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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: bigchicken on January 14, 2011, 10:58:24 pm

Title: Sheep feed
Post by: bigchicken on January 14, 2011, 10:58:24 pm

What are you paying for your sheep feed. I'm paying £9.60 for a bag of coarse sheep mix thats a 20kg bag not so long ago was paying £7 odds. Just found out that Carr's sell a 25kg bag for £9.40. 

Title: Re: Sheep feed
Post by: andywalt on January 15, 2011, 01:59:40 am

I am feeding the ewe and lamb 18% protein small pencils, they are from saracen and cost £8.36 from supplier near me in kent, not sure if they are 20kg or 25kg they dont actually mark it on the bag !!!

Title: Re: Sheep feed
Post by: waterhouse on January 15, 2011, 06:53:26 pm

Allen & Page smallholder sheep mix £9.20 for 20kg - 46p/kg
A&P smallholder ewe nuts £7.90 for 20kg - 40p/kg
BOCM ewe nuts £7.55 for 25kg - 30p/kg

They prefer the sheep mix but are happy with the A&P ewe nuts and a bit sniffy about the BOCM.  I'm happier with the BOCM which is 2/3rds the price!