[plumseverywhere]

Finally! I've bought in a sack of dairy nuts. about to start trying to convert my goats onto them gradually. Only thing I'm wondering is if I got the right ones? the price was only 60pence cheaper than goats mix and I'm sure I remember reading that cattle nuts are a fair bit more reasonably priced than commercial goat mix?
thanks Lisa

[McRennet]

Mine are all on dairy nuts and doing very well on them 

I get mine from Central Wool Growers/Mole Valley at around £7.50 for a 25kg bag of 18% protein.

I also make sure they have acces to a salt and copper lick, it's up to them if they want it. Some love it, others wont go near 

McR

[plumseverywhere]

They wolfed them down! yay! mixed with their usual feed about 25% new feed 75% old mix but they really like them so thats good. will have a look at mole valley - thank you 

[Hatty]

I am still struggling to get them, now been told I can only get them by the ton, there are no dairy farmers near me, had one supplier refuse them as they were for goats!

[Roxy]

Argo at Penistone mill their own feeds and they do dairy nuts in single bags.  They do sell their feed to other merchants, so may be some near you.

[Hatty]

its argo who refused to let me have them for goats lol

[Roxy]

Well, they have never questioned me ....did they ask you, or did you tell them it was goats?!!  Did they give you a reason?  Cannot see what the problem was.

There again, I was refused a big tub of wormer for my large flock of hens, because they are laying hens.  Told  I must get the pre mixed layers pellets.  if I had not said they were laying hens it would have been ok!!!

I will get you a bag of dairy nuts from Argo - they are for my jersey cows of course!!

[wytsend]

First rule of goat keeping .... never tell a merchant what you want an item for !!!!!!!!

It is true that if an item isn't licenced for goats they are within their rights to refuse to sell but that is being picky in the extreme.!!!!!!!

Cattle dairy nuts should not cost more than £7.25 a bag.. 25kg.    I pay £6.50 in Devon & I have just been told the price is likely to drop.

If you feed the mineral mix that I have had formulated,   you will be able to cut back on the amount of hard feed.........., still maintain or improve condition... that you feed by as much as 10% in some cases !¬!!

The minerals can be posted to you !!  Cost is £5 per 2kg bucket plus post/courier which ever is cheaper.

Roxy I haven't forgotten to ring you... not sure where this week has gone.

[SallyintNorth]

Just a thought...  If you are wanting dairy cattle cake for your goats, your local dairy farmer may be happy to sell you some.  S/he'll be buying it by the tonne, which usually saves 50p-90p per 25kg.  If you're on friendly terms, it wouldn't hurt to ask?

[Hatty]

Just a thought...  If you are wanting dairy cattle cake for your goats, your local dairy farmer may be happy to sell you some.  S/he'll be buying it by the tonne, which usually saves 50p-90p per 25kg.  If you're on friendly terms, it wouldn't hurt to ask?

had the same idea but when I asked on of the local farmers he laughed at me apparently we don't have a dairy herd for miles they are all beef cattle where we are 

[jinglejoys]

Just a thought...  If you are wanting dairy cattle cake for your goats, your local dairy farmer may be happy to sell you some.  S/he'll be buying it by the tonne, which usually saves 50p-90p per 25kg.  If you're on friendly terms, it wouldn't hurt to ask?

You have a Dairy Farm near you?!

"First rule of goat keeping .... never tell a merchant what you want an item for !!!!!!!! "....yep learnt that years ago,when tthey started takingthepowers away from the Livestock keeper and giving them to the "experts"

 I get my Dairy stuff from Keiths' Plumseverywhere is that  where you're going?

[plumseverywhere]

Keith said he had to order it in - does he order in for you jingle? I got this from countrywide, on closer inspection I think I got 25kg for just 60pence more than 20kg of goats mix so maybe not overpriced 
can't think of any dairy farms near here, just sheep & chickens, fruit and veg 

[SallyintNorth]

You have a Dairy Farm near you?!

Loads.  One opposite, one three farms along to the west.  Three more within 4 miles to the north west.

Sorry, never even thought that any of you may not have a dairy farm within a few miles. 

[Roxy]

We still have dairy farms - and three farms near us bottle their own milk, and deliver it too.  One of the farmers and his wife are out at 5.30am each day, and both are 70 plus!!!

All these farms have the big trucks deliver their feeds, and blow it in to big tanks, not in 25kgs bags though.

[SallyintNorth]

All these farms have the big trucks deliver their feeds, and blow it in to big tanks, not in 25kgs bags though.

Well, aye, 25kg sacks is an expensive way to buy cake.  So they might be prepared to let you fill a bag or two now and again and pay them for it.  I'm not trying to win any competition here, I just thought it might be a helpful suggestion.  Sounds like it was off target!  Sorry!