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Forget the branding/market segment - look at the guaranteed nutritional labels. In many cases, and with most brands, their "grower" and their "all flock" are substantially similar and near interchangeable. As many of us did during the pandemic. But without comparing labels and considering...

I raise my DP birds on a local mill's 24% "game bird" feed. Would like to see more than just crude protein, like key aminos- but your top line numbers look good. Should work for you.

One of our other members went to some trouble to locate some old time feed recipes, they are found in this thread. As you will see, feeding the whey left over from cheese making was popular in preparing a mash - its almost entirely water, but what isn't water is some water soluble vitamins, some...

That quote is actually from this study (sorry I couldn't find full text). Its applicability to fermenting generally or for chicken feeds specifically seems "somewhat attenuated" - but perhaps with the full text we might be able to better judge. Do you have a copy? The relevant quote doesn't...

"The second is homogenised commercial feed in crumble or pellet form. When that is set to ferment it basically just gets wet and what changes take place make it smell strongly and little else." Your words. That seems a pretty extreme position I was responding to. You were being facetious?

First link compares whole grain flour to "all purpose" flow with its bran and germ removed. Not at all relevant to milling grains for animal feed. Its the refining that removes the bran and germ, and thus altering the nutritional averages of the end product. The second link talks about a...

Source? Milling doesn't change chemistry. The same microbes, working on the same ingredients, in the same conditions, will result in the same biochemical changes - whether its whole corn, cracked corn, or milled corn. Ditto wheat, Barley, Oats, and all the rest. The primary difference is...

Great advice from @Ridgerunner on page1. When I used a gravity feeder, pellet worked best. Crumble powder could cake up with my humidity, clog the feeder. Pellet is also (generally) lower waste. I usually have chicks under foot, so crumble is my preference. I control waste by getting it...

Believe it or not, I've stuggled to get sorghum (and sorghum/sudangrass hybrid) to grow in my pasture. MANY plants can concentrate one toxin or another under certain circumstances. The good news is that your birds, assuming they have other options available, will generately not eat to excess...

Several hours is fine. Because you've fermented it, if you have done it properly, it is already colonized with beneficial (or at least, not harmful) microbes - they will help to protect against bad microbes getting a foothold, to a point (we've all seen green fuzzy growths on the old yogurt...

According to the research, the typical All Flock (assuming they have a free choice calcium source available) will IMPROVE laying. However, unless your current layer is nutritionally inadequate, you will never see the difference. The improvements are only about 1 gram on average in average egg...

Depends on your well water. See here Here also and here. plenty of other comments I can link saying mostly the same. DO you know the Ph of your well water??? 6.5 is the target, but the range of acceptable is quite broad.

Appreciate the correction - certain of your other posts led me to believe otherwise. Very best.

Already showing a fondness for the pasture... Not least because the larger roosters are pushing them away from the chicken feed, and a goat near stepped on one.

Loose they have gone.

I actually prefer eggs poached in chili, served on a lightly toasted English muffin, with melty cheddar cheese on top. But eggs in purgatory are a pretty good close second if you have a good red sauce. Some of the jarred options, not so good on pasta, less good paired with eggs. Try and avoid...

Definitely no water. and yes, its "food of love" - because only those who love you will kiss you later! /edit I just started a pot of old clothes (ropa vieja). Some foods have funny names, you know? "Eggs in Purgatory" is still fun to say.

He's bigger than my cat (2yrs this October).

My "feral" barn cat spends the day sleeping on the top of the couch where he can look out the window at the bird feeder. ...and most of the night sleeping in bed between the wife and I. If he wasn't so insufferably cute I'd not permit him to shirk his responsibilities like that. Just know how...

Loose they go, thank you!