were do you buy wheat?

[Jstall]

Be careful using Wheat to feed your chickens. It is considered a hot feed and too much is not good for your birds.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

That's almost twice as much as we get selling it off the farm

They have cleaned and bagged it.

Do you sell it that way, or is your price based on unloading a truckful, right out of the combine, at a grain bin?​

 

[ange]

I buy organic chicken feed from a feed store. JUST bought from another feed store, because I ran out of porganice, and purchased purina layenna. DO you think that is ok, untill I can get a recipe to make my homemade and or to organic store., worried about the salmonella

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
I know a lot of people that use a good percentage of Wheat in there feed and have no bad affects.
In fact the one grain mix that I use has a lot of Wheat in it...
(Canada Peas, Milo, Whole Wheat, Small Yellow Corn, Safflower Seed, Maple Peas, Flax, Brown Rice, Vetch, Buckwheat, Oat Groats.)

You do know that when they say a grain or a feed is HOT it means that it is a rich source of carbohydrates and not that it raises a bird's body temperature or makes the bird hot. Right?

This is a Quote from--
POULTRY FOODS AND FEEDING By DUNCAN FORBES LAURIE

Wheat.—I have always regarded wheat as the best
staple grain food for poultry. In many countries maize
(com), rye, oats, and barley are chiefly used, as they
are often cheaper than wheat. The value of wheat,
however, is now more generally recognised, and, where
egg production is the main object, it is undoubtedly of
first importance.


Chris

 

[swheat]

Quote:
I know a lot of people that use a good percentage of Wheat in there feed and have no bad affects.
In fact the one grain mix that I use has a lot of Wheat in it...
(Canada Peas, Milo, Whole Wheat, Small Yellow Corn, Safflower Seed, Maple Peas, Flax, Brown Rice, Vetch, Buckwheat, Oat Groats.)

You do know that when they say a grain or a feed is HOT it means that it is a rich source of carbohydrates and not that it raises a bird's body temperature or makes the bird hot. Right?

This is a Quote from--
POULTRY FOODS AND FEEDING By DUNCAN FORBES LAURIE

Wheat.—I have always regarded wheat as the best
staple grain food for poultry. In many countries maize
(com), rye, oats, and barley are chiefly used, as they
are often cheaper than wheat. The value of wheat,
however, is now more generally recognised, and, where
egg production is the main object, it is undoubtedly of
first importance.


Chris

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Quote:
I know a lot of people that use a good percentage of Wheat in there feed and have no bad affects.
In fact the one grain mix that I use has a lot of Wheat in it...
(Canada Peas, Milo, Whole Wheat, Small Yellow Corn, Safflower Seed, Maple Peas, Flax, Brown Rice, Vetch, Buckwheat, Oat Groats.)

You do know that when they say a grain or a feed is HOT it means that it is a rich source of carbohydrates and not that it raises a bird's body temperature or makes the bird hot. Right?

This is a Quote from--
POULTRY FOODS AND FEEDING By DUNCAN FORBES LAURIE

Wheat.—I have always regarded wheat as the best
staple grain food for poultry. In many countries maize
(com), rye, oats, and barley are chiefly used, as they
are often cheaper than wheat. The value of wheat,
however, is now more generally recognised, and, where
egg production is the main object, it is undoubtedly of
first importance.


Chris

x 3

Wheat is one main ingredient in the scratch that I mix for my birds. I do not add any corn to my scratch - there is enough in the commercial mix.




I get my wheat at the feed store.

 

[Jstall]

I think you over read where I said "too much".

 

[Lotsapaints]

Maybe you should ask for re cleaned wheat. I feed re cleaned wheat, barley and oats the price is under 10.00 except for oats.....11.00

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
I don't think I did..

There are people that as soon as there chicks hit the ground and free ranging the chicks are fed either straight wheat or a mixture of starter 50% and wheat 50% until there of laying age depending on the breed.

Chris

 

[Jstall]

Ok Chris, I did not mean to turn this into a boxing match. Good luck with your chickens, hope you enjoy them.