If you can see the seeds, it is "scratch," a snack food, not real food. They need something called starter, grower or all-flock, and there won't be anything identifiable in it. Scratch is something they should only have about a tablespoonful a day. The other food should be available in a feeder all day long. Also they should have grit in a separate bowl or dish, to help them digest it.
No, its real food! Its a brand called Scratch and Peck. It isn't scratch, a snack, or treat. I am on my last bag of their grower feed and will purchase the layer feed once this is gone.
Hmm, okay, well this is a puzzle then.
Are all your birds laying now, then?
Yep, chickenlandia (a YouTube channel) uses it
The reason I ask ... one of the first, and to my mind, most important, things I learned here, is not to feed layer formula unless all your birds are actively laying. And why, you ask? Because laying feed contains extra calcium - which is not only not needed by you non-layers but can actively harm them. It's hard on the kidneys of birds too young or old to lay, birds in molt or brooding, and any males in your flock, and over time can lead to early death. Since then I've always fed all-flock and just supplied calcium in the form of oyster shell separately, and whoever needs it helps themselves. Not everyone here agrees, but ... better safe than sorry is my opinion.Hmm, okay, well this is a puzzle then.
Oh! That makes more sense! I've never heard of the brand before and I immediately assumed it was scratch and treats not feedScratch and Peck is the brand of their grower feed, not treats!
