Merrick Healthy Grains Real Chicken & Brown Rice combines chicken with brown rice, barley, oatmeal and quinoa. This grain-inclusive recipe is for adult dogs.
Recipe & pack details
- One 4 lb bag.
- Deboned chicken is the first listed ingredient.
- Also contains turkey meal, salmon meal and salmon oil.
- The gallery includes current and earlier packaging designs.
Ingredients
Deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, barley, oat meal, turkey meal, chicken fat, salmon meal, quinoa, natural flavor, flaxseed, dried yeast, miscanthus grass, sunflower oil, potassium chloride, salt, dehydrated alfalfa meal, choline chloride, apples, carrots, MINERALS [iron amino acid complex, zinc amino acid complex, zinc sulfate, sodium selenite, manganese amino acid complex, copper amino acid complex, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, cobalt proteinate, cobalt carbonate], taurine, mixed tocopherols for freshness, salmon oil, yucca schidigera extract, VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), niacin (Vitamin B-3), pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 supplement], dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product.
Feeding guide
Daily starting amounts from Merrick’s F290723 recipe sheet, matching the supplied ingredient list. Follow the delivered bag if its formula or directions differ.
| Adult dog weight (lb) |
Cups per day |
| 3 |
1/3 |
| 6 |
2/3 |
| 10 |
3/4 |
| 15 |
1 1/4 |
| 20 |
1 1/3 |
| 30 |
1 3/4 |
| 40 |
2 1/4 |
| 50 |
2 1/2 |
| 60 |
2 3/4 |
| 70 |
3 1/4 |
| 80 |
3 1/2 |
| 90 |
3 3/4 |
| 100 |
4 |
Divide the daily amount between meals and adjust for age, size and activity. For dogs over 100 lb, the recipe sheet adds one-quarter cup per additional 10 lb. Transition gradually over 7–10 days and account for other foods.
Always provide fresh drinking water. Packaging and formulas can change; check the delivered label before feeding, especially when managing food sensitivities.