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The Moonshiner said:
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I get my layer feed from a local mill that mills their own.
Same feed I was feeding during the whole OMG my chicken feed has been tainted Era.
I think mine are laying pretty decent. I started a bit early for here and have quite a few pullets so I didn't expect a lot. I can only set a certain amount so I seperated out enough to be covered if I got about 50% or 60% per day. I set every 7 days and last week I had a few more then enough for the week by day 5.
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I've been feeding all-stock for a couple of years and haven't noticed any issues until this spring. They are barely laying. I keep wondering if I need to switch something up. After about thirty minutes of Googling, I finally found the nutrition on it. I think I'll be changing their feed up. :oops:
 
ColtHandorf said:
I've been feeding all-stock for a couple of years and haven't noticed any issues until this spring. They are barely laying. I keep wondering if I need to switch something up. After about thirty minutes of Googling, I finally found the nutrition on it. I think I'll be changing their feed up. :oops:
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What is all-stock? Here all-stock is kind of like sweet feed for livestock without so much of the sweet.
 
The Moonshiner said:
What is all-stock? Here all-stock is kind of like sweet feed for livestock without so much of the sweet.
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Obviously I offer them oyster shell on the side, so the calcium levels shouldn't be an issue, but compared to what I could be feeding them...
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What I'm feeding them is like $12.00 a bag versus the Texas Natural that's $30 a bag and the Nutrena that is more than $15 but less than $20 a bag.
 
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I'm just gonna assume this all-stock you speak of is the same as is here.
Not poultry feed.
So yes I would think that's exactly why production is low. Of course they can and will eat it but it's not formulated for optimal egg laying. Sort of like when my neighbor fed cracked corn and wasn't getting many eggs though his birds seemed healthy and thriving.
I'd switch yesterday. I definitely get the saving money part but without getting many eggs you're kind of at a standstill no?
Maybe buy a bag or two and switch a pen or two and see what happens if you don't want to dive in with both feet.
 
The Moonshiner said:
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I'm just gonna assume this all-stock you speak of is the same as is here.
Not poultry feed.
So yes I would think that's exactly why production is low. Of course they can and will eat it but it's not formulated for optimal egg laying. Sort of like when my neighbor fed cracked corn and wasn't getting many eggs though his birds seemed healthy and thriving.
I'd switch yesterday. I definitely get the saving money part but without getting many eggs you're kind of at a standstill no?
Maybe buy a bag or two and switch a pen or two and see what happens if you don't want to dive in with both feet.
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Yeah, they are nearly out of the feed now. Originally I switched over just the geese because they just hoover up feed if they don't have access to grass. But I think I need to switch them over to layer feed. Granted last year and all the way up to a month ago, I've been up to my eyeballs in eggs.
 

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