Not happy with the feed store today!

[annie3001]

hi everyone,
i went to feed everyone today, and noticed i received pellets instead of crumbles.. what to do what to do!!! didnt know that when i specifically asked for crumbles at the feed store the other day. no feed left now!!! what to do what to do... so i got out a hammer and started crushing them into peices.. what a pain in the neck..

does not work well at all. i was afraid the peices were gonna come flying at my eye!

what do you all do??? my chickens are so picky!!! i threw some pellets and they tried pecking... dang it!!! will they eat the pellets????

what to do....
btw: the feed store closes early today. by the time i get there, they will be closed.... urgh!!!!!
btw: no i do not know anybody else who has crumbles!!

 

[seedcorn]

yes, they will and each pellet they eat will be a balanced diet. I wish mine would make that mistake..

 

[Kansaseq]

I switch back and forth from pellets to crumbles; no problems here. My girls always eat what I give them

 

[zazouse]

I got 40 bags of flock raiser pellets by mistake one time on my order and everyone did fine, found out pellets are a bit cheeper but i like crumbles cause i got broodies all year long sneeking off and comming back with a passel of chicks and the crumbles are better to have on hand then.

If you have chicks just grind them up in a blender if ya have one.

 

[EweSheep]

In the time being you can make some kind of spagetti feed for them by moisten the pellets with spagetti, they would be sure to eat it all!

My girls hated pellets, for a whole week they sat there untouched and it affected the egg production. So back to crumbles since then. Picky girls.

 

[RockwaterFarm]

where are you in ct and what brand of feed do you use? You could probably go to TSC if you use Purina. theyre open till 8

 

[Chicken.Lytle]

My feed store was just plain out. No crumbles or pellets of their usual.

I bought a bag of scratch (8%) and a bag of gamebird conditioner (22%). I figure I can mix them ((22+8)/2=15) and add BOSS (18%) to kick it up a notch.

Going to try as soon as I can safely carry bags to the coop. Anybody else improvise their feed?

 

[HEChicken]

I much prefer pellets to crumbles - far less waste and since they are too big for the grackles, I don't end up feeding the wild bird population as well. If your birds are having a hard time making the adjustment, try making a mash from them. Put a little water in a bowl, and add the pellets enough that there are some whole pellets on top. Once they realize its food, they'll have no problem swallowing the pellets and you might find you end up liking them better too.

 

[annie3001]

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no tsc near me.........

 

[annie3001]

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yeah , my spoiled girls and big boy, i have a small chopper, i am going to grind some for them.