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Bulk buy chicken food
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:47 pm
by godfreyrob
I live in Otley, West Yorks and am hoping to get together enough people to bulk buy organic chicken feed. Its £8.78 a bag if you buy a pallet full (thats 40). If you are interested or know of any similar schemes in the area, let me know .
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:44 am
by Thomzo
That sounds like a good idea. Shame I'm so far away or I would have joined you.
Cheers
Zoe
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:36 pm
by Martin
get yourself a silo, buy in bulk, and save a fortune (bagged costs a LOT more!)
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:10 am
by godfreyrob
Well as I only have 17 hens I don't think a silo would be worth it? I have not heard of buying loose - how does that work?
I was thinking here of getting together with a group and splitting the cost of a delivery - I would probably only need 6 bags myself.
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:59 pm
by Thurston Garden
Wish I could do that in East Lothian!
I never buy too much feed - always wary of the best before date (sometimes perilously near at my closest supplier). Perhaps the vitamins/minerals might not go off so quick in organic feed though?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:02 pm
by Martin
I seem to remember that once in a while, a small silo would come up at a local farm sale for very little - if you erect that, the feed lorry comes along, and "blows" the feed into the silo - no hassle, no lumping of bags, and lots cheaper because of it
You can then bag it if you wish..........
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:08 pm
by Stonehead
Martin wrote:I seem to remember that once in a while, a small silo would come up at a local farm sale for very little - if you erect that, the feed lorry comes along, and "blows" the feed into the silo - no hassle, no lumping of bags, and lots cheaper because of it
You can then bag it if you wish..........
It's quite difficult to get organic feed supplied like this - or at least it is up this way.