Food! Glorious Food! Layers pellets and Mixed corn!

When I first started owning chickens I used the organic layers pellets. There is something called poultry mash, which seems to be a mix of food. However, according too experienced chicken keepers the birds can get a little fussy! Anyway for some reason the organic food got harder to find so I tried the DODSON & HORREL Layers Pellets, it states on the packaging:

• For healthy hens and delicious eggs
• Deep Golden yolks
• strong shells
• quality GM-free ingredients-(this is always very important)

I have used it for a long time, it seems to work well! Chickens are still fit and healthy and I often see them eating it. It is also approved by the vegetarian society and it seems to be about £3 cheaper than the organic equivalent.

On the other hand, if I had ex-bats I would buy the special formula ex-bats pellets as advertised on the Battery Hen Welfare site as they are specially fomulated to bring them back to health.

The layers pellets always give a typical amount of food to give to your chooks however, I don't want to starve them so I fill the whole feeder. Although my hens are greedy they are not obese because they are free range and they work off any extra energy.
At the farm where I volunteer (Deen City Farm) they add mixed corn with the pellets, but I rather think that corn should be a treat to be traditionally scattered across the floor and encourage their searching habits (it gives the girls exercise too!). I buy the DOBSON & HORRELL Mixed corn too. However, keep any food in a dry container like a bin so that damp and rats cant reach it.