Purina

[Brooks_]

This is totally my opinion and what I have personally experienced first hand with Purina products so do with this information what you will.

My dog was on multiple Purina feeds. Different lines, Pro Plan, etc. We tried every Purina dog food line they offered per my vet saying it is really great food. She would puke 1-2 times a week. Some days she wouldn't eat all and go two days without eating. Her coat was dull and she just did not want anything to do with the food. She would consistently puke/dry heave one to two times a week on Purina. Finally stopped listening to the vet and switched her to Farmina dog food. She scarfs her food down and has not thrown up one time or had any other gut issues. She begs for more food and waits for her bowl to get filled now and I could hardly ever get her to eat any of the Purina food.

My cats were also on different Purina cat food lines during this period. I have three cats. All of them had runny/diarrhea poop, always. I also found mold in two different bags of cat food. I reported it and they sent me coupons for more Purina food in the mail. I switched them to Wellness Complete. They have had solid completely normal poop since.

My horses were on Purina grain. I actually had blood work pulled on her because her coat was soooo dry and dull I thought she was having other issues. Like her hair literally looked fried and was bristly to touch. Absolutely no shine to her and she just looked like absolute crap. She also was taking forever to shed out in the spring. Switched her to Buckeye and her hair has been bright, shiny, and sheds out fantastic in the spring since. Not to mention, the amount of feed required a day for Purina grain is insane. You have to feed 8-11 pounds a day of their feed and it is not cheap either.

So in conclusion, I don't think Purina products are all that in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, some peoples animals do fine on Purina products which is great for them but in my experience with ALL my animals which are different species, I have not been impressed with the results. It would not surprise me if their chicken feed is also poor quality. I have not done much research about Purina in general and who they are associated with and where they get their resources from but in my opinion, their quality of feeds does not match the price tag nor do I care for the results.

Opposite for me, at least with the one cat. She had some allergy to one or both of two other brands. Tried Purina cat chow naturals (because sale) and she showed small but noticeable improvement. Continued with it and full recovery (lack of better word). I have no intention to change her feed again, even among the Purina line.

 

[sammi_lynn12]

Opposite for me, at least with the one cat. She had some allergy to one or both of two other brands. Tried Purina cat chow naturals (because sale) and she showed small but noticeable improvement. Continued with it and full recovery (lack of better word). I have no intention to change her feed again, even among the Purina line.

It definitely depends on the individual animal!

I just have had a horrible experience with all my animals I will never feed it again. But I am glad it works for you! A friend of mine was having severe allergy issues with her dog and she switched to some cheap brand that she just picked up in a rush one day and her dog has been allergy free since. Just crazy!

 

[Cindy in PA]

Purina pet food & Purina chicken food are owned by 2 different companies!

 

[Bhubbard]

Fun fact to keep it light … I’m close friends with store manager of TSC even though he knows I made fun of his feed trashing my chickens and he shrugged and said anything is possible. He also knows it’s a joke that could have some truth. Anyways they had their big meetings in Dallas this week… brought me back a free gift that I figured all of you would find cool.

 

[Bhubbard]

Some folks don't have a lot of choice. The nearest mill is several hours away from me, or I would buy from them. I've used their products before and liked them. There are 2 feed stores within reasonable driving distance: a locally owned store, and TSC. The local store is more expensive, the feed I bought there usually had bugs in it, and I always had to dig for newer bags because much of their stock is older than I find acceptable. And they close at 5 and aren't open on weekends. The TSC is farther, but it's cheaper, the feed is fresher and bug-free, it's open 7 days a week, and closes much later.

I've tried ordering through various websites, but delivery here is spotty because of where we are. There are some weeks where we get no mail. Delivery is also more expensive.

But beyond that, I'm not arguing in favor of large stores. I'm arguing because I'm tired of sensationalism and glomming onto extreme ideas without evidence or logic. Not necessarily saying the extreme ideas are wrong or bad, but to go from, 'My chickens aren't laying like they should" to "The government/Bill Gates/the WEF are purposely poisoning our chickens to starve and control us" is a heck of a leap, and that mindset is helping no one at all.

Not that you're doing that. Just in general.

Absolutely understand that. My parents live in Colorado and it takes them 40 minutes to come off the mountain to get to a PO Box for mail. So completely understand this. Great point!

 

[one chick]

Nah first I'm hearing of this.

Hi, I know I got a lot of slack last week regarding the Purina feed issue but I decided to switch and give them a mix with this Mariner pro and look. I got another egg today. Now I'm getting three out of my seven girls

 

[BauerPower]

I switched to All Stock feed (cattle/horse) and my chickens starting laying within a couple days. They had been on strike for months.

 

[one chick]

I switched to All Stock feed (cattle/horse) and my chickens starting laying within a couple days. They had been on strike for months.

Thanks for letting us know that. I switched mine from Purina to ManaPro and I believe I got one extra egg so far. But basically I've been getting two a day when I have seven chickens which most of them stop laying in September. I'm really at a loss what to do at this point because I have a whole 50 lb bag of Purina left!

 

[Bhubbard]

Thanks for letting us know that. I switched mine from Purina to ManaPro and I believe I got one extra egg so far. But basically I've been getting two a day when I have seven chickens which most of them stop laying in September. I'm really at a loss what to do at this point because I have a whole 50 lb bag of Purina left!

I mean I switched feed and went from no eggs to 15-17 a day but I have 35 chickens. With your size and output I would consider feeding whatever you have. The loss of cost on bag of feed is more than eggs cost at store compared to what you are getting to offset it. Silly to leave it sit. IF there is a layer issue it’s not harming the chickens to my knowledge in anyway so if it were me I would finish off that bag and move on to something else. I strongly recommend kalmabach if you can get it. That is my backup for when local mill is out now.

 

[Sally PB]

I switched to All Stock feed (cattle/horse) and my chickens starting laying within a couple days. They had been on strike for months.

Not knowing anything about All Stock feed, I googled it. Every brand I looked at was 12% protein.

This is MUCH TOO LOW for laying chickens. Or any chickens. Layer feed (usually the least expensive and lowest % protein) is 16%.

I can guess that your chickens began laying due to increases in daylight/sunlight. But I sincerely doubt it is because of the feed.