Ranch Feed and Pet Supply

Ranch Feed and Pet Supply Ranch Feed is a locally owned store specializing in feed for a wide array of animals. We also deliv

Opened in 1980, Ranch Feed has remained a staple of the East County community of San Diego. Our helpful staff and wide selection of products are available to anyone who needs them. Owned and managed by Sam Mattia, Ranch Feed is here to help you and all your feed needs.

06/07/2026

Answering questions about why we do a V stack with the hay!

You know you keep chickens when... here we go, drop a check if it hits home.Your morning routine starts at the coop, not...
06/05/2026

You know you keep chickens when... here we go, drop a check if it hits home.

Your morning routine starts at the coop, not the coffee maker.
You have a separate budget line for mealworms and you do not feel bad about it.
You apologize to the rooster more than you apologize to your spouse.
You know which hen lays the brown egg, which one lays the blue egg, and which one lays the egg covered in freckles.
You have given the talk about "broody" to a non-chicken person at least a dozen times.
You name a hen and she dies the next week. Or she lays exactly one egg ever and quits. Or both.
You spent two hours building a deluxe dust bath box and your hens dug a hole in the run instead and used the hole.
A coyote sighting ruins your whole week.
You yell across the back yard at a raccoon at 2am in your pajamas with one boot on.
You came home with 6 baby chicks, you "only needed 3," and now you have 14.
You introduce your hens by name and personality to anyone who comes over and you do not care if they want the tour.
You have a "chicken first aid kit" and you have used it more than once.

Y'all. Which one hit hardest? Drop your favorite chicken-keeper truth in the comments.

Stop in for layer feed, scratch, mealworms, oyster shell, and the next batch of chicks at Ranch Feed and Pet Supply.

06/03/2026

Today you get a look at what it’s like to deliver hay to Olivewood acres! Long time customer Nyna runs an amazing facility here for retired and senior horses👌🏼🐴

Summer heat is the silent feed killer. Here's how to stop it from costing you money and your animals their groceries. Fr...
06/03/2026

Summer heat is the silent feed killer. Here's how to stop it from costing you money and your animals their groceries. From Ranch Feed and Pet Supply.

The bag your feed came in is for transport, not storage. By July, the inside of a metal barn easily hits 110 degrees. Add humidity from a thunderstorm and your bagged feed is the perfect mold growth chamber. Throw in weevils riding in from the field and you have a feed bag full of trouble in 30 days.

What heat does to feed:
Fats turn rancid and your animals refuse to eat it
Vitamins break down and the nutrition label on the bag becomes a lie
Mold grows in warm humid pockets and produces mycotoxins, which sicken horses and cattle and kill chickens
Weevils and grain moths breed inside the bag without you knowing

Your summer feed storage plan:

Buy in 30 to 45 day quantities, not 90. Fresh beats deep stock in summer every single time.

Pour the bag straight into a sealed metal trash can with a tight-fitting lid. Plastic works but raccoons and rats chew through it. Metal does not get chewed.

Keep your storage container off the concrete floor on a wood pallet. Concrete sweats and the bottom of your feed grows mold first.

Store your bin indoors out of direct sun. A barn corner, a tack room, a closet.

Rotate first in, first out. New bag goes in only after the old is gone. Do not top off.

Wipe out the empty bin with a dry cloth between batches. Old crumbs grow mold and seed new bags.

Trust your nose and your animals. If the feed smells off, sweet, fermented, or sour, toss it. If your animal walks away from grain they ate yesterday, the feed is the problem, not the animal.

We sell sealed feed storage containers in our store, plus fresh stock turned weekly so you are never buying the bottom of the pile.

What's your worst summer feed storage horror story? Tell us in the comments so the rest of us know what to avoid.

Y'all, mineral blocks. The most confusing aisle at any feed store. Let's clear it up at Ranch Feed and Pet Supply.Salt a...
06/01/2026

Y'all, mineral blocks. The most confusing aisle at any feed store. Let's clear it up at Ranch Feed and Pet Supply.

Salt and minerals are not a fancy upgrade. They are how your animals run. Without them, you get poor coat condition, weak hooves, low milk production, weird pasture eating habits, and slow growth.

Here's the quick read on what's on our shelf.

Plain white salt block: sodium and chloride. The starting point. Every animal needs salt, period.

Trace mineral block, the red or brown one: salt plus iron, copper, zinc, manganese, cobalt, iodine. The default for cattle and horses on pasture. If you do not know which block to grab, this is the safe pick.

Now the size question: 4 pound versus 50 pound. Both have their place.

The 4 pound block is the right call for a single horse in a stall, a goat or two in a small pen, a trailer trip across the state, or testing whether your animal will even use a block before you commit to a 50 pound version. Easy to swap, easy to move, easy to clean up if your animal turns their nose up at it.

The 50 pound block is what you want for a pasture group, a multi-animal herd, or any outdoor setup where the block sits in the elements for weeks. It lasts longer, costs less per pound, and holds up to rain and sun without crumbling away in a week.

The rules for all of them:
One block per 5 animals at minimum
Place near water, not in the feed bunk
Swap when the block is worn to a stub or crusted from rain
Year-round access for pasture animals

Stop in with your animal type, your pasture quality, and your region, and we will set you up with the right block. Ranch Feed and Pet Supply.

What's the block you swear by? Tell us in the comments.

Address

12868 Campo Road
Spring Valley, CA
91978

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16196694720

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