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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: J0HN on April 02, 2013, 11:09:50 pm

Title: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: J0HN on April 02, 2013, 11:09:50 pm
My usual supplyer for woodflour has let me down so now i am in need of woodflour for the 2013 show season. Does anyone have any contacts that may have woodflour for sale?

Suppliers wanted anywhere in the country. Thanks
Title: Re: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: kja on April 03, 2013, 07:00:37 am
www.waldburgshires.co.uk (http://www.waldburgshires.co.uk)

go to the sales section its in the misc.

we usually try and buy from the shows because our local suppliers don't stock it either.
Title: Re: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: J0HN on April 03, 2013, 01:03:44 pm
Thanks for the link. Do you happen to know the quantity that the wood flour is sold? and What quantity do you think would last the show season? I should need 10-15 pigs worth of wood flour - what ever that equates to.
Title: Re: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: kja on April 03, 2013, 01:38:07 pm
depends on how many shows your doing and how many days the shows are over.

I think at that price its a full size bale rather than the 1/2 you could always phone them.

how much do you usually use during a season ? 10-15 pigs is a big show team  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: Bionic on April 03, 2013, 02:51:41 pm
Can someone enlighten me as to what wood flour is?
Title: Re: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: J0HN on April 03, 2013, 04:19:18 pm
No my show team is not 10-15 pigs, I'm not silly. it will be around 3 pigs in my show team but going to around 5 shows more than likely. thanks for you help.

Wood flour is used to help dry pigs after a bath but also to help keep pigs white/clean (its my understanding that it only comes from white wood.).
Title: Re: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: Bionic on April 03, 2013, 04:32:10 pm
Thanks John  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: SHOWING /WOODFLOUR
Post by: kja on April 03, 2013, 08:21:53 pm
No my show team is not 10-15 pigs, I'm not silly. it will be around 3 pigs in my show team but going to around 5 shows more than likely. thanks for you help.

in that case 1 bale should see you through the season ...........even if we have another wet one  :fc: :sunshine: this year.