Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier

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mamashango184

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Hello there, im Kerry.  I bought my hen run and coop a few weeks ago and im in the process of securing my back garden for chickens which will be coming tomorrow.  I am wanting to know if there is anyone in the Angus area who has found a local supplier of chicken food?  I have a few 5kg bags of layers pellet which i bought from pets r us but at five pound a bag its not as good as the deals im seeing online *usually £10 for 25kg bag.  Im getting 5 ex bat hens, which have been retired for 6 months so have grown their feathers.  Any info would be great.

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poultrygeist

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Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2009, 16:33 »
Hi kerry and welcome  :D

Well done for getting ex-batts. You'll get a warm welcome from all of us for that (you would do anyway :wink: ) :D

Can't offer help for feed suppliers but, as you say, £5 for 5kg is extortion. :evil:
We pay £7 for 20kg which I think is fairly average.

Hope to see you around.

Rob 8)

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ceri green

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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2009, 17:01 »
hi kerry and welcome from me too  :)
our pets r us does the full size bags (20kg or whatever it is)....its still expensive but obvioiusly MUCH cheaper than a fiver for 5KG!!! :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  how can they get away with that???


your best bet will always be your local feed / agricultural merchant i would have thought... if you buy online i would have thought the postage would negate any saving on the product itself

Ceri  :)

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mamashango184

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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2009, 09:53 »
Thanks very much for feedback, i got in contact with my local pets at homes and they can supply me with 20kg layers pellets for just under £9.  Will do me for now till i can get a deal locally!  Thanks again.

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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2009, 12:15 »
what i did is find local orse shop (cannot spell the name esquainan....ahh) and they normaly have it or will get it in for you. Sites to try are Smallholder LINK or Fancy feeds LINK.

good luck
Graham = 2x Border collie Dogs, 2x Cats, 1x Wife, 2x Kids, 2x Hamsters and now 10x chickens.

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matthew2riches

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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2009, 23:27 »
£5.00 for 5kg!!?!?

They need shooting...

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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2009, 10:00 »
Hello there!  I would Google poultry feed producers 1st of all.  Then pull them up one at a time.  They usually have a possibility for you to get hold of a local supplier of their feed.  You then get in touch with the local supplier and check on what they charge for the feed plus the delivery. If you do this a few times you can sort out the best deal for you.  I did this & it worked out splendidly.  I find it's best to order bedding, food, grit, bait for rats etc in the one order as you pay one delivery charge per trip.  Hope this helps.

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poultrygeist

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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2009, 10:04 »
Hello Hattie and welcome. :)

Sound advice. Always welcomed. Thank you. :)

Rob 8)

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matthew2riches

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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2009, 10:06 »
Have you tried Yell.com?



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