What's the best inexpensive chicken feed?

[Blondiegoldiechicks]

I'm happy to say she decided to give me the 2nd goose after all ! She dropped it off last night before dark! They are back together in their new home! Thank you!

Awe! I'm so happy for you

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm happy to say she decided to give me the 2nd goose after all ! She dropped it off last night before dark! They are back together in their new home! Thank you!

Wonderful! Glad to hear.

 

[McChooky]

Wonderful! Glad to hear.

Yes!

 

[skitylou]

There isn't going to be an inexpensive feed other than crumble and pellets. That's really the only way to be sure they're getting everything they need anyways.

Did you have a necropolis done on either? What breed are they? At 3.5 years, they could just be at the end of their life

3.5 years is not an old chicken. I have had chickens live up to ten years old. I just had a hen die at 8 years old. I never feed them pellets they live on a diet of free choice crumble and free choice scratch plus whatever bugs and weeds they find on the ground. They all roam around 3/4 of an acre of land. Any scratch is fine including Costco wild bird seed, which I mix together with my scratch. I sometimes add black oil sunflower seeds to their scratch if I have them. If you give them room to free range and any crumble and scratch they will pick out what they need to eat. They always have fresh water and I hardly ever have any sick chickens. They also get fresh greens when I have them. I also put diatomaceous earth mixed in with their feed which takes care of any internal and external parasites. I eat their eggs I never eat them, they are friends and companions. If you let them free range around your property it helps tremendously on what they find to eat. I understand not everyone has the room to do that. I am fortunate enough to have land that gives me that opportunity to allow my chickens to roam around safely.

 

[countryladyNH]

Producer's Pride mini pellets

 

[JacinLarkwell]

3.5 years is not an old chicken. I have had chickens live up to ten years old. I just had a hen die at 8 years old. I never feed them pellets they live on a diet of free choice crumble and free choice scratch plus whatever bugs and weeds they find on the ground. They all roam around 3/4 of an acre of land. Any scratch is fine including Costco wild bird seed, which I mix together with my scratch. I sometimes add black oil sunflower seeds to their scratch if I have them. If you give them room to free range and any crumble and scratch they will pick out what they need to eat. They always have fresh water and I hardly ever have any sick chickens. They also get fresh greens when I have them. I also put diatomaceous earth mixed in with their feed which takes care of any internal and external parasites. I eat their eggs I never eat them, they are friends and companions. If you let them free range around your property it helps tremendously on what they find to eat. I understand not everyone has the room to do that. I am fortunate enough to have land that gives me that opportunity to allow my chickens to roam around safely.

For some birds, 3.5 years is a long life span. It depends on their genetics and breeding, which is why I asked what breed the bird was. Some birds live for 10 years, and some don't get close to that. I have birds in both of those groups.

 

[Justamere]

I'm not sure where you live. But where I live, there really aren't any "good inexpensive feed". The inexpensive feeds are usually deficient in one thing or another. And I wouldn't trust feeding it to my chickens. Plus the price of feed can vary from state to state, region to region. I use Purina Flock Raiser, with crushed oyster shells on the side for the pullets. And I pay $27 for a 50lb bag. Which breaks down to $0.54/lb. I know there are some regions of the country that are much cheaper. I live in Taxachusetts though. Nothing is cheap here.

 

[Justamere]

I'm not sure where you live. But where I live, there really aren't any "good inexpensive feed". The inexpensive feeds are usually deficient in one thing or another. And I wouldn't trust feeding it to my chickens. Plus the price of feed can vary from state to state, region to region. I use Purina Flock Raiser, with crushed oyster shells on the side for the pullets. And I pay $27 for a 50lb bag. Which breaks down to $0.54/lb. I know there are some regions of the country that are much cheaper. I live in Taxachusetts though. Nothing is cheap here. LOL

F-R-M has been supplying quality mineral and feed products to the southeastern FLIT RIVER MILL uses locally grown ingredients manufactured in a historic mill and it’s affordable

 

[Justamere]

F-R-M has been supplying quality mineral and feed products to the southeastern FLIT RIVER MILL uses locally grown ingredients manufactured in a historic mill and it’s affordable

 

[Justamere]

F-R-M has been supplying quality mineral and feed products to the southeastern FLIT RIVER MILL uses locally grown ingredients manufactured in a historic mill and it’s affordable

We have also started feeding the dogs their dog food n problems nearly identical to the expncive stuff we can’t afford no longer