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pjred
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 241
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:51 pm Post subject: Feed purchasing? |
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Where are the best places to buy the 'Feed?'
I am looking locally (No success!) I can find a lot on EBay, is that value for money or advisable?
Pointers appreciated!
Paul |
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Pekinout
Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1155 Location: Cornwall
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| Do you have any agricultural merchants near you? Thats usually the best place to buy feed, but usually in 20k bags. Also some garden centres have pet areas and I've seen poultry food in 5lb and 10lb sacks for sale in our local garden centre. |
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pjred
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 241
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Not too sure about the Agriculture shops (Check Yellow Pages) There is an excellent Garden Centre not too far away that has a Pet section. So it looks like a trip there on Saturday.
Thanks for the tip. |
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Elly
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 323 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Where abouts in England are you?
We get ours from a local horse feed/equipment shop. They sell most animal feeds, poultry 'treatments' and a wonderful bedding called hemicore
Keep smilin
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Auntie Noo
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 610 Location: Guildford
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: |
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| I get my 20kg sacks from the local horse feed place. But I was in a farm shop yesterday and noticed they did little 2kg bags. If you let us know whereabouts you are I'm sure there'll be someone else nearby who might be able to help you. |
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strangey
Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Cumbria
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: |
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| I bought a 25 kg bag of lay pellets from a local who sells for a hobby for £7.50 so that gives you a rough idea of what you should be paying |
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pjred
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 241
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Evening all
Thanks for the replies. I live on The Wirral.
I am intending to phone the place that I am getting the birds from tomorrow, to ask what they are fed on now. |
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Dusty
Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 919 Location: St. Asaph
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| On the wirral you should be able to get some at horse suppliers or the Farm and pet place - that's where I get mine from or Wynnstay farmers. |
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JaxMax
Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Dublin
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| pjred wrote: | Evening all
Thanks for the replies. I live on The Wirral.
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Hi, I'm from The Wirral but live in Ireland now. What part are you in? There's Lartons near Royden Park they sell a good selection of animal feed but not sure if they do chicken feed too - worth giving them a ring if they're close by though.
I bought a lot of stuff from www.ascott.biz - great selection and they deliver too, even to Ireland (apart from the feed unfortunately).
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pjred
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 241
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: |
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Hi Jackie
I live in a quaint little village known locally as Bromborough
A friend mentioned somethingng about Lartons last night |
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JaxMax
Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Dublin
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Ahhh - I know Bromborough well! I'm from Wallasey myself. Did you have any luck with Lartons?
Jackie |
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rosierosie
Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 20
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Hi, we had problems soucing food for our chickens then we found Gibsons Kingley Mill which isnt to far from you on the wirralthey are manufactures andsuppliers of ALL animal feeds and are open 7days a week.I dont know how much we are allowed to put on here but if you want to email me I would give you an imfo I have.It is a great please and reasonable priced.Take Care rosierosiex |
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pjred
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 241
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| JaxMax wrote: | Ahhh - I know Bromborough well! I'm from Wallasey myself. Did you have any luck with Lartons?
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Nope, being honest found somehere over in the Ind Est |
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pjred
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 241
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| rosierosie wrote: | | Hi, we had problems soucing food for our chickens then we found Gibsons Kingley Mill which isnt to far from you on the wirralthey are manufactures andsuppliers of ALL animal feeds and are open 7days a week.I dont know how much we are allowed to put on here but if you want to email me I would give you an imfo I have.It is a great please and reasonable priced.Take Care rosierosiex |
Please do pm me with the info.
Many thanks in anticipation |
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Henwife
Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3429 Location: Monmouthshire
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| rosierosie - this is a lovely forum where nobody gets twitchy if you say such-and-such is a wonderful place & they sell this for that. |
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