Scratch and Peck Whole Grain Scratch + Corn Chicken and Duck Supplemental Grain - 25 lbs Bag - Soy-Free - 9% Protein, Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified Chicken Food

The absolute BEST poultry food. Not processed into pellets. Scratch and Peck products are unprocessed in a natural state - whole grains like birds are supposed to eat! Starter, layer, grower and scratch are all extremely fresh, superb quality whole grains, and non-pellitized. I haven’t found anything better for the health and happiness of my chickens and for the unbelievable taste and color of their eggs, inside and out.

We don't have any chickens but there is a rooster who lives next door and he spends most of each day over in our yard so I feed him. He seems to like this feed. I'll mix it with a couple of other varieties and add dried meal worms and he pecks away at it. He really appreciates it. In regard to the flavor of this feed; we were asked to rate the flavor for this review. I have not actually tasted it. If the rooster could speak, I hear him crowing at this very moment, he would probably say it tastes just fine.

This food seems to be a great mix. I don't supplement additional calcium, my chickens free range, and their egg shells are always strong. I went away from this food for about a month and the shell difference was noticeable

I like that it's organic and contains no corn or soy. I don't like the price. But my chickens are still laying in January, so I guess it's worth it!

By "real" I mean "unenriched". When are chickens ever going to get their own grain mill and start adding inorganic niacin, thyamine, etc. to their food? The only absorb-able nutrients are in whole, unadulterated grains. Thank you!

This review is on behalf of the chickens: they love this mix and it immediately boosted their egg production..

I have completely free range birds and as a first time chicken owner I tried a few different organic layer feeds that had these same seeds in them. The chickens would eat the seeds and leave the gravel and pellets aside. A lot was going to waste, so I decided to try this. They eat absolutely all of it. I supplement with oyster shells and they are happy and laying beautifully!

I've been buying Scratch and Peck Organic Chicken and Duck Feed since I got my first chickens nearly 2 years ago. Started with their Starter Chick Feed (ground-up 20% protein feed), then their Grower Feed, and finally their Corn-Free and Soy-Free 18% Protein Layer Feed. I have a love hate relationship with the Scratch and Peck feeds. I love that the ingredients are organic and that they sell feed that is free of soy and free of corn, and has 18% protein. The majority of all other brands are mostly corn, soy, soy meal and grain by-products. What I hate are the pieces of stems, twigs, sticks, husks mixed in with the feed, and the excessive amount of dust or powder from seed husks and powdered vitamins and minerals that come in each bag of feed. The powder is about 40% of the content of each bag, and most does not get eaten by the chickens, so it is wasted, and the chickens end up not eating enough of the nutrients they need. A few of my 9-10 month old chickens have ended up with nutritional deficiencies, and for that reason I now mix the Scratch and Peck 18% Layer Feed with 16% and 18% protein crumble and pellets from another brand. I also add BSFL grubs and sunflower seeds to help increase the protein, and I provide them with crushed oyster shells for calcium and grit separately that they can eat when they want to. My chickens also get a small amount of organic 5-grain scratch I get from a less expensive brand.Last week I was running out of the 18% Layer Feed and when I saw this Scratch and Peck Scratch 'n Corn 18% Protein Feed I bought it thinking it was 18% Layer Feed with Corn. What I got is nothing more than the Scratch and Peck 3-Grain Scratch that contains just 9% Protein.I am really upset and extremely disappointed. If it was clearly stated in the title and description that this was 3-Grain Scratch and not the 18% Protein Layer Feed I would not had purchased it, as it is too low in protein, just 9%, and this 3-Grain Scratch is way too expensive. The 5-Grain Scratch I get from another brand is nearly 2/3 less than the price of this one.Now I'm out of the Scrarch and Peck 18% Layer Feed, finished the last 3 cups today as I received this extremely overpriced 3-Grain Scratch. I can't give this to my chickens as their main feed, but only as a treat. Now I have to quickly buy and spend more of my limited funds to get the 18% Protein Layer Feed that my chickens need.If you are looking for 18% Protein feed for your chickens, this is not it. This is 3-Grain Scratch that has 9% Protein. If you give this to your chickens as their main feed, they will end up malnourished and eventually suffer health problems. Scratch is not feed, it is a low protein treat that should consist of no more than 10% of what your chickens eat. Chicken feed should have a minimum of 16-18% protein, at the very least, more if they are molting or ill, and if they are laying eggs the feed should also contain enough calcium.