i ordered this organic feed. it's here. (pic page 3)

[backdoorchicken]

my $23 feed ended up being $40 after shipping cost. the feed store ended up telling me they would not order me any organic feed. they said, "we can't sell that organic crap, no one will pay $25 for a bag of chicken feed. you know it's just corn and soybeans right?"

yeah whatever dude.

i happen to care what i eat and what my chickens eat. $25 is worth it to me.

 

[backdoorchicken]

if i knew more people around here that had chickens i would open a backyard chicken store. the feed stores are kinda clueless around here.

 

[BethieofVA]

I did not pay shipping. CSN will deliver, the closest being Cologne, which is a little ways above Gloucester. I am going to pick mine up along with some DE. They deliver once a month there, DaySpring Farm.

 

[elmo]

I have been using Countryside Naturals for almost a year now, and I love it. Won't use anything else. It's a great product!

It's expensive to ship it, though. One thing you can look into is organizing a group buy with other people in your area. The pallet rate for shipping cuts down the cost quite a bit. You need to order a minimum of 500 lbs, though (ten 50 lb. bags).

 

[elmo]

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The feed they sell may be just corn and soybeans, but that's not what the Countryside Natural feed is. No soy!

 

[Lesa]

My Tractor Supply was able to order organic feed for me- don't know if you have one near by....

 

[backdoorchicken]

already shipped and i have a tracking number.

 

[BethieofVA]

Next time, save on the shipping and plan on picking up in Cologne. It is six dollar delivery fee!!

 

[urbanolive]

We LOVE Countryside! It looks like real food, you can actually identify the different ingredients ! We are lucky enough to be able to pick it up at a local farm once a month for $32 a bag. A 50 lb bag lasts us about 3 weeks for 6 hens (not free-ranging) so I usually have to mix in a little Purena Layena to stretch it. Looking at the two feeds side by side is unbelievable. One looks like cat litter and one looks like food. My children's main source of omega fatties are from eggs so I love that I can see actually flax seeds in the mix! It's good stuff and the chicken's prefer it. I figured out the cost and for us it is about $8 a month extra to buy organic feed over what we used to spend on organic eggs at the store. That's a great price for great eggs and great pets ! Cheaper than the dogs and cats,for sure.

 

[elmo]

The other thing about Countryside feed I like is that when I switched my chickens to it, the chickeny smell that was coming from them went away. They were still chicks, and still in a brooder in the corner of our den indoors, so the difference was very noticeable.

Plus, the feed apparently made my girls lay like the dickens when they started laying. I have bantam breeds not noted for egglaying, but my hens were each laying between 5-7 eggs a week before winter set in. Amazing!