Nutrena Feed?

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clingenpeel

Discussion Starter · Dec 23, 2013

I was at a feed store today and saw a goat feed that I hadn't seen before. It carried the brand name Country Feeds but was made by Nutrena. The feed is "Goat Textured 17% Loose (WO)."

Anyone familiar with it? It's about the same price as the Noble Goat that I feed now. I'm still in my rookie year with the goats and I know there are a lot of Purina haters out there. Until now I thought the Purina feeds were my only locally available option.

Just curious if this Nutrena feed would be better for me.

Feel free to speak up if you are a fan of Purina's Noble Goat too.

I'm raising boers.

Thanks

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ksalvagno

· #2 · Dec 24, 2013

Compare the labels.

Trickyroo

· #3 · Dec 24, 2013

Ive noticed Nutrena in my feed store too. Haven't read up on it though , cause Im mixing my own right now.

Trickyroo

· #4 · Dec 24, 2013

Oh , BTW , check out the thread on Purina feeds.
Do a search ,I'm not sure what the exact name of the thread is , but its sure a eye opener. It was for me. Just saying

janeen128

· #5 · Dec 24, 2013

I use Nutrena. I like it. From what I read though some Cargill plants team up w/Purina plants. They both are basically in business together

I haven't had an issue with it do I probably won't switch. I'm using the Allstock but I put it with brewery grain which is 25-29% protein, so I don't need the higher protein

audrey

· #6 · Dec 24, 2013

Nutrena used to really be an awesome product, but now most of their feeds have the same crappy ingredients like "Roughage product" and "grain by product" as their first ingredients. The only one that I know of that still has wheat middlings and sun cured alfalfa and other good ingredients as its first ingredients is the Nutrena Safechoice Senior Dry (I don't like feeds that have molasses in them). Its what i feed all my horses and goats. My goats much prefer that feed over any others, including any of the goat feeds I have fed them.

goathiker

· #7 · Dec 24, 2013

A word of warning. Nutrena's show feeds have warning labels to feed it only to the animals species it meant for. These are their Show Boer, steer feeds, etc. Take those labels to heart. The feed will flat out poison dogs and such that might get into them. It doesn't take much to kill them either just a pellets a day of Show Boer will kill a Lab.

audrey

· #8 · Dec 24, 2013

Good lord, why?

janeen128

· #9 · Dec 24, 2013

goathiker said:
A word of warning. Nutrena's show feeds have warning labels to feed it only to the animals species it meant for. These are their Show Boer, steer feeds, etc. Take those labels to heart. The feed will flat out poison dogs and such that might get into them. It doesn't take much to kill them either just a pellets a day of Show Boer will kill a Lab.

Okay, that's it I'm just going with that all non GMO organic patriot feeds. It will be costing me more but oh well... That's aweful!

goathiker

· #10 · Dec 24, 2013

audrey said:
Good lord, why?

Whatever it is doesn't seem to show on the label. We never did figure it out completely.

fishin816

· #11 · Dec 24, 2013

Yeah I hate Purina.... Noble goat to be exact..... I would get something new, does the ingredients say it has "roughage" or "plant products" in it? If it has that, (like Noble Goat) you dont wanna get it, try it and see

Trickyroo

· #12 · Dec 24, 2013

Wow , scary stuff !

audrey

· #13 · Dec 24, 2013

It is for sure NOT all nutrena feeds that are dangerous to other animals. My neighbors cats LOVE my safe choice senior LOL!

Lydia_the_goat

· #14 · Dec 24, 2013

I use noble goat, raise boers w/others and havent had any issues.

Trickyroo

· #15 · Dec 24, 2013

Audry , your avatar is so cute , it makes me laugh when I see it , lol.
What a cutie and with that curled lip , so precious

janeen128

· #16 · Dec 24, 2013

So perhaps I'm safe with the Allstock? It is only 14% protein but the Standlee Alfalfa Pellets is 16% and the brewery grain is 25-29% protein, and they really don't get a whole lot of it.

fishin816

· #17 · Dec 24, 2013

janeen128 said:
So perhaps I'm safe with the Allstock? It is only 14% protein but the Standlee Alfalfa Pellets is 16% and the brewery grain is 25-29% protein, and they really don't get a whole lot of it.

That would be better. Especially since you're using Standlee pellets.

fishin816

· #18 · Dec 24, 2013

Lydia_the_goat said:
I use noble goat, raise boers w/others and havent had any issues.

I would reccomend you get them switched over. I hate all Purina products.

Lydia_the_goat

· #19 · Dec 24, 2013

Im looking for something else but there is not a whole around here.

fishin816

· #20 · Dec 24, 2013

Lydia_the_goat said:
Im looking for something else but there is not a whole around here.

You might try mixing your own grain.

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