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Can Ducks Eat Chicken Feed? Niacin, Medicated Starter and Our Duck 18% Pellet →

October 27, 2026

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy A lot of backyard flocks around here started with chickens and then somebody came home with two ducklings from the feed store. Now everybody's sharing ...
How Long Do Chicks Eat Starter Feed? A Timeline With NatureWise Chick Starter Grower 18% →

October 27, 2026

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Every spring we sell chick starter to people who've never raised a chick, and the question I get most isn't about heat lamps. It's "How long do they st...
Thin Shells or Pale Yolks? What a Layer Feed Like NatureWise 17% Crumble Does for Your Eggs →

October 27, 2026

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy "My eggs used to be better." I hear that at the feed counter more than you'd think. Shells that crack when you tap them on the side of the carton. Yolk...
The Nest Boxes Went Quiet: Fall Molt, Fewer Eggs and Where Feather Fixer Fits →

October 27, 2026

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Every fall, somebody walks up to the counter, holds out a phone, and shows me a photo of a hen who looks like she lost a fight with a pillow. Feathers ...
What Do Chickens Eat? The Short List From Our Feed Counter →

October 27, 2026

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Chickens will eat almost anything, which is exactly why new flock owners ask us what they should eat. Here's the short list I give at the feed counter,...
Summer Health Concerns for Chickens: Heat Stress, Water, Eggs and How to Keep the Flock Cool →

August 02, 2024

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Chickens wear a down coat all year. That's great in January and rough in July, especially in a humid Jersey heat wave. Most of the summer problems peop...
Raising Chicks in the Summer (or Spring): Brooder Setup, Heat, Feed and the First Weeks →

July 22, 2024

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy There's nothing like the sound of a box of peeping chicks on the counter. There's also nothing like the panicked phone call two days later: "They're al...
The Health Benefits of Farm Fresh Eggs From Your Backyard Chickens (and How to Handle Them Safely) →

April 26, 2024

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Ask anyone who keeps chickens why they do it and you'll hear about the eggs. Tall yolks, sturdy shells, and the fun of sending the kids out to check th...
How to Handle Common Chicken Health Issues in Your Flock: Signs, First Steps and When to Call →

April 23, 2024

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy We're a feed store, not a vet clinic, and I'll say that up front. The most important things with a sick bird are noticing early and getting her to a ve...
Organic vs. Conventional Chicken Feed: What's Different, and Is It Worth It for Your Flock? →

March 11, 2024

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Somebody asks me about organic chicken feed almost every week, usually while holding a bag of each and looking at the price difference. It's a fair que...
The Complete Guide to Nutrena Chicken Feed: Every Option, by Bird and Age →

February 19, 2024

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Nutrena chicken feed takes up a whole wall in our feed room, and I'll admit the bags look a lot alike. Starter, grower, layer, all flock, crumble, pell...
Comparing Nutrena With Other Chicken Feed Brands: Nutrena vs. Purina, Tag by Tag →

December 05, 2023

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy We carry Nutrena and Purina chicken feed side by side, so people ask me all the time which one is better. My honest answer is that the big name brands ...

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Summer Health Concerns for Chickens: Heat Stress, Water, Eggs and How to Keep the Flock Cool

• All Posts • chickens • farm feed • heat stress • poultry • Summer

New Jersey summers are hard on hens. How to spot heat stress early, how much more water they drink, what to do for a hen in trouble, why eggs slow down, and the cooling tricks that actually help, from frozen treats to shade on the west side of the run.

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Raising Chicks in the Summer (or Spring): Brooder Setup, Heat, Feed and the First Weeks

• All Posts • brooding • chickens • chicks • farm feed • poultry • Summer

Everything I tell first-time chick owners at the counter: what to set up before the chicks come home, how warm the brooder should be week by week, what they eat and drink, how to read their behavior, and why summer chicks still need heat.

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The Health Benefits of Farm Fresh Eggs From Your Backyard Chickens (and How to Handle Them Safely)

• All Posts • chickens • eggs • farm feed • poultry

Are backyard eggs really better for you? What the research actually found about eggs from pastured hens, what changes with feed, how many eggs to expect, and how to collect, clean and store farm fresh eggs safely.

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How to Handle Common Chicken Health Issues in Your Flock: Signs, First Steps and When to Call

• All Posts • avian influenza • chicken health • chickens • farm feed • poultry

A plain-language chart of the chicken health problems backyard flock owners run into most, what the signs look like, and the right first step. Plus the bird flu signs to watch for in New Jersey and who to call.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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