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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: mattjen on October 26, 2013, 06:17:39 pm

Title: bocm pauls
Post by: mattjen on October 26, 2013, 06:17:39 pm: Hi all i have been offered bocm sow and weaner nuts at quite a good price and just wondered if anyone has any opinions or experience with feeding this grub?
look forward to hearing your views many thanks Matt
Title: Re: bocm pauls
Post by: cotswoldfarmer on October 26, 2013, 09:57:21 pm: Nothing wrong with BOCM good company and good quality.
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Post by: hughesy on October 27, 2013, 07:40:19 am: We're currently feeding bocm to our pigs seems to be good stuff.
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Post by: mattjen on October 27, 2013, 08:57:17 am: Thanks for your views, if you don't mind me asking how much are you paying please? I have been offered a tonne in 20 kg bags?thanks again
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Post by: Tamsaddle on October 27, 2013, 09:32:59 am: In Hampshire, our price has just gone down (!!!!!) from £337 a tonne to £308, delivered in 20 kg bags.
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Post by: Fowgill Farm on October 29, 2013, 10:12:25 am: BOCM farmgate sow/weaner in 20kg bags is £9.99 per bag at our local ag merchants Youch >:( that just under £500/tonne.
I use a local mill but if you can get it on offer go for it, 20kg bags are much easier to hump around that than the 25kg bags i get.
Mandy :pig:
Title: Re: bocm pauls
Post by: Marches Farmer on November 01, 2013, 08:42:16 pm: Have had a problem with BOCM sow & weaner nuts that was bagged in humid weather. If you open a bag and it smells musty/mouldy or the pellets stick together take it back. Knew someone who had all her sows infertile and needing expensive hormone treatment before they'd get back in pig because of this.
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Post by: mattjen on November 02, 2013, 12:24:17 pm: Thank you for all comments and thanks for the warning of dodgy wet grub aswell,i will post how i get on i will be buying my first tonne in a weeks time,ive managed to get them down to £5.80 a bag which is about 70p cheaper than my original grub so good all round lol
thanks again Matt
Title: Re: bocm pauls
Post by: Tamsaddle on November 02, 2013, 12:59:38 pm: That is an excellent price; wish I could get ours that low. Re damp nuts, I've always found the ones I get delivered, 50 bags = 1 tonne at a time, are really fresh, straight from the factory, and none of these has ever been a problem.
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Post by: Fowlman on November 30, 2013, 09:58:53 pm: Farmgate sow & weaner nuts i'm paying £6.70 at the moment.
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Post by: mowhaugh on December 01, 2013, 09:41:14 am: This is not related to pig feed, but we had 8 tonnes of sheep feed bulk blown into our granary from BOCM Pauls, it was just dust (meant to be nuts), they were very helpful, sent two guys to shovel it all back out into the wagon, new delivery, just the same, MUCH less helpful and it all got quite difficult. Was resolved in the end as the feed was clearly faulty, but was quite stressful.
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Post by: ScotsGirl on December 01, 2013, 10:18:55 am: Haygates seem to be cheapest but you need to order minimum of a tonne (can be mixed types) and need access for an arctic as delivered on a pallet.
Title: Re: bocm pauls
Post by: Fowlman on December 01, 2013, 12:36:21 pm: Scotsgirl do you get yours straight from Heygates or somewhere local as i'm not far from you and always on the look out for new suppliers.