Layer Pellets or Crumb...???

[Ridgerunner]

The basic way they make the feed is to gather all the ingredients they want in it and grind it up. That is called mash. To make pellets they wet it and mix it into a paste and extrude it through a die, then flash dry it. To make crumble they partially crush the pellets. So pellets and crumble has nothing to do with how nutritious it is, it's just which form they put it in. You can get the nutritional information by looking at the analysis on the label.

To try to find a single blue or green egg layer you might find your state or country thread in the "Where am I? Where are you!" section of this forum and chat with your neighbors. It can be really challenging to just get one chicken from a commercial source and there may be some question as to sex or what color of egg they actually lay. Your odds of finding a neighbor to help are much better.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Do they like the laying pellets, or the crumb better? Is there a difference?

Mine prefer pellets and waste none. . Pellets and Crumble are the same formula in a certain brand and type of feed, like Nutrena Naturewise 16% layer Crumble and Naturewise 16% layer Pellets are exactly the same nutritionally. GC

 

[rosemarythyme]

I feed pellets. It's not what the birds prefer but it's less mess and less mess = less waste, fewer rodent issues.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I feed pellets. It's not what the birds prefer but it's less mess and less mess = less waste, fewer rodent issues.

See post 21 under Pellets or crumble, and why? GC

 

[Sutremaine]

Pellets are nice because I can throw them down as scratch, and the chickens think dry pellets are a great treat.