What are you paying for feed?

[ILoveJoe]

In Nky I am paying:

50# Cracked Corn $9.79
50# Kents Multi Flock 18% pellets $15.79

My chickens free range, get treat O'Plenty and also get the above feeds 1 part corn to 1 part pellets with about a handful of ground flax seed and oyster shell as top dressing.

 

[cmom]

$12.99 for a 50# bag Nutrena Layer crumbles .

 

[velo99]

Gotta go to the feed store tomorrow . Been a month,could be interesting.
I buy for 2 red dorky hens and 90 pigeons.

Been feeding the chickens,scratch wild bird seed and pigeon pellets 14%. One of my hens laid 5 eggs last week so I guess it works.

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[ROC4K]

$10.49 per 50# starter/grower crumble 18%

 

[Smartie_Pants]

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Maybe you should get some oyster shell for her to free feed on. With that diet I would imagine she could easily get a calcium deficency.

 

[velo99]

I do feed em oyster shell. I give em a handful occasionally when I think they need it. They have never scarfed it down like they were craving it. I think I have achieved a certain balance. The pellets have calcium and minerals.

 

[Smartie_Pants]

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Okay, just making sure! LOL. You'd be surprised how many people don't care enough to feed them a balanced diet. I met a man a few weeks back who only fed his hens cracked corn and as surprised that they weren't laying.

 

[PAJerry]

$12.50 for 50# of ADM Egg Maker Complete. I really like this feed as it already has the needed calcium in it and I skip the oyster shell.

 

[kristenm1975]

I just spent $17.99 on a 50# bag of layer pellets, made by the feed store where I shop. I live on Whidbey Island in WA state, about 30 miles north of Seattle.

Cracked corn was $8.99 for a 10# bag. Looks like I should be finding some better prices!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

50# cracked corn - $7.00 - I dont feed that anymore

50# whole corn - $6.00

50# layer mash - $8.00

50# whole wheat - $7.00