Hello all,
I have 7 New Hampshire reds just under 2 years old. I have primarily used Dumor 16g layer crumble this whole time and it has seemingly been fine. Egg production seems to have slowed down dramatically in the last few months, more so now that the cooler weather is coming in. I mostly keep them in the coop and when time permits, I let them roam free in the backyard for a few hours. Unfortunately I don't let them out nearly as much as I used to. I don't know if that routine affects their attitude and the way they eat because sometimes they sound aggravated when I go to clean their water and I don't let them out. Back to the feed question, I wanted to experiment with different feeds and found several that looked good and all of them looked similar with some slight difference. I wanted to see which one is the better choice.
Nutrena NatureWise Harvest Blend Egg Layer Textured Feed
Nutrena NatureWise All Flock Pelleted Poultry Feed
Nutrena NatureWise 22% Protein Silkie & Ornamental Layer Poultry Feed
Nutrena NatureWise Meatbird Crumbled Chicken Feed
I like that these all have a higher amount of protein with almost the same amount of calcium than the Dumor feed. I only included the "meatbird" variety due to reviews. Many people seem to use it for their layers as well and have good results, although the calcium is on the lower end. My only concern with the pelleted feeds is that I tried the pelleted version of the Dumor feed a while back and they did not seem to care for it too much. Unfortunately I can't seem to find the "all flock" or "feather fixer" feed in the crumble form from TSC, so I was leaning more towards the silkie feed but I wanted to get all of your opinions before making any purchases.
Thanks
I have 7 New Hampshire reds just under 2 years old. I have primarily used Dumor 16g layer crumble this whole time and it has seemingly been fine. Egg production seems to have slowed down dramatically in the last few months, more so now that the cooler weather is coming in. I mostly keep them in the coop and when time permits, I let them roam free in the backyard for a few hours. Unfortunately I don't let them out nearly as much as I used to. I don't know if that routine affects their attitude and the way they eat because sometimes they sound aggravated when I go to clean their water and I don't let them out. Back to the feed question, I wanted to experiment with different feeds and found several that looked good and all of them looked similar with some slight difference. I wanted to see which one is the better choice.
Nutrena NatureWise Harvest Blend Egg Layer Textured Feed
Nutrena NatureWise All Flock Pelleted Poultry Feed
Nutrena NatureWise 22% Protein Silkie & Ornamental Layer Poultry Feed
Nutrena NatureWise Meatbird Crumbled Chicken Feed
I like that these all have a higher amount of protein with almost the same amount of calcium than the Dumor feed. I only included the "meatbird" variety due to reviews. Many people seem to use it for their layers as well and have good results, although the calcium is on the lower end. My only concern with the pelleted feeds is that I tried the pelleted version of the Dumor feed a while back and they did not seem to care for it too much. Unfortunately I can't seem to find the "all flock" or "feather fixer" feed in the crumble form from TSC, so I was leaning more towards the silkie feed but I wanted to get all of your opinions before making any purchases.
Thanks
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