is Dumor (dumour) a good feed brand?

[dragonchild]

I've noticed most scratch grains are cracked corn & milo or maize. My chickens don't really seem to like them that much. In the summer, I feed my miniature horses a dry mix (no molasses or oil added) grain (I don't like pelleted feed for the horses--if they get into the feed room, which unfortunately has happened, the pellets are far more dangerous for them to overeat!) This fall when I switched the horses to a "sweet feed", I had a little left over, and was low on scratch grains, so I gave the horse feed to the chickens.

The feed is mostly oats, with a little wheat, rye, and cracked corn added, along with a small amount of pellets containing the vitamins & minerals to balance out the ration (which the chickens mostly leave to the wild rabbits that wander around here). The chickens LOVE it! I add black oil sunflower seeds to it, and it's cheaper than the scratch grains intended for the birds. I don't see lots of maize seeds & corn bits lying around (to feed the mice). They get layer mash, too, and greens (and they get to scratch through the horse manure/shavings pile for bugs and such, yum!).

Anyone know whether I should add anything else to this mix?

 

[jaredschickens]

yes i got some Red Pullets from Tractor Supply and they love it.

 

[madamiec]

Funny, because DuMor is made by Purina.

 

[madamiec]

DuMor makes medicated and non, so ask the store to carry it if you need it.

 

[madamiec]

Organic is not more nutritious than other food, just sometimes more ecologically sound practices in farming. Higher nutrition does mean less feed, to any animal, and less waste out of the animal. A local feed mix will be fresher and you can sometimes have your own mixed. I can get local dog food and chicken feed, but in a pinch I will use TSC brand foods. Sometimes "my animal won't eat it" just means it's good food and they are full. Healthy foods aren't what we overeat typically as humans! My dogs are also shelties and free feed on a good food with no weight issues, expect for one old lady that would eat herself silly on anything if allowed. Your climate and living conditions, as well as animal preference, should be considered when feeding.

 

[countrydream7]

I use 4-health dog food at tractor supply I noticed coats in dogs better and poop less and less fillers and preservatives more natural

 

[Jacob Temple]

i used it on some and some other brand and dumor had mine much larger or the same breed

 

[pegm]

Drove the 30+ miles to our "local" tractor supply. They did not have any Dumore, and had not carried it in a long time. They had Purina chicken feeds only. So I ended up buying that, but I could have gotten that at our local feed store.

 

[redhead22]

I've used it on my chiclens since they were bitties and poop is poop it stinks.Also my nephew won first place in our parish fair usingit

 

[wermnmnmnm]

Hmmm... I wonder if I can find a local farm for feed... I am not in a rural area... wish me luck