back on the feed as they are out to pasture all day. I have some Nutrena Naturewise, All Flock/Flock Shield 20% protein, and Kalmbach Duck & Goose pellet with 18% protein and if you have geese it contains 45mg/lb Niacin.

 

[aart]

Well today I bought nutrena feather fixer, is was $23.99 instead of $26.99 so $3 difference. It is 18% and I like the ingredients and feed better. It's a pellet so less waste. Seems better all round and the chickens like it.

Did you read the nutrition tag?
I believe FF has 3-4% calcium(which IIIRC you are trying to avoid for your male bird).

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Did you read the nutrition tag?
I believe FF has 3-4% calcium(which IIIRC you are trying to avoid for your male bird).

I think it has 3%, is that to much for my boy?

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I think it has 3%, is that to much for my boy?

On the label it said for hens and roosters

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I think it has 3%, is that to much for my boy?

I think below 3% is best. Let me go get a picture of the tag I have for my food I give my males

 

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

$33 per 50lb. Semi local and organic.

The place I usually get it from gives me a free one every 10. So really $30.

 

[AGeese]

$33 per 50lb. Semi local and organic.

The place I usually get it from gives me a free one every 10. So really $30.

Lord that's pricey, as with everything now.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Here is the layer feed I use

and here is the turkey poult feed I use for young birds and males