What about a collection of feed ingredient lists?

[Dana]

I was thinking it might be helpful to have a sticky post in this section, where people could contribute the feed ingredient lists that they get from the bags of different brands of feed. Since the company never seems to want to tell you anything.

I could contribute Blue Seal, Purina, and Nutrena layer feeds.

I am particularly interested in Poulin, since I'm possibly switching to them from Nutrena, because they're a smaller company and I found that "dried bakery product" is the fourth ingredient in the Nutrena layer feed. Bakery products aren't something I would even want to give my chickens as a treat.

So is anyone else interested in doing this?

 

[d.k]

*Wonder what they mean by that?? Have you euer checked with the company to find out what they mean by 'dried bakery product'? Sounds like it could be anything from wheat hulls or flour, to powdered milk to leftover ground uncooked bread dough!!

 

[ibpboo]

KING BRAND HEN SCRATCH
crude protein not less than 9%
crude fat not less than 2%
crude fiber not more than 4%
ash not more than 2%

ingredients
recleaned wheat, cracked corn and recleaned milo

KING BRAND 16% LAYER CRUMBLES
crude protein not less than 16%
crude fat not less than 3%
crude fiber not more than 7%
calcium not less than 3%
calcium not more than 3.4%
phosphorus not less than .6%
sodium not more than .4%
can't read this one
methioline(?) & cystine not less than .60%
vitamin A not less than 2400IU/LB
vitamin D not less than 900 IU?LB
vitamin E not less than 12 IU?LB
metabolizable energy not less than 1200 KCA?LB

ingredients
ground corn, ground wheat,dehulled soybean meal, calcium carbonate, distillers dried grains with soluble, rice bran, whole pressed safflower meal, sun-cured alfalfa meal, wheat milrun, monocalcium & diacalcium phosphate, salt, DL-methlonine, vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, menadlone sodium bisulfate, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, niacin supplement, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, D-biotin, folic acid, vitamin B-12 supplement, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate monohydrate, ?basic copper chloride, ethylene diamine dlhydrolodlde, sodium selenite


http://king-brand.com/cat_prod_list.php

 

[Dana]

d.k :

*Wonder what they mean by that?? Have you euer checked with the company to find out what they mean by 'dried bakery product'? Sounds like it could be anything from wheat hulls or flour, to powdered milk to leftover ground uncooked bread dough!!

I haven't checked, but according to this article, Dried bakery goods is "a mixture of breads, cookies, cakes, crackers, flours and doughs, which has been mechanically separated from non-edible materials". I'm assuming that "goods" is the same as "products".

ibpboo, thank you for the contribution, now all we need is a mod to make a sticky thread!​

 

[d.k]

* So, bakery crumbles and rejects, most likely. . . .

 

[Dana]

Never mind about the Poulin, I just picked up a bag. The Blue Seal and Purina might not be up to date, they're from almost a year ago.

Poulin Grain “Egg Production Plus Crumblets”
*Features MOS and Omega 3

Crude Protein Min 18.00%
Lysine Min 0.85%
Methionine Min 0.40%
Crude Fat Min 4.00%
Crude Fiber Max 4.00%
Calcium Min 3.75%
Calcium Max 4.75%
Phosphorus Min 0.60%
Salt Min 0.25%
Salt Max 0.35%

Ingredients:
Grain products, plant protein products, processed grain by-products, calcium carbonate, omega 3 supplement, monocalcium phosphate, vegetable oil, sodium bicarbonate, salt, saccharomyces cerevisiae, choline chloride, forage products, DL methionine, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, mineral oil, magnesium potassium sulfate, iron carbonate, vitamin E, niacin, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-12, vitamin A, folic acid, vitamin D, riboflavin, biotin, sodium selenite, pyridoxine HCL, vitamin K, cobalt carbonate, calcium iodate, thiamine.


Nutrena “NatureWise Layer Crumbs”

Crude Protein Min 16.00%
Lysine Min 0.6%
Methionine Min 0.25%
Crude Fat Min 3.00%
Crude Fiber Max 6.00%
Calcium Min 3.55%
Calcium Max 4.05%
Phosphorus Min 0.60%
Salt Min 0.5 %
Salt Max 0.8 %
Sodium Min 0.17%
Sodium Max 0.26%

Ingredients:
Grain products, plant protein products, processed grain by-products, dried bakery product, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, niacin supplement, calcium pantothenate, choline chloride, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, methionine supplement, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, salt, manganous oxide, manganous sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper chloride, copper sulfate, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, ethylene diamine dihydriodide, sodium selenite.



