How much do you pay for feed??

[cssilkies]

I buy feed in bulk, which is around 20 dollars per bag, however, I am getting Organic and non gmo so that's probably why its more expensive than the stuff you get at fleet farm. Or maybe thats average idk lol.

 

[aart]

I buy feed in bulk, which is around 20 dollars per bag, however, I am getting Organic and non gmo so that's probably why its more expensive than the stuff you get at fleet farm. Or maybe thats average idk lol.

What do you mean by "bulk" @cssilkies ?
What's the weight of you $20 bag?

 

[cssilkies]

What do you mean by "bulk" @cssilkies ?
What's the weight of you $20 bag?

It means I buy several pallets at a time and get a discount because of that. They are 40 lbs

 

[aart]

It means I buy several pallets at a time and get a discount because of that. They are 40 lbs

Wow, that's a lot of feed!
How many birds do you have?

 

[cssilkies]

I think about 50 maybe. I'm hatching out 30 more soon though lol.

 

[Brooks_]

I think about 50 maybe. I'm hatching out 30 more soon though lol.

Several pallets for 50 or so?

 

[cssilkies]

yepper. We usually buy so much extra because I have friends who have chickens and dont want to drive the distance we do for feed so they buy some from us. So after that i dont know we're probably left with a pallet and a half.

 

[Brooks_]

yepper. We usually buy so much extra because I have friends who have chickens and dont want to drive the distance we do for feed so they buy some from us. So after that i dont know we're probably left with a pallet and a half.

Still sounds excessive to me, but I have not had enough coffee to do any math. How long does it last you?

 

[cssilkies]

quite a while. When we have meat birds in spring they go through a lot of it.

 

[Cindy in PA]

For anyone still tracking feed prices: Kalmbach 20% Flock Maker crumbles $22.12, up .17 in 5 weeks. Kalmbach 17% Layer Pellets $20.99, up $1.10. Local scratch (Albright Mill) 9% $14.38/50lbs