So the local feed store (Fix N' Feed Commerce Hardware) carries the above mentioned two brands.
Here is the website for Texas Natural Feeds: http://texasnaturalfeeds.com/
The price for the TNF line is right at double what the Nutrena is. I always have the option of driving a little further and picking up Dumor or whatever other brands Tractor Supply carries. Or I suppose I can order it online and have it delivered.
Anyway, is there a huge difference between the two brands? A better question would be is it worth feeding them the more expensive feed. I ask because I'm feeding Silver-laced Orpingtons and they are pigs when it comes to feed. My friend is babysitting them and feeding crumble until they come to my house. They waste a lot of feed so I intend on putting them on pellets to cut down on the mess and see if that doesn't fill them up a bit better.
They are just over a year. It's been about ten years since I kept chickens. I know advances happen all the time. Has a lot changed in the way we feed them? I was planning on offering a layer pellet, a cup or so of grain tossed over the fence as a foraging treat, a couple of hours of free-ranging in the evening after work before they go to bed, as well as oyster grit. If I have fruit and vegetable scraps they can have, I'll offer those as well. I'll probably plant a few fruiting trees and vines near their pen to allow them to naturally forage as well.
Here is the website for Texas Natural Feeds: http://texasnaturalfeeds.com/
The price for the TNF line is right at double what the Nutrena is. I always have the option of driving a little further and picking up Dumor or whatever other brands Tractor Supply carries. Or I suppose I can order it online and have it delivered.
Anyway, is there a huge difference between the two brands? A better question would be is it worth feeding them the more expensive feed. I ask because I'm feeding Silver-laced Orpingtons and they are pigs when it comes to feed. My friend is babysitting them and feeding crumble until they come to my house. They waste a lot of feed so I intend on putting them on pellets to cut down on the mess and see if that doesn't fill them up a bit better.
They are just over a year. It's been about ten years since I kept chickens. I know advances happen all the time. Has a lot changed in the way we feed them? I was planning on offering a layer pellet, a cup or so of grain tossed over the fence as a foraging treat, a couple of hours of free-ranging in the evening after work before they go to bed, as well as oyster grit. If I have fruit and vegetable scraps they can have, I'll offer those as well. I'll probably plant a few fruiting trees and vines near their pen to allow them to naturally forage as well.