Blue Seal “Layer Mash”

Crude Protein Min 16.00%
Lysine Min 0.70%
Methionine Min 0.30%
Crude Fat Min 2.50%
Crude Fiber Max 4.00% (this has been changed to 5% on their website)
Calcium Min 3.40%
Calcium Max 3.80%
Phosphorus Min 0.50%
Salt Min 0.30%
Salt Max 0.50%

Ingredients:
Grain products, processed grain by-products, plant protein products, calcium carbonate, monocalcium phosphate, salt, DL-methionine, choline chloride, L-lysine monohydrochloride, vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, vitamin A supplement, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, sodium selenite, vitamin D3 supplement, niacin, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cobalt carbonate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), brewers dried yeast, yeast culture, dried enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried yeast fermentation solubles.



Purina “Layena Sunfresh Recipe Crumbles”

Crude Protein Min 16.00%
Lysine Min 0.55%
Methionine Min 0.25%
Crude Fat Min 2.50%
Crude Fiber Max 7.00%
Calcium Min 3.25%
Calcium Max 4.25%
Phosphorus Min 0.50%
Salt Min 0.30%
Salt Max 0.80%
Manganese Min 175.0000 PPM
Vitamin A Min 3000.00 IU/lb
Vitamin E Min 10.00 IU/lb

Ingredients:
Processed grain by-products, grain products, calcium carbonate, plant protein products, salt, vitamin E supplement, vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, niacin supplement, DL-methionine, menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite (a source of vitamin k), choline chloride, folic acid, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite.

 

[balticbabe]

I just bought a bag of Nutrena “NatureWise Layer Pellets” yesterday. The ingredients are the same as listed here except without the dried bakery product.

 

[zbraswell92]

Nurtena 'Country Feeds' 16% Layer Crumble'- first 4 ingredients are:
Grain Products, Plant Protein Products, Prossesed Grain By-Products, Animal Protein Products...
I like the fact that it has 'animal protein products' in it since chickens are omnivores, not total vegetarians!
I also provide 'Faithway 22% 'Super' Layer Pellets'- first 5 ingredients are:
Soybean Meal, Corn, Wheat Midds, Plant Protein Products, Prossesed Grain By-Products...
My chickens LOVE these pellets!
I don't like most Purina products. The first ingredient in Layena is 'Processed Grain Bi-Products', that tells me it's a high cost product that is of much lower quality. Layena is $15.99/50lbs here in Roswell, Ga! Nutrena CF is 13.99/50lbs, and Faithway is even cheaper.
I see that some people say that Nutrena has bakery products? The Nutrena feeds down here in my neck of the woods don't have any of those in them at all. Weird, huh? So, I guess they use more localized ingredients?:/

 

[Rock Home Isle]

This looks good...let me get started on what I feed my pullets.

 

[MyTDogs]

Trust me....Animal Protein Products are NOT good. I will PM you a Youtube vid if you want to know why. Don't want to post it here in case kids are reading.

Nurtena 'Country Feeds' 16% Layer Crumble'- first 4 ingredients are:
Grain Products, Plant Protein Products, Prossesed Grain By-Products, Animal Protein Products...
I like the fact that it has 'animal protein products' in it since chickens are omnivores, not total vegetarians!

I also provide 'Faithway 22% 'Super' Layer Pellets'- first 5 ingredients are:
Soybean Meal, Corn, Wheat Midds, Plant Protein Products, Prossesed Grain By-Products...
My chickens LOVE these pellets!

I don't like most Purina products. The first ingredient in Layena is 'Processed Grain Bi-Products', that tells me it's a high cost product that is of much lower quality.

Layena is $15.99/50lbs here in Roswell, Ga! Nutrena CF is 13.99/50lbs, and Faithway is even cheaper.

I see that some people say that Nutrena has bakery products? The Nutrena feeds down here in my neck of the woods don't have any of those in them at all. Weird, huh? So, I guess they use more localized ingredients?