Nutrena

[seminolewind]

I am trying Nutrena. Does anyone like it? Can anyone tell me what the calcium content of the layer is? All I can find is "must give calcium" all over the bag. They also say that you can use calcium carbonate, but the only thing I can find with that is Tums. Is there another source beside oyster shell?

 

[speckledhen]

There is limestone calcium. Looks like small, even granite chips, actually. The feedstore sells it here as grit, unfortunately, and I didnt catch that the first time I saw it.

 

[seminolewind]

Thanks, Cyn. I have yet to see that somewhere, but will keep looking. I wonder if its the same thing as garden lime, (not the powder, the little dark things that look like grit).
BTW, how are your wheaton ameraucanas coming along?

 

[Rte.66_chicks]

Dried( I bake mine for 30 min at 250 degrees) and crushed eggshells, or oyster shell grit that you can buy at the feedstore should supply all the calcium they need.

 

[speckledhen]

Sadly, didnt get any blue wheatens, Karen. The hens were not laying. I managed to hatch two Ameracanas, one blue and one splash.

 

[Dana]

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If you have the bag, then you should be able to see how much calcium it contains. Unless maybe the tag got ripped off?

Or you can find the information about it in this thread where I wrote it all down. I really thought it would be useful, but I guess no one else did.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=43707

 

[seminolewind]

Quote:
If you have the bag, then you should be able to see how much calcium it contains. Unless maybe the tag got ripped off?

Or you can find the information about it in this thread where I wrote it all down. I really thought it would be useful, but I guess no one else did.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=43707

Thanks so much, Dana. I think if this site showed how many "looks" you would probably see that alot are interested. I do read labels. I laugh when a person says one something is better than another, and they have the same exact ingredients.

I'm just curious here, all the brands that you posted have calcium carbonate in the top line. Except Nutrena. Calcium is waaay down the list on the Nutrena label, and the label on my new bag of Nutrena doesn't have calcium listed at all!!! Go figure. I think I will just go back to Purina.


Thanks again, Karen

 

[Dana]

You're welcome. At least it'll come up if someone does a search for those brand names. I still think it would be better as a sticky though, so people could add to it and update it.

 

[equine chick]

I have used nutrena before but my feed store does not carry it anymore. Here is the weblink for nutrional info.
http://www.nutrenaworld.com/Screens/ProductDetails_Specialty.aspx?ProductID=125

 

[speckledhen]

I didn't like that the starter had more than just Amprolium in it, which I prefer. And the fact that it's owned by Cargill, who supports NAIS, but that's another issue. I'm sure the feed quality is okay.