Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb vs DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb
What separates them
These two differ on 6 recorded specifications. The Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb is $3.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — layer poultry feed against chick starter feed — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb vs DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb
Purina
Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb
$22.99
16 per cent protein with 4 per cent calcium is the specification that makes this a layer feed rather than a grower -- that calcium builds shell, and feeding it to birds not yet laying damages their kidneys.
Full details →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 →Who the Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb is for
Buy it if: Backyard and small flocks of laying hens 18 weeks and older.
Avoid it if: Chicks, pullets under 18 weeks and mixed flocks with non-laying birds.
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.
Specifications, side by side
6 of 11 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb | DuMOR Chick Starter/Grower 20% Feed, 50 lb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $22.99 | $19.99 |
| Calcium | 3.25 to 4.25 per cent | 0.8 to 1.3 per cent |
| Crude fat | 2.5 per cent minimum | 3.0 per cent minimum |
| Crude fiber | 7.0 per cent maximum | 5.0 per cent maximum |
| Crude protein | 16 per cent minimum | 20.0 per cent minimum |
| Target animal | Laying hens 18 weeks and older | Chicks and pullets to about 18 weeks |
| Warranty | Purina feed guarantee | Manufacturer feed guarantee |
| Bag weight | 50 lb | 50 lb |
| Form | Crumbles | Crumbles |
| Shelf life | About 6 months from milling | About 6 months from milling |
| Feeding rate | About 0.25 lb per bird per day | not published |
| Medication | not published | Unmedicated |
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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