Author Topic: Feed Prices (Read 6332 times)

ambriel · « **on:** March 16, 2011, 11:39:22 pm »

Picked up some feed from the suppliers yesterday and just wondered what everyone else is paying.

Each of these is for a 20kg sack.

Spillers Layer Pellets - £8.50
Sow Rolls - £8.30
Bruised Barley - £6.35

But it was these that nearly knocked me on my arse: Bird Feed Peanuts - £34.50 !!!

Also picked up a 3ft galvanised trough for the pigs - £21.50

bamford6 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2011, 05:54:49 pm »

CHICK CRUMBS MEDICATED £12 THE SIX WEEK POULTREY BILL AS GONE FROM £850 TO 1200 FOR 6 WEEKS IN WITH THIS IS SAW DUST AND MIXT WEAT SO ATT THE MO ITS COSTING

Womble · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2011, 07:31:13 pm »

Yes, peanuts are extortionate! Keep an eye on the likes of Lidl etc though, as sometimes they can actually be cheaper in there for the same weight in total. I believe it's because their main use is to extract oil for food, so they've gone up in line with all other foodstuffs.

littlemisspiggy! · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2011, 12:09:15 pm »

IN MANSFIELD,NOTTS......

20KG SOW NUTS £6.50
'' LAYERS PELLETS £5.99
'' FINISHERS £7

HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS GOING UP APPROX £1 A BAG BUT THATS STILL CHEAPER THAN YOURS!!VERY EXPENSIVE WHEN YOUR USING A BAG A DAY FOR THE PIGS AS WE ARE........

loosey · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2011, 12:16:45 pm »

20kg Finishing Pellets £7.90
Same of Sow Nuts £7.30

Rest of ours is dog and horse food. We are in Cornwall.

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2011, 12:41:19 pm »

Black's in Fife £ 8.39 for Spillers layers' pellets. They are thinking of changing the brand they stock
local Farm wheat and barley have both gone up from £3 to £ 4.50 for 20 kg.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2011, 04:16:02 pm »

Sow and pig nuts by the tonne = 6.60 per 25 k. sack individual sacks 9.80 for 25 k.

Beewyched · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2011, 05:17:05 pm »

We're 18 miles west of Glasgow & just had the invoice for our latest delivery - £11.80 per 25kg bag of Pot Belly mix for our KKs - shocking!

ambriel · « **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2011, 09:14:54 pm »

Quote from: littlemisspiggy! on March 24, 2011, 12:09:15 pm

HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS GOING UP APPROX £1 A BAG BUT THATS STILL CHEAPER THAN YOURS!!

A problem we have up here is increased carriage charges. Despite being mainland we're charged the same as if we were on an off-shore island. Even Royal Mail charge extra.

Helencus · « **Reply #9 on:** March 27, 2011, 09:57:37 pm »

I've started buying farmgate sow and weaner by the ton so I'm getting it for 5.99 for 20 kg. Makes a big difference from countrywide where I was buying their sow rolls for 8.50 per 20 kg

Fowgill Farm · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2011, 12:29:44 pm »

Thats a really good price for farmgate, up here they're charging £7.75 a 20kg bag! sorry i stand corrected just checked local ag merchants website and they're £10.39

Allen & Page are £10.85 and their organic is £16.89...........eek!
Mandy

Ps don't buy mine there currently paying £309/Tonne 25kg bags

Helencus · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2011, 03:31:25 pm »

That's shocking

What are you buying for £309 for 25 kg bags and who from if I may ask?
Cheers

skidley · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2011, 04:01:56 pm »

I'm paying £310/tonne 25kg sacks Duffields sow nuts

Fowgill Farm · « **Reply #13 on:** March 29, 2011, 09:22:33 am »

Thompsons of York 01904488388 - know they deliver into Derbyshire but not sure if they go as far south as you but no harm in giving them a call, just ask for 16% sow nuts - i feed all my pigs on them. they do have GM soya but no other crap!
HTH
mandy