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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: mamashango184 on January 23, 2009, 15:40

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: mamashango184 on January 23, 2009, 15:40

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.

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: poultrygeist 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)

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: ceri green 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  :)

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: mamashango184 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.

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: Knight Family 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 (http://www.smallholderfeed.co.uk/) or Fancy feeds LINK (http://www.fancyfeedcompany.co.uk/index.htm).

good luck

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: matthew2riches on January 24, 2009, 23:27

£5.00 for 5kg!!?!?

They need shooting...

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: Hattie the Hen 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.

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: poultrygeist on January 25, 2009, 10:04

Hello Hattie and welcome. :)

Sound advice. Always welcomed. Thank you. :)

Rob 8)

Title: Chickens arriving tomorrow.... need local feed supplier
Post by: matthew2riches on January 25, 2009, 10:06

Have you tried Yell.com?