Working out a feed budget. QUESTION!

[SteveH]

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Google Kent or Purina chicken feed , then do a search for the nearest location . You will probably find a feed mill near you that sells their products but also does custom grinding .

If you find that feed mill that does custom grinding in Massachusetts, please let us know.

WOW , I didn't realize how blessed I am , I have several mills within a 15 min drive , one is too close [ they're about 100 yards from my front door in a city which bans chickens as livestock

] . I found some that make and sell bagged feeds in Maine , but Lyssy and Eckel Feeds of Fort Fairfield , ME is the only one I saw advertizing custom bulk mixes .

 

[TimG]

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If you find that feed mill that does custom grinding in Massachusetts, please let us know.

WOW , I didn't realize how blessed I am , I have several mills within a 15 min drive , one is too close [ they're about 100 yards from my front door in a city which bans chickens as livestock

] . I found some that make and sell bagged feeds in Maine , but Lyssy and Eckel Feeds of Fort Fairfield , ME is the only one I saw advertizing custom bulk mixes .

Are you sure Lyssy and Eckel Feeds is in Maine? When I do a google search for Lyssy and Eckel Feeds and Maine, I see a listing for Lyssy and Eckel Feeds that is directly after a company in Maine (thus the hit). When I go to their website, I find three Texas locations and no mention of Maine.

What are the makers of bagged feed that you found in Maine? Is Blue Seal one of them?

I looked around a bit last year sometime and didn't find any custom grinders in New England.

ETA: I would love to find out that I am wrong. You are indeed lucky to have so many options nearby.

 

[SteveH]

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WOW , I didn't realize how blessed I am , I have several mills within a 15 min drive , one is too close [ they're about 100 yards from my front door in a city which bans chickens as livestock

] . I found some that make and sell bagged feeds in Maine , but Lyssy and Eckel Feeds of Fort Fairfield , ME is the only one I saw advertizing custom bulk mixes .

Are you sure Lyssy and Eckel Feeds is in Maine? When I do a google search for Lyssy and Eckel Feeds and Maine, I see a listing for Lyssy and Eckel Feeds that is directly after a company in Maine (thus the hit). When I go to their website, I find three Texas locations and no mention of Maine.

What are the makers of bagged feed that you found in Maine? Is Blue Seal one of them?

I looked around a bit last year sometime and didn't find any custom grinders in New England.

ETA: I would love to find out that I am wrong. You are indeed lucky to have so many options nearby.

Yeah ........ I was reading that wrong , it was Lucerne Feeds , and Blue Seal was a pet food manufacturer I ruled out , sorry about that .
Here are some links you might find helpful :
Aroostook Milling
http://lucernefarms.com/dealers/record.php?Dealer_ID=00000156
The Feed Depot
http://lucernefarms.com/dealers/record.php?Dealer_ID=00000157
Blue Seal Feeds
http://www.blueseal.com/dealer/BSF_Bangor_ME.htm
and for some reason I got off to Maine from Massachusetts , so here is the only custom miller I found there
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=537702
and I'll throw in an organic feed mill in Vermont
http://www.greenmountainfeeds.com/default.aspx

 

[TimG]

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Best I can tell from the links, Green Mountain Feeds is the only one that will do custom grinding for the public.

I live in Maine, perhaps that is what got you sidetracked to looking in Maine.

I think the bottom line is that the grains are not grown locally and they are milled near where they are grown. I'm a bit surprised that there isn't a custom milling option in Aroostook County in far northern Maine where it is my understanding that many potato fields have been converted to grain production. My guess is that these are mostly for specialty crops and don't cover the spectrum normally required for animal feeds. There is a local bakery that gets all of it's flour from organic wheat grown in Aroostook County, for instance. But, I'm just guessing, perhaps the problem really is that there aren't enough heads of livestock to make it worthwhile for anyone to set up business in custom grinding.