How much for food?

**Flummery** · 22-04-2009, 03:39 PM

I got mine from PJ Pets in Hull and I think it was about �7.50.

**shirlthegirl43** · 22-04-2009, 03:41 PM

�6.27 for Farmgate layer's pellets.

**pdblake** · 22-04-2009, 03:46 PM

Crickey! I need to trawl the local pet shops at the weekend

**Snadger** · 22-04-2009, 03:52 PM

Knox and Wilkins at Swalwell! �4.95 for 20Kg.......cheapest in the country!

**shirlthegirl43** · 22-04-2009, 03:52 PM

Do you have farmers feed merchant's nearby or horsey suppliers? They will have the feed cheaper

**janeyo** · 22-04-2009, 03:58 PM

I pay about �7.50 from the nearest horsey place. But it goes up each time!

**pdblake** · 22-04-2009, 03:58 PM

There's definately a horse supplier.

**sheena** · 22-04-2009, 04:32 PM

I pay �5.95 for 20kg down this way... have yet to find cheaper.

**OverWyreGrower** · 22-04-2009, 04:33 PM

I pay between �6 and �7 a �20kg bag, depending where it's from

**Crundy** · 23-04-2009, 10:50 AM

The farm shop near me sells three grades:
Cheapo brand: �7
Smallholders: �8
Smallholders organic: �13
(approx)
All 20Kg bags. I bought a bag of the �8 to get me started. If it lasts a while then I might upgrade.

How long does a 20Kg bag last for a couple of chickens?

**bluemoon** · 23-04-2009, 10:58 AM

As a matter of interest, how much more expensive is organic feed? Coco and Elvis don't eat much layers' pellets. I bought some non-organic from a local store before we got them and they sell it loose by the bucketful. I haven't had to buy more, but I was working out the cost last night and I paid �1.20 a kilo, which doesn't seem too bad until you realize that it works out at an unbelievable �24 a sack! There's a feed merchant near my mum though so it will be easy to pick up feed when we visit her, it just hasn't been worth it until now because a sack-full would have gone stale long before they finished it. The girls are arriving on Saturday though and I would imagine I'll be needing the larger quantities then, so we're off to buy some tomorrow and I know they sell the Organic Feed Company's range, I just don't know if it works out seriously expensive.

Blimey, Crundy are you psychic or something, you answer questions before I've asked them.

**sheena** · 23-04-2009, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by Crundy View Post

How long does a 20Kg bag last for a couple of chickens?

I'm still on my first 20kg, which I started using 29th March and I have 4 girl's, probably got 3 - 5 days left, but gonna get a new sack tomorrow so I don't run out completely.
So for a couple, you would be getting at least 2 months supply!

**janeyo** · 23-04-2009, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by Crundy View Post

The farm shop near me sells three grades:
Cheapo brand: �7
Smallholders: �8
Smallholders organic: �13
(approx)
All 20Kg bags. I bought a bag of the �8 to get me started. If it lasts a while then I might upgrade.

How long does a 20Kg bag last for a couple of chickens?

My 20k bag last about 8 weeks ish for 3 hens

**MaureenHall** · 23-04-2009, 11:51 AM

�5.50 for Farmgate layers, �9.80 for Smallholders growers (it was the only brand they had!). 2 sacks of layers feeds my 13 hens for around a month

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