DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb vs Purina Strategy Healthy Edge Horse Feed, 50 lb
What separates them
These two differ on 6 recorded specifications. The Purina Strategy Healthy Edge Horse Feed, 50 lb is $5.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — chick starter feed against horse feed — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb vs Purina Strategy Healthy Edge Horse Feed, 50 lb
DuMOR
DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb
$19.99
20 per cent protein and about 1 per cent calcium is the opposite specification to layer feed, and the low calcium is the important half -- growing birds cannot excrete the excess a layer ration carries.
Full details →Purina
Purina Strategy Healthy Edge Horse Feed, 50 lb
$24.99
14 per cent protein with 8 per cent fat and controlled starch is the formulation that suits horses in moderate work without the sugar spike of a sweet feed.
Full details →Who the DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb is for
Buy it if: Chicks and growing pullets from hatch to about 18 weeks.
Avoid it if: Laying hens, who need the calcium this deliberately withholds.
Who the Purina Strategy Healthy Edge Horse Feed, 50 lb is for
Buy it if: Horses in light to moderate work needing controlled starch and steady condition.
Avoid it if: Easy keepers and metabolic horses, who need a ration balancer rather than a fortified feed.
Specifications, side by side
6 of 12 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb | Purina Strategy Healthy Edge Horse Feed, 50 lb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| Crude fat | 3.0 per cent minimum | 8.0 per cent minimum |
| Crude fiber | 5.0 per cent maximum | 17.0 per cent maximum |
| Crude protein | 20.0 per cent minimum | 14.0 per cent minimum |
| Form | Crumbles | Pellet and textured mix |
| Target animal | Chicks and pullets to about 18 weeks | Horses in light to moderate work |
| Warranty | Manufacturer feed guarantee | Purina feed guarantee |
| Bag weight | 50 lb | 50 lb |
| Calcium | 0.8 to 1.3 per cent | not published |
| Feeding rate | not published | By body weight, typically 0.5 to 0.75 lb per 100 lb |
| Medication | Unmedicated | not published |
| Shelf life | About 6 months from milling | not published |
| Transition period | not published | 7 to 10 days from any other feed |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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