There are alot of people that have made there own "healthier" feed for their animals only to cause permanent damage to their animals. Companies don't spend millions of dollars on R&D to make unhealthy feeds. This whole "organic" and "green" movement in animal husbandry is going to cause major problems down the road.(IMHO) There is even a vegetarian dog food!!!! Our animals are not us their nutritional requirements are different than ours. Unless you or your husband work in a lab studying poultry nutrition I would suggest buying an otc feed that you are comfortable with.
My husband is questioning the feed....
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I'll agree you can cause more harm than good blending your own feed. We feed as organically as possible but the feed is from a reputable company who has certified ingredients. The only thing I don't like is the lack of animal protein in many organic feeds. I do like the fact that no chemicals are supposed to be in there, from pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and no GMOs.
I'll agree you can cause more harm than good blending your own feed. We feed as organically as possible but the feed is from a reputable company who has certified ingredients. The only thing I don't like is the lack of animal protein in many organic feeds. I do like the fact that no chemicals are supposed to be in there, from pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and no GMOs.
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Oh yes, I hear that! We do not feed Purina, but I totally get what you are saying!! We feed our dogs what we feel is the best brand of food we can find. We are so careful with what they eat and I use a measuring cup to measure out their food and write it down so hubby doesn't guess if he needs to do the feeding. Yet, I am addicted to fast food
I have often said I wish there was something akin to dog food and someone doled it out to me and that was what I got, with some healthy treats given throughout the day. How much healthier I would be!!! I like this thead because I am just staring to do some research into the commercial feeds, we feed quality to our other "kids" and I want to make sure we do the same for our chickens as well!
Oh yes, I hear that! We do not feed Purina, but I totally get what you are saying!! We feed our dogs what we feel is the best brand of food we can find. We are so careful with what they eat and I use a measuring cup to measure out their food and write it down so hubby doesn't guess if he needs to do the feeding. Yet, I am addicted to fast food
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There are alot of people that have made there own "healthier" feed for their animals only to cause permanent damage to their animals.
I agree, There are a lot of people on this site that may have read on the internet about mixing there own grain (feed) for poultry and decided that they will do that because it will "healthier" than what they can buy.
The one main thing that they don't know is that there are different nutritional requirements between Hard and Soft feathered poultry.
Soft feather fowl cant proses whole hard grains as well as a Hard feathered breed, the soft feathered breed will tend to have poor, hard, frayed and tattered feathers if fed a diet largely of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes. There diets should consist of mainly processed feed (Mash, Crumble, Pellet).
Hard feathered fowl are just the opposite they benefit better from a diet mainly of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes.
I will say there there Protein requirements are also quite different.
Soft feather breeds includes birds like the Sussex, Orpington, Plymouth Rock,Wyandotte etc.
Hard Feather breeds includes birds like the Old English Game, Rumpless Game, Modern Game, Asian breeds like the Shamo, Asil, Malay etc.
Chris
I agree, There are a lot of people on this site that may have read on the internet about mixing there own grain (feed) for poultry and decided that they will do that because it will "healthier" than what they can buy.
The one main thing that they don't know is that there are different nutritional requirements between Hard and Soft feathered poultry.
Soft feather fowl cant proses whole hard grains as well as a Hard feathered breed, the soft feathered breed will tend to have poor, hard, frayed and tattered feathers if fed a diet largely of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes. There diets should consist of mainly processed feed (Mash, Crumble, Pellet).
Hard feathered fowl are just the opposite they benefit better from a diet mainly of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes.
I will say there there Protein requirements are also quite different.
Soft feather breeds includes birds like the Sussex, Orpington, Plymouth Rock,Wyandotte etc.
Hard Feather breeds includes birds like the Old English Game, Rumpless Game, Modern Game, Asian breeds like the Shamo, Asil, Malay etc.
Chris
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Excellent post.
There are alot of people that have made there own "healthier" feed for their animals only to cause permanent damage to their animals.
I agree, There are a lot of people on this site that may have read on the internet about mixing there own grain (feed) for poultry and decided that they will do that because it will "healthier" than what they can buy.
The one main thing that they don't know is that there are different nutritional requirements between Hard and Soft feathered poultry.
Soft feather fowl cant proses whole hard grains as well as a Hard feathered breed, the soft feathered breed will tend to have poor, hard, frayed and tattered feathers if fed a diet largely of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes. There diets should consist of mainly processed feed (Mash, Crumble, Pellet).
Hard feathered fowl are just the opposite they benefit better from a diet mainly of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes.
I will say there there Protein requirements are also quite different.
Soft feather breeds includes birds like the Sussex, Orpington, Plymouth Rock,Wyandotte etc.
Hard Feather breeds includes birds like the Old English Game, Rumpless Game, Modern Game, Asian breeds like the Shamo, Asil, Malay etc.
Chris
I agree, There are a lot of people on this site that may have read on the internet about mixing there own grain (feed) for poultry and decided that they will do that because it will "healthier" than what they can buy.
The one main thing that they don't know is that there are different nutritional requirements between Hard and Soft feathered poultry.
Soft feather fowl cant proses whole hard grains as well as a Hard feathered breed, the soft feathered breed will tend to have poor, hard, frayed and tattered feathers if fed a diet largely of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes. There diets should consist of mainly processed feed (Mash, Crumble, Pellet).
Hard feathered fowl are just the opposite they benefit better from a diet mainly of Whole Grains, Seeds and legumes.
I will say there there Protein requirements are also quite different.
Soft feather breeds includes birds like the Sussex, Orpington, Plymouth Rock,Wyandotte etc.
Hard Feather breeds includes birds like the Old English Game, Rumpless Game, Modern Game, Asian breeds like the Shamo, Asil, Malay etc.
Chris
Excellent post.
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