chickchock Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hi! Now that the bag of layers pellets we bought as a starter kit when we got our chickens in almost finished I wondered if there was a specific brand/food that is generally considered to be the best (for health and eggs!) or are they all much of a muchness? Interested to know what other chickens are eating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 My mums hybrids have the cheapest pellets you can get from the local farmers merchants. They are fine, but my bantams refused to eat them. Must be spoilt! They have Marriages Layers pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Mine have Fancy Feed. If I can't get that I use Marriages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I always say you get what you pay for, better to have a good quality layers pellet and not have to supplement. I use Smallholder Range pellets and some other good quality brands are Garvo, Marriages and Fancy Feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I get the cheap whole sale stuff from a local merchant who sells it per kg. Which is great, as I only have 3 bantams and a big bag of feed would last me months and months. I would look for something you can easily buy in your general area. Like Mullet says, some chickens develop a preference and when you can't get hold of your brand for some reason, it might not be pretty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Dodson and Horrell here non gm and they eat loads of it - they also get some (ex distillery) malted barley every day each but only a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 We used the small holder ones in the yellow sacks at first, the. When we got our next few chickens the breeder recommended Garvo, we haven't looked back, have very few soft shell problems and our birds are very healthy and lay delicious eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I would use Garvo if I could get it. Have only heard good things about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISCA Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I feed my girls Dodson & Horrell. When I once tried a cheaper brand, they hardly touched it. Of course they also get plenty of greens, grapes & tomatoes, with some mealworms and corn as an afternoon treat some days if they behave! If garvo were available locally I would use those I suspect, but there are no local suppliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sil-El Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I use Dodson & Horrell too, the layers pellets and their mixed corn. Our ladies also get grapes, meal worms and mini corn on the cob and if the cats leave any of their food, the ladies get that too. Not that they're spoiled or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
