is Dumor (dumour) a good feed brand?

[SundownWaterfowl]

Ive been using Dumor for about 2 years almost. So far I'm very pleased with it. No complaints here and their poo doesn't stink any worse or less than when they were on lay mash or Purina.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Dumor has such mythology surrounding it, that I do not understand.

It is merely Purina in a "house brand" packaging, exclusive to Tractor Supply. Think Whirlpool/Kenmore. Sears doesn't have a washer/dryer/refrigerator factory either. Dumor is milled and packaged at a singular Purina plant, as I understand it.

I will buy either Purina branded, Dumor, Southern States, or Armada. The poop smells like poop regardless. Such to do over do do.

 

[wood&feathers]

I buy Dumor or my local feed store stuff. I tried Purina and my birds wouldn't eat it hardly. I don't know if there is a difference nutritionally, but I suspect at our TSC there is more turnover on the cheaper feed, thus it is fresher. It also smells of molasses which my girls love. The Purina smelled pretty bland.

As for poo I haven't noticed a bad odor. My girls were cooped for 6 weeks during hawk migration and I think I would have noticed.

 

[hensonly]

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I guess each store has it's own ordering policies... I have two TSC stores nearby and have never had a problem gettingfeed. I call to be sure the store I'm going to has what Ineed. I also don't wait until the last minute to buy, just to be sure I will have it as needed. Our TSC stores sell Layena, and I think Blue Seal, but maybe not BS chicken feed, I haven't looked. I tried our local Agway for starter (I only use non medicated) and it's so finely ground that it wouldn't drop down into the feeder tray. I had to jiggle the feeders to keep feed in the trays. So Iwent back to Dumor. I might try Layena when they get to laying age, Ithink I've only seen the layer feed there.

I've never had a problem with Dumor, my birds have been healthy and grow well...

It's interesting to hear others' experiences.

 

[seminolewind]

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If I could get Blue Seal down here, it would be the only thing I would use. My horse live to 37 years old on it, and had a shine from it.
So I use Purina Layena... Dumor and Nutrena made the poop smell really strong.

 

[seminolewind]

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Sorry, Purina had alot less stink.

 

[Ohhhdear]

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Caveat: I am not a tax specialist or accountant. Do your own research for your own state and situation because everyone's business is different and different laws apply depending on where you live.

Also known as a sales tax license. Basically a sales tax license is for businesses or people who resell goods or do services. You collect from your customer whatever your state's sales tax is in addition to the cost of the item or service, then repay it to your state. You file paperwork with the state monthly, quarterly or yearly depending on what your gross sales are, and send them the tax money you've collected from your customers. Sometimes this will also include city tax too. Some places (like New York state, I believe) have several layers of taxes.

Usually a business does not pay sales tax on any items it resells or uses in the process of making something else to sell. That's why you can fill out a sales tax exemption form at TSC, the feed mill, Sam's Club, or other business at which you purchase these items. Instead of TSC (etc) collecting tax from you, they use the form as proof they're passing on to you the responsibility to collect tax from the customer and repay it to the state and/or local governments.

However, if you are the "end user" of something and you do not resell it or use it in the process of making something to sell, then you have to pay sales tax. For example: I sell eggs. Therefore, I have filled out a tax exemption form at the feed mill and TSC and don't pay tax on anything I use for my chickens (feed, bedding, medications, etc). But if I bought a book about raising chickens , I'd have to pay the tax. Every state has slightly different laws about what counts for sales tax. Some make you pay tax on clothing you wear only for your business (like rubber boots and barn coveralls), and for tools like rakes or a pitchfork. It's very important to look into this because if you claim to be exempt on items you should be paying tax for you will be liable for tax and penalties.,

How to become tax exempt: You go online to your state's website (in Michigan it's michigan.gov) and look through the listings for sales tax license. Print out and fill in the form, send it in with the small fee, and whatever paperwork they require. They may ask for business incorporation papers, registration with the county as a d.b.a (doing business as), or other proof of being a business. They will issue you a sales tax license which you must display where your customers can see it. You use this tax number on the exemption forms at the stores you purchase items for resale or use in your business. Generally there's a nominal yearly fee to retain the license.

Also, if you purchase items online or through mail order, you may not have to pay tax anyway. If a business does not have a "brick and mortar" store in your state, it generally doesn't collect sales tax from there. Some states are tricky about this and have a line item on the tax form for internet or mail order purchases to collect tax they believe you should have paid to them even if you didn't buy the item from an in-state business.

It may or may not be worth it to obtain a sales tax license. If you have just a few chickens and only sell an occasional dozen eggs it might not worth having to do the paperwork. Remember, somebody eventually has to collect and pay the sales tax.

 

[LaurelRidgeDreams]

We feed Southern States and like it. Our choices are Purina and Southern States.

 

[Dutchgirl]

We've been using DuMor for a long time, at least a year and a half. We get the chick starter and the layer feed. It's a good feed, but I don't know what it's like compared to other brands. I think that we may have gotten Purina in the past and it's been good, too.

 

[jockey1975]

I usually feed one bag of purina chick starter b/c it is medicated, then feed all Dumor. After reading the posts (and bag labels--Purina has more vitamins) up here I decided to do my own experiment, I put two feeders in one of my coops. One 22 lb feeder filled with Purina Layena and one with Dumor Laying ---The results--Purina feeder emptied twice and the Dumor still half full.....and I have noticed a drop in poop droppings and an increase in egg production. I was getting about 5-6 eggs a day--now 10-11 out of 12 hens. Purina costs $1.50 a bag more than Dumor at TSC. I wish we still had Southern States but they all closed up around here about 3 years ago. All in all I think I will stick with the following way to feed---Purina Starter--Dumor Grower/Finisher--Purina Layena