Chick starter
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08/20/22 08:05 AM
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Gary Benson
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I see TSC has Purina and Nu-Mor at quite a price difference. What do y'all use? I'm guessing Purina is better.
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Re: Chick starter
[Re: KeithC]
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08/20/22 10:58 AM
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The relatively cheap,16% protein, chicken layer that I use switched from using roasted soybean meal as the protein source, to urea as the protein source and the number of quail eggs I am getting dropped by 90%. The actual ingredients do matter, not just the total nutritional levels contained.
Keith What???? The only thing that can use urea for a protein substitute is cattle. I would be asking some serious questions most likely through a state agriculture inspector. The feed has to meet the specs on the tag and I don't see how it can with urea in it.
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Re: Chick starter
[Re: Gary Benson]
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08/20/22 11:12 AM
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This year I found a farm that mixes feed, I had all the this years chicks on fine ground 16% layer, All are doing fine. He was getting 12.50 a 50#, As of August, It went out to 14.50 a 50#
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Re: Chick starter
[Re: Gary Benson]
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08/20/22 11:30 AM
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I used Purina non-medicated. I’m no expert but I lost zero out of 25 chicks this spring, so must have done something right.
Well, zero until the ravens found their way into the coop.
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Re: Chick starter
[Re: Gary Benson]
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08/20/22 12:36 PM
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When I was buying feed at TSC, up until about 6 months ago, I was using Dumor.
I switched when I found out the local feed store has a locally produced brand for cheaper than I was paying. AND they load it in my truck for me, lol.
Last edited by yotetrapper30; 08/20/22 12:37 PM.
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Re: Chick starter
[Re: Gary Benson]
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08/20/22 06:59 PM
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I see TSC has Purina and Nu-Mor at quite a price difference. What do y'all use? I'm guessing Purina is better. Fireball is a good place to start.
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Re: Chick starter
[Re: Gary Benson]
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08/21/22 10:55 AM
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been using DuMor feed for years with no problems.
Last edited by upstateNY; 08/21/22 10:55 AM.
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