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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: scarlettoara on April 05, 2013, 11:59:40 am

Title: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: scarlettoara on April 05, 2013, 11:59:40 am

does anyone know where you can buy cattle mineral blocks online / or delivered ? -- ie the heavy magnesium ones?
car is playing up so hoping i can buy one online somewhere.
thanks

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: Dan on April 05, 2013, 02:24:40 pm

A few options, postage might be crippling though unless you want a load.

Milbry:

http://tinyurl.com/cqe88yz (http://tinyurl.com/cqe88yz)
http://tinyurl.com/bqtdbl8 (http://tinyurl.com/bqtdbl8)
http://tinyurl.com/d5nso3n (http://tinyurl.com/d5nso3n)

Farm & Country Supplies:

www.farmandcountrysupplies.co.uk/crystalyx-cattle-booster-225kg-nutrition-lick-block.ir (http://www.farmandcountrysupplies.co.uk/crystalyx-cattle-booster-225kg-nutrition-lick-block.ir)

SfS:

https://www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/product_info.php?ref=2&products_id=5295&affiliate_banner_id=1 (https://www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/product_info.php?ref=2&products_id=5295&affiliate_banner_id=1)

£28 delivery though. :-\

Murray:

www.murrayfarmcare.co.uk/Cattle/Cattle-Nutrition/Cattle-Mineral-Licks/2943sc.aspx (http://www.murrayfarmcare.co.uk/Cattle/Cattle-Nutrition/Cattle-Mineral-Licks/2943sc.aspx)

Wessex:

http://www.wessexanimalhealth.co.uk/acatalog/Buckets___Liquid_Feeds.html (http://www.wessexanimalhealth.co.uk/acatalog/Buckets___Liquid_Feeds.html)

HTH.  :)

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: belgianblue on April 11, 2013, 09:13:59 pm

brinicombe.co.uk


denis brinicombe

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: supplies for smallholders on April 11, 2013, 11:29:29 pm

Dan,

I think you are reading our site wrong.

The shipping weight is 28kg not £28 !!

For upto 30kg shipping by parcelforce is £7.92 inc vat (for non highlands, islands and europe, which are obviously more)

Thanks

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: Dan on April 12, 2013, 09:37:25 am

I'm seeing £14.40 now as the lowest postage option with 2 x 10kg rockies, and a total weight of 28kg - screen shot attached.

You need to use lighter packaging material.  :D

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: supplies for smallholders on April 12, 2013, 09:01:26 pm

Hi Dan,

Not a case of lighter packaging material,

You must have used a Highlands address - parcelforce charge double for highlands hence the £14.40

I challenge anyone to ship a 30 Kg parcel within the UK for less than our parcelforce cost of £7.92 inc Vat

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: scarlettoara on April 12, 2013, 10:20:51 pm

can you show me the link for cattle blocks SFS, as i couldnt find them.
thanks

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: supplies for smallholders on April 12, 2013, 10:48:36 pm

https://www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/rockies-cattle-block-p-5295.html (https://www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/product_info.php?ref=2&products_id=5295)

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: Dan on April 13, 2013, 06:19:17 am

Quote from: supplies for smallholders on April 12, 2013, 09:01:26 pm

You must have used a Highlands address - parcelforce charge double for highlands hence the £14.40

I'm in Dundee, not the Highlands!

You might need to review your postcode list, mine isn't on this list:

Quote from: Parcelforce

Zone 2

The Highlands and Islands of Scotland - postcodes IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, ZE

Title: Re: Cattle blocks online?
Post by: supplies for smallholders on April 19, 2013, 12:35:03 pm

Done, For some reason Angus was in the Highlands list