Kent Feed? Whats Up

[ericswan_1]

Ok finaly after months of Looking and searching and calling and explaining Bla Bla Bla Bla. I finaly got my first order of Kent 23% Rodent Diet. the ? is they are cubes not normal size lab block. will they still be able to eat it through the 1/4" and 1/2" screen. the 1/2 should be ok but its the mice and soft furs I'm curious about. I put 50/50 in the feeder so i guess we will see. so i guess it wasnt really a ? Just a to answer myself in front of every one. LOL

If anyone else uses this feed let me know how you like it. it is the only rat feed i can get here without spending 40 bucks a bag. they sure like the dog food they were eating. and all the ingrediance in it is in either the Mazuri or the Kent.

Thanks

Eric

[matt71915]

1/2 screen works fine with the blocks. 1/4 will work for the asfs but not sure about the big rats. In my rack I just made an insert screen to cover the top where the food doesnt sit on the screen.

How much do you get your 23% for? I have 19% rodent diet from them and get it for 16 a bag

[ericswan_1]

Thanks for the quick reply Matt. the 1/4" is on the soft furs and mice only and 1/2 for the rats so I should be good there. the 23% I get for 13 a bag, and is all I can get. I talked to chuck From the Kent HQ and he told me I prolly couldnt get the 19% because who ever bought it had to by a min. of 80 bags. hopfully the 23% works good and they like it. are your "cubes" alot bigger than reg. lab block? these are about the dia. of a quarter and about 1.5" long. seems like would be hard for them to eat. we will see though.

Eric

[suzuki4life]

who did you contact or how did you end up getting it?

[Kristian]

I'm using Kent 23% for asf's, but I put it in a 1/2 inch hopper inside the tubs. They eat it just fine. I can't get the 19% here either, and the Mazuri 6f is $60 for a 50# bag. I might get a bag of the Mazuri for the breeders and use the 23% for the grow ups. I'm worried about the fat content in the Kent not being high enough. I loose at least a couple babies every litter and the only thing I can think of is that the moms are running dry and need to thin out the numbers to keep up on milk. Let me know how the Kent goes for you.

[ericswan_1]

hey all. suzuki4life I ended up calling the Kent company at the Muskatine office(not sure how to spell it sorry) ask for Chuck you can get the # online and I will post all the info after work (about 3 oclock). he was very very nice guy and told him ive been looking for about 6months and had talked to a few kent dealers who for some reason really didnt want to help me, he was mad about that. he gave me a name and # of a company who could order the 23% for me. was the Blue Ribbon Feed Co. in Celina. they called and had it here in about a week and a half I ordered 5 bags to start. they were fasinated With what i was doing and was full of questions.

[ericswan_1]

Kristian I wasnt supper happy with the fat contet eather but we also feed table scraps and i feed dog food that i have found to have all the ingediants that are in either the Mazuri or the kent and it runs a fat content of 8% and they all like it so i will keep it available to them also.
I will also get like dog bisquits and throw in every once and a while and they have a good fat content also. so thats an option you could look into if you dont feed table scraps. if you are interested ive got a good comparison of the dog food i use against the Mazuri against the Kent 23%. let me know i could post it tonight if you or anyone else wants to see
it.

Eric

[ericswan_1]

K Suzuki4life the Number to call is1-866-647-1212 Ask for Chuck he pointed me in the right diretion and told me who could get it for me. or if you want you can use the store locator feature on there web site

http://www.kentfeeds.com/locator/dealerlocator.php?

the 23% product # 7439 thats what you should tell them you want.

Eric

[Kristian]

I'm interested in seeing your comparison. What kind of dog food are you are supplementing with?

[matt71915]

Thanks for the quick reply Matt. the 1/4" is on the soft furs and mice only and 1/2 for the rats so I should be good there. the 23% I get for 13 a bag, and is all I can get. I talked to chuck From the Kent HQ and he told me I prolly couldnt get the 19% because who ever bought it had to by a min. of 80 bags. hopfully the 23% works good and they like it. are your "cubes" alot bigger than reg. lab block? these are about the dia. of a quarter and about 1.5" long. seems like would be hard for them to eat. we will see though.

Eric

I didnt know the only way to get the 19% wa to get an 80 min order. I buy my food from a local bp keeper/breeder that orders i think 150 at a time. So far im happy with 19% never heard of the 23% before though. My lab block are about the same size as you described, maybe a little smaller though. I find that the big rats have an easy time eating and it makes the asf work harder for the food so it reduces waste. I dont see any more dusted food piles anymore.