OlympicChick
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My chicks are currently on Scratch and Peck Starter, but once they get older I'd like to transition them to something less expensive. I had been thinking of doing a 50/50 mix Scratch and Peck with Layena, but I found a place locally that makes feed at a price comparable to Layena, and if opinions seem to agree that the ingredients and guaranteed analysis are good, I may just end up feeding my chickens one of the following feeds instead. The name of the farm/feed is Patriot Farm and Feed in Western Washington. http://patriotfarmandfeed.com. All their feeds are right on the main home page and have links for the ingredients and nutritional profiles.
There are 5 formulations I am looking at: 3 specifically for poultry (Poultry NCS Broiler-18%, Patriot Poultry NCS-16% and Patriot Poultry Special-16%) and 2 that are multi-animal including chickens (20% MaxGrow and 16% Grower).
The Poultry NCS Broiler and Patriot Poultry NCS are both GMO free and contain camelina meal, which I looked up and find interesting. Apparently high in omega-3.
The one thing I am unsure of in all these feeds are the amounts of fat and fiber. They seem high compared to regular chicken feeds. I like (I think) that the Poultry NCS Broiler has fish meal and kelp, but the fat and fiber in this one are a whopping 8% and 15% respectively, which seems extremely high. I don't know if this is bad or not. Can anyone take a look at these feeds and help me out?
There are 5 formulations I am looking at: 3 specifically for poultry (Poultry NCS Broiler-18%, Patriot Poultry NCS-16% and Patriot Poultry Special-16%) and 2 that are multi-animal including chickens (20% MaxGrow and 16% Grower).
The Poultry NCS Broiler and Patriot Poultry NCS are both GMO free and contain camelina meal, which I looked up and find interesting. Apparently high in omega-3.
The one thing I am unsure of in all these feeds are the amounts of fat and fiber. They seem high compared to regular chicken feeds. I like (I think) that the Poultry NCS Broiler has fish meal and kelp, but the fat and fiber in this one are a whopping 8% and 15% respectively, which seems extremely high. I don't know if this is bad or not. Can anyone take a look at these feeds and help me out?
