Official BYC Poll: Where Do You Buy Your Feed From & Why?

[HuffleClaw]

I buy chicken feed and dog food at a local feed & seed store... it’s called a co-op.
They are actually my go-to before a vet, they know everything and the employees tend to be farmers, FFA members, knowledgeable people of all animals.

There’s a co-op here as well, I love it. They are smart folks!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Same it’s more for a 5 pound bag at TSC than a 50 pound at the local farm store

Definitely. Their prices of shavings are also known to be expensive.

 

[BeanBoy]

My other is Rural king because it’s closer than TSC

 

[nuthatched]

Tractor supply, usually. Sometimes wslmart or big lots. We used to have a proper feed store but it had a horrible owner for the longest time and when the store finally got new owners, it couldn't live down the stigma. I buy chicken a cat feed at tsc but since I buy wild bird seed as scratch, I'll buy where ever it's cheapest by the pound.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Tractor supply, usually. Sometimes wslmart or big lots. We used to have a proper feed store but it had a horrible owner for the longest time and when the store finally got new owners, it couldn't live down the stigma. I buy chicken a cat feed at tsc but since I buy wild bird seed as scratch, I'll buy where ever it's cheapest by the pound.

I think scratch feed at Walmart is cheaper than TSC, but I’m not sure because I’ve never purchased it from there. Sorry about the bad feed store owner experience!

 

[WallyG74]

I buy from a local family owned feed and seed store. The prices are competitive with the co-op across town and they are like 2 minutes from my work. If I lived on the west side of town I’d buy from the co-op, but I’m a east side chicken man. I pay $8.50 for 50lbs. of 22% layer feed. They know me. The guys outside ask me what I’m getting and it’s in my truck before I can get to the counter inside. That goes a long way with me. I have to agree with another post that said they would get out of chickens if TSC was the only place to buy feed.

 

[JadeFarms]

TSC 100% they have everything I need, good brands, for where I live chicken food is about $20 a bag. Theirs is 15-16 dollars a bag, I’d shop their for food before anywhere else. But I buy dog food at Walmart.

 

[HuffleClaw]

I buy from a local family owned feed and seed store. The prices are competitive with the co-op across town and they are like 2 minutes from my work. If I lived on the west side of town I’d buy from the co-op, but I’m a east side chicken man. I pay $8.50 for 50lbs. of 22% layer feed. They know me. The guys outside ask me what I’m getting and it’s in my truck before I can get to the counter inside. That goes a long way with me. I have to agree with another post that said they would get out of chickens if TSC was the only place to buy feed.

My feed store is family owned here too! The guys ask what I need before I even exit my vehicle

 

[HuffleClaw]

TSC 100% they have everything I need, good brands, for where I live chicken food is about $20 a bag. Theirs is 15-16 dollars a bag, I’d shop their for food before anywhere else. But I buy dog food at Walmart.

How big are these $20 bags, and how big are the $16 ones you buy? At $20, especially from a feed store that’s a rip off!

 

[JadeFarms]

How big are these $20 bags, and how big are the $16 ones you buy? At $20, especially from a feed store that’s a rip off!

They’re the same size, I forget the exact size though. I’ll check when I get home. It’s hard because we have to buy 4 bags a month.