Transitioning from Starter to Grower Feed Help

[K0k0shka]

Every time I open a bag of Dumor it smells like Peanuts. Never noticed any chemical smell, nor are there any chemicals in the ingredients.

Maybe it was a weird/defective batch then, but it was enough to turn me off from it. Especially if there are other options that are equally easy to acquire and do the job just as well. Glad to hear it was temporary, whatever it was.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Why don’t you like Dumor? I was thinking of switching to that one because Naturewise has a lot of crumble…dust from the feed not sure if all feed is like that. That one is also starter/grower so I figured why change the food when it’s good throughout all stages of their lives? I’m also new to raising chicks. They’re layers and I do want to offer them the best balanced diet.

Over the years I've tried every brand of feed I could find in my local area. DuMor poultry feed just did not give me the results I was seeing from other brands so I stopped using it. Unless things have changed Purina is the one making it, but it's not the same blend as their Purina branded feeds. My birds preferred the Purina Flock Raiser to the DuMor.

After having tried every line of feed I could find around here I now only use FRM (Flint River Mills) out of Banebridge, GA. It's a regional mill though so if you're not in their delivery zone you probably cannot get it. Of the national brands I would go with Purina.

 

[Appalachickens]

Over the years I've tried every brand of feed I could find in my local area. DuMor poultry feed just did not give me the results I was seeing from other brands so I stopped using it. Unless things have changed Purina is the one making it, but it's not the same blend as their Purina branded feeds. My birds preferred the Purina Flock Raiser to the DuMor.

After having tried every line of feed I could find around here I now only use FRM (Flint River Mills) out of Banebridge, GA. It's a regional mill though so if you're not in their delivery zone you probably cannot get it. Of the national brands I would go with Purina.

My chickens are all fat and happy and laying like crazy on the Dumor starter/grower. I have 11 hens in that coop and routinely get at least 9 eggs a day from them.

An aside, my grandmother's family is from Bainbridge.