Re: Switching from growers to layers

"Christina Websell"  wrote in

> > I use breeder pellets because I can get them.
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> I can't, in the small quantity that I need.
Do you know if your feed merchants get any of the Dodson and Horrell horsey
feeds
cos if so they can get the chicken foods too
andI am hopeful there will be a chicken breeder before next season
They have done great things with all the waterfowl - wild and domestic this
year ready for this season - breeder should be started about now
and I think they might have a breeder next year
Their layer is far superior now - the selenium; biotin and choline content
[which are not ones that easily overdose] are up to breeder standards in the
layers
They are on the ball and do good fresh feeds
They do not require a merchant to buy ton lots of single feeds
and do a lot of good horsey and Chudleys dog foods

But like us we knew nothing about the availability from teh distributers so
many others don't


 I have used pheasant breeder
> pellets (which I can order)  mixed in with layers successfully for the few
> breeders I have each year.
yes have heard of that working well

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> I really don't think that the exact balance of nutrients in the feed is
that
> critical, unless you are set for maximum anything. I'm not.  I let my
girls
> go along at their own pace, but there again I am not earning my living
from
> them.

You keep mentioning in posts "earning the living" as if that somehow
compromises doing the best by our birds
I can assure you it does not

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