Sustainable Fish Meal!
Our fish meal puts bones, organs and heads to good and efficient use, letting us add protein, calcium, phosphorus and other minerals that your animals need. Our customers share our sustainability ethics, and sometimes ask about the use of fish meal in some of our feeds. Read on to learn how we’re making good use of leftovers…
“My chickens don’t like pellets as much as scratch grains.”
Chickens don’t always love making the switch to pellets. But there’s so much nutrition packed into ours that it’s worth making the switch. Learn more...
Why We Don’t “Pellet” All Our Feeds
Not all of our feeds are pelleted, though only pelleted options are currently available online for chickens. Read why sometimes we go with a mix of grains and pellets.
How Are You Paying Your Chickens?
How you can help your hens live their healthiest life and how they’ll repay you in eggs. Keep reading.
Is There Value in Sprouting or Fermenting Feeds?
We offer a helpful article about sprouting or fermenting feeds. You can sprout and ferment ours, but it is not necessary. Read why.
How Much Feed Do Meat Birds Need?
We’re bringing back this blog post, because every spring we receive lots of questions about how much meat birds will eat. This post helps you get to an answer, which depends on the breed and your goals.
Our Feed Makes a Patagonia Photo Shoot!
Our feed is pictured in Patagonia’s Winter 2019 Workwear catalog! Quality milling is hard work, and gestures like this help make it all worthwhile! (And talk about some beautiful animals!)
Making Chicken Feed in Grandma’s Day
How hard can it be to make your own feed, anyway? Grandma used to do it, right? We look back at how homemade and mass-milled feeds used to try to hit the protein levels we achieve. Keep reading.
Why Peas Are a Great Protein Source
Humans know the value of peas in their food and supplements. We’ve been using peas for protein at Union Point for years. Read more about why we love peas here.
Considering Organic Certifications and Alternatives
Organic certification is an ideal that we’d love to be able to fully trust, but there’s more at play than a logo for us. Learn more about how we balance our desire for organic with the reality of the system.
Why Northwest Wheat is Clean Wheat (No Glyphosate Residue)
How sourcing wheat by region can avoid glyphosate residue. Read more about how we source clean wheat.
Why We Skip the Barley
Why we skip out on barley and think you should too, except in sprouted form…
Why Free-Choice Oyster Flakes Are Better for Hens
Why bother with oyster shell flakes? Why not add more calcium to the feed? Read why your hens benefit from free-choice oyster, and why flakes are better than ground options.