Kalmbach Feeds All Natural 16% Protein Flock Maintainer Pellet Poultry Feed, 50-lb bag, bundle of 2

I have been using this feed for a while with my mixed flock. I have chickens, ducks, and geese. I got to the bottom of my last bag, and it was moldy. There were huge clumps of molded food. Yesterday, my main rooster wasn't acting right. He was lethargic and not with his flock. He was closing his eyes, standing up, and lying down next to the coop. I had to call the vet. I had not yet discovered the molded food. Thankfully, today he is better and back with his flock after some TLC. I found the moldy food this morning and showed it to my husband. I should have taken a picture before throwing it away. It was the whole quarter or less of the bottom of the feed that was moldy. I'm positive this is what was wrong with my rooster. I went through and tossed my whole flock's food. I also keep all my food in containers and store it in a building separate from my animals. What a waste of feed. I'm more upset that I almost lost my main rooster; he's the best!

This is the only feed I will buy for my pets. It is great not to worry about my roosters getting gout from layer feed or not meeting their nutritional needs from chick feed. I was having constant health issues and vitamin deficiencies with my silkies before I switched to Kalmbach flock maintainer. Not sure about the reviews saying it stinks, it smells so good I've been tempted to taste it! Make sure you supplement oyster shells with this if you have hens, and extra protein when needed. I do wish that there was a crumble version of this for my tiny bantams, but they do ok with the pellets.

This used to be the fancy "expensive" boutique brand that I couldn't afford. Then when feed prices for the generic brand went up at the local feed store, I just switched the gals over to all-Kalmbach, all the time. This is when I realized that even when I was paying a lesser price for the cheap-quality food, it wasn't saving me any money after all because of all the powder that would form at the bottom of the feeder that no one would touch. In a glorious epiphany I realized that unlike the feed-store brands, Kalmbach leaves virtually NO powder at the bottom of the feeder, which means *nothing is wasted.* Also, when you open the bag, it smells like fresh bread, which makes me feel all kinds of warm feelings. And finally, the chickens crave and covet their Kalmbach like nobody's business. This was underscored one week when I forgot to order their Kalmbach. When I apologetically poured the old, generic feed-store brand into their feeder, all my chickens turned up their beaks in disgust. After a few unenthusiastic pecks, they turned back to me expectantly, looking for the Kalmbach. After a few days of lowkey hunger striking, the chickens grimly accepted some *very expensive* organic lay pellets from the feed store mixed with some popular Purina brand of crumbles, but the mood was dour. The feeder slowly emptied, but their was an absence in the chicken yard -- the light in their chicken eyes and the sparkle in their step were gone. After a week of this languid vibe, the Kalmbach order finally arrived. In a wild blur of beaks, the chickens descended upon the feeder and ate and ate and ate.... and all was right again in Chicken Land. May they never run out of their precious Kalmbach feed again.

I have a mixed flock of hens, roosters, and geese. I had been feeding different feed store foods for years, but my roosters in particular always seemed to get sick after a few years and die. Turns out layer feed has much too much calcium for roosters, resulting in gout, which kills them slowly and painfully. I finally found this food which has less calcium and an appropriate amount of protein for geese to boot. No more mixing all different foods, no more powdery bags. I recommend this food to anyone with a mixed flock and who cares about their rooster's health and longevity.