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Can Ducks Eat Chicken Feed? Niacin, Medicated Starter and Our Duck 18% Pellet
• All Posts • chickens • Country Feeds • ducks • farm feed • Nutrena • poultry
Ducks and chickens share a yard just fine, but not always a feeder. Answers to the duck feeding questions we get most: niacin, medicated chick starter, layer feed, and where Nutrena Country Feeds Duck 18% Pellet fits.
How Long Do Chicks Eat Starter Feed? A Timeline With NatureWise Chick Starter Grower 18%
• All Posts • chickens • chicks • farm feed • NatureWise • Nutrena • poultry
From the first sprinkle of crumbles in the brooder to the day she lays her first egg, here's how long chicks stay on starter feed, what NatureWise Chick Starter Grower 18% gives them, and when to make the switch to layer feed.
Thin Shells or Pale Yolks? What a Layer Feed Like NatureWise 17% Crumble Does for Your Eggs
• All Posts • chickens • eggs • farm feed • NatureWise • Nutrena • poultry
Shells that crack too easily, yolks gone pale, fewer eggs in the box. Here's what a complete layer feed actually does for an egg, what's on the NatureWise Layer 17% Crumble tag, and when the problem isn't the feed at all.
Sweet Feed for Goats: Our 17% Textured vs. the 16% Medicated Pellet
• All Posts • farm feed • goats • livestock • Nutrena
Two goat feeds, two different jobs. How Nutrena Country Feeds 17% Textured and the 16% Medicated Pellet differ, which goats each suits (milking does especially), and what every wether owner should know about urinary stones.
Hay Stretcher, Hay Pellets or Hay Cubes? What to Feed When Hay Runs Short
• All Posts • farm feed • hay • horse feed • horses • Nutrena • Purina
When the hay guy sells out, you have options. Answers to the questions we get about Purina Impact Hay Stretcher, Nutrena Triumph Complete, hay pellets and hay cubes, plus how to switch and store them safely.
How Much Grain Does a Milking Doe Need? Feeding Our 17% Textured Goat Feed
• All Posts • dairy goats • farm feed • goats • livestock • Nutrena
How much 17% goat feed to give a milking doe, by the quart, plus the 50% rule on the tag, feeding before kidding and at dry off, and why milkers skip the medicated pellet.
The Nest Boxes Went Quiet: Fall Molt, Fewer Eggs and Where Feather Fixer Fits
• All Posts • chickens • farm feed • molting • Nutrena • poultry
Bald patches, feathers everywhere and no eggs? It's probably the fall molt. Why shorter days stop laying, what a molt looks like week by week, and how and when to feed Nutrena NatureWise Feather Fixer.
What Do Chickens Eat? The Short List From Our Feed Counter
• All Posts • chickens • farm feed • Nutrena • poultry
Chickens will eat almost anything, so here's what they should eat: layer feed as the meal, plenty of water, oyster shell and grit on the side, and scratch as a treat. Plus crumble vs. pellet and a day in the life of a six hen flock.
Nutrena Horse Feed, Side by Side: Triumph or Stock & Stable?
• All Posts • farm feed • horse feed • horses • Nutrena
Stock & Stable is Nutrena's dependable everyday sweet feed. Triumph is the step up, in several formulas. One table compares the everyday Nutrena horse feeds we carry, with notes on which horse each one suits.
Upgrading Your Chicken Coop: How Nutrena Feed Complements a Healthy Living Space
• All Posts • Nutrena • Summer • Winter
Thinking about a coop upgrade? Better design is only part of the picture. See how good feed and a well-kept space can work together for a thriving flock.
Organic vs. Conventional Chicken Feed: What's Different, and Is It Worth It for Your Flock?
• All Posts • chickens • farm feed • Nutrena • organic • poultry • Purina
What organic chicken feed actually means, what it doesn't, how the tags compare with conventional layer feed, and who I think should make the switch. Plus the organic chick rule most people miss.
The Complete Guide to Nutrena Chicken Feed: Every Option, by Bird and Age
• All Posts • chickens • Country Feeds • farm feed • NatureWise • Nutrena • poultry
Nutrena makes three lines of poultry feed and more bags than most people can keep straight. Here's every Nutrena chicken, duck and flock feed we carry or special order, sorted by bird and age, plus a quick way to find yours.
Comparing Nutrena With Other Chicken Feed Brands: Nutrena vs. Purina, Tag by Tag
• All Posts • chickens • farm feed • layer feed • Nutrena • poultry • Purina
Nutrena or Purina? We carry both, so here's an honest side-by-side of four layer feeds, straight from the tags: protein, calcium, starting age, oyster shell advice and extras. Plus five things to check on any brand's bag and how to switch feeds.
Understanding Nutrient Requirements for Different Horse Breeds
A Thoroughbred and a stocky pony do not eat the same way. See how size, breed, and activity level shape what your horse needs from its feed.