MirkwoodFarms Chinchillas
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I know that a lot of owners, breeders, etc feed Purina Rabbit Chow Show Natural Advantage, in my area it is hard to get Purina products, sometimes having to travel to another state. I have not bought any yet but I noticed that Buckeye Feeds also has a pelleted feed similar if not better than Purina and it is readily available at my local feed store. I research anything before I buy it for my Chilla Bears and I thought that I would post here to get ya'lls thoughts. I will post the GA from each bag as well as the ingedients. Buckeye® Rabbit Pellets
TYPE OF FEED Complete
FORM OF FEED: Pellet
PACKAGING: 50 and25 lb Paper Bags
SPECIES: Rabbits
AGES: Young growing and adult
FEATURES:
• Designed for rabbits being raised for pets, show, or meat production
• Excess vitamins added to compensate for loss during pelleting
• Proper ratio of carbohydrates and fiber to minimize the risk of enteritis
• Contains Yucca Schidigera Extract to help control ammonia odor
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein, min. 16.0%
Crude Fat, min. 2.50%
Crude Fiber, min. 15.00%
Crude Fiber, max. 18.00%
Calcium, min. 0.60%
Calcium, max. 1.10%
Phosphorus, min. 0.50%
Salt, min, 0.30%
Salt, max, 0.80%
Vitamin A, min 2000 IU/lb*
*This does not include carotene, the Vitamin A precursor in Alfalfa Meal
INGREDIENTS: Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Hulls, Ground Corn, Soybean
Meal, Oat Mill By-Product, Heat Processed Soybean, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Calcium
Phosphate, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Manganese Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate,
Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium
Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement.
Rabbit Chow™ Show Formula Natural AdvantEdge® Formula Rabbit Feed, 50 lb
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min.) 16.00%, Crude Fat (min.) 3.50%, Crude Fiber (min.) 18.50%, Crude Fiber (max.) 21.50%, Calcium (Ca) (min.) 0.70%, Calcium (Ca) (max.) 1.20%, Phosphorus (P) (min.) 0.40%, Salt (NaCl) (min.) 0.50%
Ingredients:
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Soybean Hulls, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Wheat Flour, Cane Molasses, Soybean Oil, Ground Oat Hulls, Lignin Sulfonate, Salt, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Iron Oxide, L-Lysine, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Ferment Product, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Manganese Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Yucca Shidigera Extract, Copper Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate.
To me it seems like the Buckeye would be better. I am not at all happy with the local pet stores and the feeds they offer and the Show Natural Advantage was reccommended to me. I have also been told to mix Blue Seal Show Hutch Deluxe with it but can not find that around my area either. Have any of you tried the buckeye? I thought about trying it to see how it would work versus the Purina. I also know everyone does things different and knows what works for them. I am just asking for your thoughts based off of what I posted. Thanks in advance.
TYPE OF FEED Complete
FORM OF FEED: Pellet
PACKAGING: 50 and25 lb Paper Bags
SPECIES: Rabbits
AGES: Young growing and adult
FEATURES:
• Designed for rabbits being raised for pets, show, or meat production
• Excess vitamins added to compensate for loss during pelleting
• Proper ratio of carbohydrates and fiber to minimize the risk of enteritis
• Contains Yucca Schidigera Extract to help control ammonia odor
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein, min. 16.0%
Crude Fat, min. 2.50%
Crude Fiber, min. 15.00%
Crude Fiber, max. 18.00%
Calcium, min. 0.60%
Calcium, max. 1.10%
Phosphorus, min. 0.50%
Salt, min, 0.30%
Salt, max, 0.80%
Vitamin A, min 2000 IU/lb*
*This does not include carotene, the Vitamin A precursor in Alfalfa Meal
INGREDIENTS: Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Hulls, Ground Corn, Soybean
Meal, Oat Mill By-Product, Heat Processed Soybean, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Calcium
Phosphate, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Manganese Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate,
Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium
Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement.
Rabbit Chow™ Show Formula Natural AdvantEdge® Formula Rabbit Feed, 50 lb
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min.) 16.00%, Crude Fat (min.) 3.50%, Crude Fiber (min.) 18.50%, Crude Fiber (max.) 21.50%, Calcium (Ca) (min.) 0.70%, Calcium (Ca) (max.) 1.20%, Phosphorus (P) (min.) 0.40%, Salt (NaCl) (min.) 0.50%
Ingredients:
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Soybean Hulls, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Wheat Flour, Cane Molasses, Soybean Oil, Ground Oat Hulls, Lignin Sulfonate, Salt, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Iron Oxide, L-Lysine, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Ferment Product, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Manganese Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Yucca Shidigera Extract, Copper Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate.
To me it seems like the Buckeye would be better. I am not at all happy with the local pet stores and the feeds they offer and the Show Natural Advantage was reccommended to me. I have also been told to mix Blue Seal Show Hutch Deluxe with it but can not find that around my area either. Have any of you tried the buckeye? I thought about trying it to see how it would work versus the Purina. I also know everyone does things different and knows what works for them. I am just asking for your thoughts based off of what I posted. Thanks in advance.
