What is the best feed to give to your fully grown chickens

Following. I’m trying to figure out the same thing! Currently feeding DuMor starter crumbles and looking toward making the switch. I was told DuMor isn’t the best and can cause their poops to be more loose and smelly. I have no experience prior to this
 
I find Chicken Feed is the best. ;) My chickens could care less what they're eating as long as they are eating!

In seriousness, I've had good luck for many years feeding a mix of around 40% Pellets, 20% Scratch, 20% Scratch Grains, and 20% cracked corn (which sounds like a pain, but I basically have the same plastic cups in each bag and it's 2 cups, 1 cup, 1 cup, 1cup). They eat it all up and never had any digestive issues.
 
I have hens 1.5 to 4 years old.
I feed a Non-Medicated Starter-Grower feed 18% Protein with Oyster Shells in a separate container. 20181214_095753.jpg .
If Starter-Grower feed isn't available or old, I buy a All-Flock/Flock Raiser crumble 20%.
I like the higher Protein than most Layer feeds 16%, because I give my chickens a treat of Scratch Grains daily.
My first Flock of chickens started to Feather pick when I switched to a 16% Layers feed.
18% Layers feed is available but expensive.
If you won't give treats daily, a 16% Protein layer feed should be sufficient.
As for Brands, I like and use both Nutrena Naturewise and Purina Premium feeds. I also like BlueSeal feeds. All 3 have Pre and Probiotics. GC
 

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