My feed

[redrooster99]

Hello all I was just wondering if i could switch my chickens from layer crumbles to scratch feed, and oyster shells. With greens ( because I free range them somewhat and they have a large run all the time.

 

[Chris09]

Hello all I was just wondering if i could switch my chickens from layer crumbles to scratch feed, and oyster shells. With greens ( because I free range them somewhat and they have a large run all the time.

No, the layer feed has all the nutrients that your birds need.
Scratch, free ranging and oyster shells wont have enough nutrients.

 

[redrooster99]

Oh I was wanting to do it because I don't like the way the layer feed looks, it looks to processed if you know what I mean.
Can you think of any other option. Thank you for your reply.

 

[Folly's place]

Good quality fresh layer feed is the best option. It's processed to combine the ingredients thoroughly so the birds don't just pick out the yummy bits and unbalance their diet. Mary

 

[redrooster99]

Oh ok I'll just stick to that

 

[redrooster99]

What is the difference between organic layer and regular layer

 

[Folly's place]

Certified organic is produced without herbicides or pesticides; there is a formal (and expensive) process that must be done to advertise and sell as organic. Products not certified organic may have been raised with herbicides and/or pesticides, or not, but the producers haven't gone through the formal program. Most grains in the US are from fields that are treated in some way, unless certified organic. Mary

 

[CrazyTalk]

Certified organic is produced without herbicides or pesticides;

No, it's not. There's an entire list that's multiple pages long published by the USDA organic council on organic approved pesticides. Some of them are very toxic - they're just 'natural'


http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-id...rgn=div6&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.32.7&idno=7

 

[Folly's place]

I stand corrected, and fully realize that "natural" and "non-toxic" are far from the same thing! I don't do certified organic, but do minimize the use of such products. Mary

 

[redrooster99]

Yes in my gardens I use stuff like 10-10-10, but do not use pesticides