Kalmbach Feeds Chickhouse Reserve Extraordinary Chick Starter Feed, 30-lb bag

Our birds love this feed. Unfortunately the last two bags delivered yesterday have grain mites that I didn’t see until today. One was placed in our garage stored next to our other feed, which contaminated another bag of feed. The other went directly into our office where our 2 month old chicks are. Both bags this morning were covered with mites. The 4 dog toys that came also had mites on them and I unfortunately threw them on the guest bed. Chewy replaced all the items, but now I have to deep clean and try to get rid of grain mites in our house! Be cautious of all new bags of feed this is the second round Kalmbach feed that contained grain mites, both were different types of feed.

Wanted to get something high protein to add into my coturnix quails’ feed that had some variety. The Chickhouse Reserve seemed pretty promising, and lots of chicken lovers seemed to like the Henhouse Reserve. I was a bit skeptical since it had a few bad reviews and photos, but I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened the bag to a great batch of feed! It smells wonderful, better than any feed I’ve bought so far, like sourdough bread. It’s got lots of lentils, seeds and grains in it too. Not at all dusty, either! This was my first time purchasing a Kalmbach feed, I’ll definitely be coming back for more.

Chicks are hardy, don’t have pasty butt and grow well. The times I’ve run out and had to substitute a normal feed store chick feed I saw a marked decline in growth and thriftiness. I’ve been raising chickens for over 45 yrs

First time chicken lady to 15 chicks. Our chicks easily transitioned from starter chick crumble to this feed. I liked that in also includes the grit needed. Less worry for me! Our chicks are now beautiful pullets. :)