The Poultry Keeper

deanojul67 · Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 342

Well Ive found out that my pellets arnt organic, so i set about tracking down a supplier that was pretty local, I found one and man i expected to pay a difference but i pay 5 pound 15 p for my current pellets and the organic ones are 8 pound 50 p what a con for going organic!!! Crying or Very sad

pardon my lack of a pound sign but this is set up American i cant find it Confused

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leebarton · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 365 Location: Elgin, NE Scotland

That's really difficult - are you going to make the move to going organic - or are you going to shop around?

Geo · Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 17 Location: East Lothian

Why bother with organic, your hens don't mind. Grow a crop of organic wheat and you will only get half a crop, that is where the price difference come in. Not that the farmer gets the mark up. Allen & Page do top quality pellets, they also do organic, you could try them.

Regards George.

deanojul67 · Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 342

I'M going to shop around to see if i can find them cheaper Smile

nigel · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject:

We've had a real problem getting anyone to supply us with organic pellets, our feed supplier used to stock them but stopped as there was no demand. I think we may have located some now form a poultry breeder just down the A50 from us and he can deliver. I haven't dare ask about price yet

deanojul67 · Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 342

I Don't mind paying for anything, but it seems we are encouraged to be echo friendly, and get encouraged to eat wholesome and organic foods cos they are best and then u hit this straight away Sad

dovehousechick · Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 97 Location: Huntingdonshire

I get my organic layers pellets from Marriages
Their site has a postcode search facility to find a local stockist
http://www.marriagefeeds.co.uk/index.htm
Liz

NannyP · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, my nearest supplier is 60 miles away, which in this part of the world takes 2 hours driving Laughing

deanojul67 · Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 342

dovehousechick ta for the link but Ive been there and they dint have a stockist near to us Sad

CokaCola · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:38 am Post subject:

I use the Allen and Page smallholder range, which has no chemicals, is GM free and is vegetarian society approved. The feed is top quality and costs between £6-7 a sack. You could try looking up a local stockist on their website her

http://www.allenandpage.com/smallholders/stockists.asp

deanojul67 · Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 342

Cheers cc will do Wink