Hey amigos...
So yeah I have had ducks for about half a year now. And its great.
But until now I had been doing sprouts from sunflower seeds etc. The sprouts is great and has worked well.
Recently, from reading comments by others I'm thinking I should mix other feed in also and not only do sprouts. What do you think about this?
Well anyway, where I'm going with this...
I haven't really used the local mill for feed yet, because of the sprouts. But recently it seems that anything that's non-sprouts will be cheaper from the mill. So that's what I'd like to do.
But I don't want to go in there acting like a newbie. And they don't know me. (Some economies it seems like there can be a 'local' price, and a price for out of towners. I don't want to get hit with an out of towner price.
How do you word this when you go to your mill to get cheap feed and not have them give you extra costs but still get quality feed? And curious what you would say about this? And do you need to ask for calcium to be in the mill's feed? Is your local mills good at also having consistency of the same product each time you go?
Do you need to word things a certain way when you go there, to avoid issues with price and feed?
I also think its a possibility that some places may have some price discrepancies as our economy continues to unravel (due to mostly greed).
And what container types do you suggest when you go to your mills? (Do you use buckets or like those tin metal old style garbage cans with lids?) I don't want to use bags which would be a mess.
So yeah I have had ducks for about half a year now. And its great.
But until now I had been doing sprouts from sunflower seeds etc. The sprouts is great and has worked well.
Recently, from reading comments by others I'm thinking I should mix other feed in also and not only do sprouts. What do you think about this?
Well anyway, where I'm going with this...
I haven't really used the local mill for feed yet, because of the sprouts. But recently it seems that anything that's non-sprouts will be cheaper from the mill. So that's what I'd like to do.
But I don't want to go in there acting like a newbie. And they don't know me. (Some economies it seems like there can be a 'local' price, and a price for out of towners. I don't want to get hit with an out of towner price.
How do you word this when you go to your mill to get cheap feed and not have them give you extra costs but still get quality feed? And curious what you would say about this? And do you need to ask for calcium to be in the mill's feed? Is your local mills good at also having consistency of the same product each time you go?
Do you need to word things a certain way when you go there, to avoid issues with price and feed?
I also think its a possibility that some places may have some price discrepancies as our economy continues to unravel (due to mostly greed).
And what container types do you suggest when you go to your mills? (Do you use buckets or like those tin metal old style garbage cans with lids?) I don't want to use bags which would be a mess.
. I do think you were being a bit paranoid, as most mills are obligated by law to be honest about what their feed is made of and how much it is actually worth. Companies that make feed for retail sale however don’t fall into the same category and are allowed to overprice their feed.
