Cheapest Healthiest Way to feed chicken and ducks.

[Obyli]

I understand some money is a must use. But so far from beggining of them hatching and till now i probably used more than 300$ on them. I don't even have a coop yet but i have a BIG backyard for them. They are around 11-12 weeks old.

 

[Elite Silkies]

There is a long list of feed suppliers, I am sure one of them probably carries chicken feed in larger bags.


Centinela Feed Inc
2727 Maricopa St, Torrance, CA 90503 » Map (310) 381-0145
1.1 miles

Lomita Feed Store
24403 Narbonne Ave, Lomita, CA 90717 » Map (310) 326-4738
3.2 miles

Hills Pet & Feed
1005 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247 » Map (310) 324-2034
5.1 miles

Pet Club
4435 Lennox Blvd Ste 6, Inglewood, CA 90304 » Map (310) 677-0200
6.8 miles

Centinela Feed
5299 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230 » Map (310) 572-6107
11.1 miles

Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies
7600 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 » Map (310) 216-9261
9.4 miles

Boone's Feed
434 E El Segundo Blvd, Compton, CA 90222 » Map (310) 631-7366
9.2 miles

Compton Feed & Grain
4300 E Compton Blvd, Compton, CA 90221 » Map (310) 637-2051
9.8 miles

Adams Feed & Supply Inc
8707 Compton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90002 » Map (323) 587-0670
10.2 miles

Ace-Hi Feed Distr
8707 Compton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90002 » Map (323) 587-0670
10.2 miles

Romberg Mill
16433 Illinois Ave, Paramount, CA 90723 » Map (562) 634-6510
11.1 miles

John's Feed 2
2048 E Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001 » Map (323) 585-6890
11.5 miles

The Feed Store
2001 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814 » Map (562) 433-7500
11.5 miles

Animal Feed
8611 California Ave # E, South Gate, CA 90280 » Map (323) 567-5138
11.7 miles

Centinela Feed & Pet
4700 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90804 » Map (562) 494-1660
12.7 miles

Blacksmith's Corner
17647 Lakewood Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706 » Map (562) 531-0386
12.2 miles

Westway Capital Corp
3961 Sepulveda Blvd Ste 202, Culver City, CA 90230 » Map (310) 391-2347
12.2 miles

Centinela Feed & Pet
413 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 » Map (310) 318-2653
2 miles

Paramount Cubing
16433 Illinois Ave, Paramount, CA 90723 » Map (562) 531-4333
11.1 miles

Artesia Milling Co
6174 N Paramount Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90805 » Map (562) 633-5999
11.1 miles

Leach Grain & Milling Co Inc
8131 Pivot St, Downey, CA 90241 » Map (562) 869-4451
14.1 miles

 

[wolftracks]

I thought they'd have more down there. I guess that's alot though. I don't know where anything in Southern Cal is.

 

[Obyli]

OMG ok i didn't know there so many, i live very close to those areas and we go around those area almost every week. You are my savior even if they don't sell any coz you r the first person who actually gave me the addresses. Thank you Very Much!
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[Elite Silkies]

Your welcome

There is probably more than that, but I thought that was a good start. Wanted to keep them pretty close to your location, the cost of gas is horrible! Thought it might be easier to just call them first and see which ones carry what, that way you can get some prices and then buy from the cheapest one.

I use a starter/grower and then add oyster shell for the hens. I pay $14.10 for a 50lb bag, but I realize California's prices are probably a lot higher than Oklahoma prices.

Hope you find some cheaper feed.

 

[natron96]

i would give leftovers but i get mine at the local feed store for 13.99 for 50# layer feed and then i give scratch 1 time a day and i still have bugs in the yard they dont have to work hard enough

usually the bigger the bag the bettre the price per # wal-mart has 20# bags for 8.20 i work there and u can order it online site to store if they dont have it at your local store

 

[doublejfarm]

I don't know about ducks, but I have eight chickens and I feed them layer feed from the local Mom and Pop store. They make there own brand in house. And its only 10 per 50 pounds. Also I feed them all our scraps that aren't meat. They love stale cereal, veggie scraps, And baked beans. They also love leftover mac and cheese. They are almost like pigs. (They'll eat almost anything)

 

[jomoncon]

When I read your problem, I went to 411.com, a great place for looking up businesses. I was going to post the list of feed stores in your zip code, but Elite Silkies beat me to it. If you want to take a look at 411.com, here's the link:
http://www.411.com/business?key=feed+store&where=90503.

When I looked at feed stores in my area, I was surprised at the number of feed store in my city. My results were for 8 feed stores. Your zip code had 64!!

 

[Auscal]

At 20# of feed in 5 days for 6 chickens & 4 ducks, it would seem to me either the food is getting billed out of whatever you are feeding in onto the ground and wasted, or you are feeding more critters than you realise - possibly wild birds, or rodents at night. As well at finding a cheaper source of food, I would also suggest addressing these two issues.

 

[ozark_chickies]

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We buy from a bakery, and get whole trays of stuff for 1 dollar. You don't get a choice, but it is 8-12 bags of bread. Ask for 'feed bread'. It is the stuff they can't sell for people, but my chickens love it. I feed one bag a day to 60 birds as a snack.