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Official BYC Poll: Crumbles, Mash, or Pellets?

Which feed type do you use?

  • Crumbles

    Votes: 350 57.9%
  • Mash

    Votes: 57 9.4%
  • Pellets

    Votes: 294 48.7%
  • Other

    Votes: 72 11.9%

  • Total voters
    604
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I feed crumbles. I'd love to try pellets, but my local feed store doesn't carry it in the Flock Raiser formula and I prefer the 20% protein. There is SO MUCH wasted & flicked out by them though. I do ferment during the cooler months. When it's hot I've found that it attracts flies.
 
I use pellets -way less waste (at least in my case). And my girls sneeze a lot of I give them crumbles which is hilarious, but I’m sure they prefer a no sneeze meal ;)
 
Question--how big are pellets, typically? I always feel like if I were a chicken, pellets would be harder to swallow than crumbles. But maybe it is just me. I know many people use pellets.
My weirdo chickens have been known to swallow entire Cheerios (as treats I promise I don’t feed my chickens a diet of Cheerios) and don’t really seem to mind as long as they get their precious grit.
 

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