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If anyone is feeding or thinking about feeding whole grains this is a great time to stock up on them, at least in my area, and especially if you can find a farmer to buy them from.
A couple of examples of deals in my area (Midwest)- right now a 50 lb. bag of whole feed corn costs $9.99 at our local farm store. I can buy a bushel of feed corn, which is 56 pounds, from any of several farmers for $4.50-5.00, so half or less of the store price.
A 50 lb. bag of whole oats at the same store is a whopping $19.99 right now. Buying from the farmer I can get a bushel of oats (32 pounds) for $5. That works out to around $7.81 for 50 pounds- way less than I would pay at the store.
Wheat, triticale, and barley are $12 for 50 pounds of transitional (grown organically but not certified organic)- and our farm store doesn't even carry any of those so I was never able to get them until I found the farmer who grows them near us.
If stored properly (clean, dry, in cool temps and not sitting in a plastic garbage can out in the hot sun) whole grains can easily last two years and up to three years so I buy at least as much as I think I will need for one year and then add a little more on top of that just to be sure- and because- chicken math, lol..
A couple of examples of deals in my area (Midwest)- right now a 50 lb. bag of whole feed corn costs $9.99 at our local farm store. I can buy a bushel of feed corn, which is 56 pounds, from any of several farmers for $4.50-5.00, so half or less of the store price.
A 50 lb. bag of whole oats at the same store is a whopping $19.99 right now. Buying from the farmer I can get a bushel of oats (32 pounds) for $5. That works out to around $7.81 for 50 pounds- way less than I would pay at the store.
Wheat, triticale, and barley are $12 for 50 pounds of transitional (grown organically but not certified organic)- and our farm store doesn't even carry any of those so I was never able to get them until I found the farmer who grows them near us.
If stored properly (clean, dry, in cool temps and not sitting in a plastic garbage can out in the hot sun) whole grains can easily last two years and up to three years so I buy at least as much as I think I will need for one year and then add a little more on top of that just to be sure- and because- chicken math, lol..
