Scratch grains.

[snow5164]

One thing I don't understand is that scratch is corn, wheat, sometimes some other grains and that is what is in most chicken feeds. It seems they add more protein and vitamins/minerals to the feed. Is that basically the difference between chicken feed and scratch?

Exactly right!at my feed mill I can buy a 32% protein bag of minerals , you are supposed to buy 4 or 5 different huge bags of grains and add a specified amount of the minerals .

I’ve never done it myself because the grains come in 25 pound bags!

Scratch is a part of the feed but if they fill up on that without the minerals ? It’s just junk food