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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Woodsidearran on October 19, 2019, 09:38:24 am

Title: Organic Chicken Feed
Post by: Woodsidearran on October 19, 2019, 09:38:24 am

Hi Everyone,
Just looking to see who everyone uses for organic chicken food.  The price seems to be going up every time I look anyone got any suggestions of who to use.
cheers

Title: Re: Organic Chicken Feed
Post by: chrismahon on October 21, 2019, 07:38:24 am

We found organic way too expensive and settled for Smallholder layers pellets which have no GM ingredients and no chemical colourants- 'yolk enhancers' they call them. None of our customers were prepared to pay extra for organic eggs anyway, but they were attracted to the natural colourants rather than the usual chemical colourants and they all said the yolks had great colour.

Title: Re: Organic Chicken Feed
Post by: SallyintNorth on October 21, 2019, 11:32:20 am

Quote from: chrismahon on October 21, 2019, 07:38:24 am

We found organic way too expensive and settled for Smallholder layers pellets which have no GM ingredients and no chemical colourants- 'yolk enhancers' they call them.

Same here.  Plus we try to avoid soya in all our feeds, and most organic feeds have a preponderance of soya.  Because there is little certified GM-free but not full-on organic soya, and the Smallholder ranges use British-grown cereals and do not use soya, their pig and chicken feeds best suit our ethics. 

Title: Re: Organic Chicken Feed
Post by: Eve on October 21, 2019, 04:50:49 pm

I buy these, £15.20 per 20kg


https://www.gjwtitmussltd.co.uk/p/10115/chicken-feed/organic-feed-company/allen-page-organic-layers-pellets-20kg#.Xa3TtcrTWf0 (https://www.gjwtitmussltd.co.uk/p/10115/chicken-feed/organic-feed-company/allen-page-organic-layers-pellets-20kg#.Xa3TtcrTWf0)

Title: Re: Organic Chicken Feed
Post by: farmers wife on November 28, 2019, 09:35:27 pm

I use mole valley.  I get min order 25 bags on pallet.  Im sure other direct farmers feed do the same think it works out £12 per bag.


Hi peak is also the other option but honestly they drive you mad when they have nothing in the mill and you have to wait for it to be mixed.  Works out the same however there is a £50 courier charge or ordering 1 tonne is the better option (I would mix lamb creep, all rounder and poultry).


This is the issue with organic feed its hard to source and its expensive. But its still cheaper than the £16 Ive been quoted for the small holder range.