I mix my own scratch. What was available here after this one feed store went out of business was mostly dust and I got sick of it. Finally found a feed store that was willing to order some wheat for me for the scratch mix. Only bad thing was I was hoping to also sprout the wheat but it won't sprout for anything. Think they must've treated the wheat with something to prevent sprouting since some people don't want stuff sprouting when it falls on the ground.
Yep, there are studies about anything and everything that contradict each other. Makes me crazy sometimes. I know I've seen what yinepu says about too much protein, but I've also seen a lot of stuff about dual purpose birds and meat birds requiring more protein than the average chicken. Have also seen some serious breeders that say that free-feeding and high protein makes birds to fat and they don't lay as well so they do lower protein and strictly measure the amount each bird gets.
Ow! The things we do to keep from hurting the animals. Don't forget Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation for the wrist.
