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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: ellisr on February 03, 2011, 10:44:54 am

Title: wanted animal feed
Post by: ellisr on February 03, 2011, 10:44:54 am: I remember reading on a website somewhere about mixed pallets of animal feed but for the life of me I can't find the website again. Can anyone help?
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: HappyHippy on February 03, 2011, 03:39:05 pm: I found info on the BOCM Paul's website relating to Farmgate & mixed products (or maybe I emailed them about it ???) I think it's a ton/full pallet you get though.
HTH
Karen x
http://www.bocmpauls.co.uk/bocmpauls/farmgate/homepage.jhtml (http://www.bocmpauls.co.uk/bocmpauls/farmgate/homepage.jhtml)
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: egglady on February 03, 2011, 05:45:43 pm: what about getting a few folks together to share the pallet?
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: ballingall on February 03, 2011, 08:50:30 pm: I thought most feed places would deliver a mixed pallet. We use Davidson's feed at Shotts, and we can get a ton delivered made up of any of their feeds. Minimum order is a ton. They don't do horse feeds though if you were looking for that.

Beth
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: dizzy1pig on February 03, 2011, 08:56:02 pm: east of scotland farmers, coupar angus
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: ellisr on February 03, 2011, 09:39:58 pm: East Scotland farmers maybe a bit far out for me. Yes I do need horse feed as well as pig,sheep, poultry and dog. But I will keep trying
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: hughesy on February 03, 2011, 10:33:55 pm: Surely your local agri feed place will deliver whatever you want?
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: ellisr on February 03, 2011, 10:43:38 pm: I was looking to try and save money by buying in bulk my cheapest agri stores charges a lot for delivery so that idea fell flat as it would then be the same price as my local pet store
Title: Re: wanted animal feed
Post by: cluckingnuts on February 04, 2011, 07:25:02 am: I recently inquired at BOCM Pauls for the price of tonne (50 x 20kg) of layers pellets, they quoted £314.00.