The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: GribinIsaf on June 24, 2021, 10:17:59 pm
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Are feed prices creeping up?
Layers pellets (20kg) cost £8.10 this week. Never known them above £8. Not long ago were not much above £7
(Mid-Wales)
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Everything is going up… feed, fertiliser, bedding, you name it we’ve seen price rises. Luckily we bought a new cattle shed before the steel price rose over 40%!!
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Yes - we use Heygates and have been watching changes for a few months now - we currently pay £8.25 for layers.
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I just checked our latest receipts - over £10 for a 25kg bag, so definitely an increase (I hadn't noticed at the time, because it was in with a load of other stuff).
Inflation is coming, generally. I was in a builder's merchant the other day and they had massive gaps in their stock. Shortages = price rises sooner or later.
BTW, I started this thread ages ago to keep track of feed prices. (https://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/poultry-waterfowl/poultry-feed-prices-let-s-keep-track/msg766248/) No discussion - just a record of prices, and it's worked well. Do log yours on there too please. It's really interesting to see how prices change over time and also for different places.
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£8.75 for 20 kg layers here, and that's the cheap stuff. Better quality feed is around £10 >:(
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BTW, I started this thread ages ago to keep track of feed prices. (https://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/poultry-waterfowl/poultry-feed-prices-let-s-keep-track/msg766248/) No discussion - just a record of prices, and it's worked well. Do log yours on there too please. It's really interesting to see how prices change over time and also for different places.
Thanks Womble. I had seen that thread in the past but had forgotten about it. Will add my data.