Well, not the organic stuff, anyway.
All the talk on this list about animal feed motivated me to actually read labels on feed bags. I know how to do this for dog and cat food, and the same things apply regarding the quality of the ingredients. Cheap feeds are full of fillers, digests, and byproducts. The very first ingredient on Layena Sunfresh by Purina is "processed grain by-products. " I am afraid to know what that even is! The second ingredient is "grain products". That is just too vague, and frankly they should not be allowed to use such ridiculously vague phrases on an ingredients label. Next comes "plant protein products", which is just as vague. Now, my chickens have been doing fine on this, laying well and they seem healthy, but I am trying to give myself and all of my animals healthier, less processed, less chemically-laden foods, both for our own health and for the well-being of the environment. I am trying to get away from giant agricultural corporations like Purina and Nutrena and their hyper-processed products. I'm also trying to buy local products as much as possible.
The only alternative to Purina and Nutrena that I could find at my local feed stores is Western Milling, a company out of CA. Their cheaper feed, marketed under the label Kruse's Perfection, looked heavy on soy and actually listed "artificial flavoring" as an ingredient! They also had a 100% organic feed, under the label O.H. Kruse Gran and Milling, that had excellent ingredients. .. and of course, costs almost twice as much. I paid $28 for a 50 lb. bag of 17% protein layer pellets. I sure hope my girls do well on it!
Maureen and the girls at the
Rowdy Girls Ranch
Tucson, AZ
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