Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[galanie]

That is how it is done here in the Willamette Valley in Oregon,  Beautiful 50 Lb straw bales go for $2 - $4 a bale here.  The farm where I live grows and harvests their own wheat to sell and bale the straw to use as horse bedding for the horse facility here.

My point originally wasn't clear. I was questioning the freight having as much to do with the cost as supply and demand. I think the key is supply and demand. I paid $10 for straw last time I bought some, while locally grown hay is almost twice that. Who wouldn't want to ship straw to Texas if it could bring that kind of cash? hehe. But I really think the deciding factor in price is supply and demand. Freight costs are a factor, true, but not as much. It is true that shipping is part of the cost but unless someone at the destination is willing to pay more for it than can be gotten locally PLUS the shipping cost, it ain't going anywhere.

 

[Robert Blosl]

I got some wheat straw last year from work five bales used for Thanksgiving fall decoration after the Thanksgiving weekend they let me have the bales. They cost about six dollars each.

In regards to animal protein are they stop using this in Game Bird Feed with certain mills?

I was told if the Feds ever come to a Mill and swab the tanks they use and find Mad Cow its over.

The will level the plant to the ground and you might as well get a lawyer and file Bank Rupcy.

 

[colburg]

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Galanie, I grew up in Plains Tx and my parents still live there. We've grown wheat there for years. I don't know how many miles it is, but it's about an 8 hour drive, so 70*8 is 560 miles'ish. Hey, that's pretty close, map says it's 577 miles, had to look it up

. Maybe there isn't any for 500 miles. I don't know.

BTW, this brings up a thought. Get to know the local farmers that may grow what you can use for feed. I just picked up 2.5 tons of wheat(hard red winter) for $8/bushel. A bushel is 60lbs. Typically all you need is something to put it in, and a way to haul it. I realize that not everyone has a tractor to lift up 1 ton supersacks, but buying straight from the farmer is something to think about and most farmers I know will be glad to help you figure something out.

colburg

 

[colburg]

Quote: It depends on how good the combiners are. It's really ineffecient to cut lots of stalk so the good combiners set their heads to just barely cut the top of the wheat stalk. Cutting too much stalk will clog up combines as well and it's no fun to manually pull it out.

After the combines get the wheat, you can swath the stalks and bale the hay like normal.

 

[galanie]

Galanie, I grew up in Plains Tx and my parents still live there. We've grown wheat there for years. I don't know how many miles it is, but it's about an 8 hour drive, so 70*8 is 560 miles'ish. Hey, that's pretty close, map says it's 577 miles, had to look it up

. Maybe there isn't any for 500 miles. I don't know. BTW, this brings up a thought. Get to know the local farmers that may grow what you can use for feed. I just picked up 2.5 tons of wheat(hard red winter) for $8/bushel. A bushel is 60lbs. Typically all you need is something to put it in, and a way to haul it. I realize that not everyone has a tractor to lift up 1 ton supersacks, but buying straight from the farmer is something to think about and most farmers I know will be glad to help you figure something out. colburg

You know, it's not impossible to grow winter wheat even here in zone 9, it's likely just too iffy. The only feed crop grown close to Houston is milo, though I have seen rye years ago a bit north of here. Plenty of rice grown around here too but that's not normally thought of as a feed crop. Anyway you should see our scratch and wild bird mixes. They are basically bags of milo with a little corn and stuff thrown in.

 

[slockey]

Here are a few pics of some of my heritage birds.

 

[fowlman01]

This 4 month old girl lives with me in SOUTH CAROLINA, Bob. The poultry world will probably never see another Ken Cooke, or so many we have lost.

It's all the same........ Kind of like a little tiny corner of California, except much more humid..and a lot more bugs.

Ken Cooke was one of the few judges who would read the Standard just before or while judging each breed.

Walt

 

[thedragonlady]

It's all the same........ Kind of like a little tiny corner of California, except much more humid..and a lot more bugs.

Ken Cooke was one of the few judges who would read the Standard just before or while judging each breed.

Walt

This sand pit I live in sets heat/humidity records every year. Go 15 miles north into the clay, and it's a different story.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Cindy,

They are positively BLOOMING ! Good job !

They're just not right they're so good.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Ken Cooke was one of the few judges who would read the Standard just before or while judging each breed.

Sounds like my kind of judge. I constantly have to run to my Standard. Very rarely is it about memorizing a book, any book for that matter, but rather it's about being fluent in the use of the book, knowing were to go, where to turn. I would have great respect for a judge who did that.