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We have enough animals now that in the winter we may use enough feed to make it economically worth buying bulk deliveries. In the warm months they are out on pasture but once the snows get deep it is hay. So I've been investigating bulk deliveries of feed.
Is anyone else getting bulk deliveries of grains or pellet feeds?
How do you like it? Pros? Cons? Tricks? Tips?
What about mixing your own from minerals, cracked corn and roasted soy? Or something else?
Today I learned about a feed from one of the local mills (Poulin) that is a basic ration for multiple different animals rather than having to store one for each. It has "all but copper" or "no copper added (NCA) minerals in it. Opinions?
We have pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks. Our focus is on pasture raised. In the past we've fed hay, minerals, a little bakery waste (bread) and a very small amount of commercial feed sometimes (layer/sow).
Thanks!
-Walter
in Vermont
Is anyone else getting bulk deliveries of grains or pellet feeds?
How do you like it? Pros? Cons? Tricks? Tips?
What about mixing your own from minerals, cracked corn and roasted soy? Or something else?
Today I learned about a feed from one of the local mills (Poulin) that is a basic ration for multiple different animals rather than having to store one for each. It has "all but copper" or "no copper added (NCA) minerals in it. Opinions?
We have pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks. Our focus is on pasture raised. In the past we've fed hay, minerals, a little bakery waste (bread) and a very small amount of commercial feed sometimes (layer/sow).
Thanks!
-Walter
in Vermont