Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb vs Zareba 10-Mile Solar Low Impedance Electric Fence Charger
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Zareba 10-Mile Solar Low Impedance Electric Fence Charger is $117.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — layer poultry feed against solar fence charger — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb vs Zareba 10-Mile Solar Low Impedance Electric Fence Charger
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 →Zareba
Zareba 10-Mile Solar Low Impedance Electric Fence Charger
$139.99
The 10-mile rating assumes a clean fence with no vegetation touching it; through summer grass the effective range is closer to two or three miles.
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 Zareba 10-Mile Solar Low Impedance Electric Fence Charger is for
Buy it if: Remote paddocks and rotational grazing where no mains power reaches the fence.
Avoid it if: Shaded fence lines, and anyone who can run mains power to the charger instead.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Purina Layena Layer Crumbles Poultry Feed, 50 lb | Zareba 10-Mile Solar Low Impedance Electric Fence Charger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $22.99 | $139.99 |
| Warranty | Purina feed guarantee | 1-year limited warranty |
| Bag weight | 50 lb | not published |
| Battery included | not published | Yes, 4 V sealed rechargeable |
| Calcium | 3.25 to 4.25 per cent | not published |
| Crude fat | 2.5 per cent minimum | not published |
| Crude fiber | 7.0 per cent maximum | not published |
| Crude protein | 16 per cent minimum | not published |
| Feeding rate | About 0.25 lb per bird per day | not published |
| Fence type | not published | Steel, aluminium or poly wire |
| Form | Crumbles | not published |
| Mounting | not published | Post mount bracket included |
| Output type | not published | Low impedance |
| Output voltage | not published | About 10,000 V open circuit |
| Power source | not published | Solar with a sealed rechargeable battery |
| Rated range | not published | 10 miles on a clean fence |
| Realistic range | not published | About 2 to 3 miles through summer vegetation |
| Shelf life | About 6 months from milling | not published |
| Target animal | Laying hens 18 weeks and older | not published |
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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