"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[grambysfarm]

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We survive the same way you do in the winter time when you're living in a deep freezer, and we're here in the south wearing short sleeve shirts enjoying the cool breeze.

I can't imagine having to shovel snow first thing in the morning to be able to get out of my driveway.

Everyplace has its pros and cons.

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

Yea this coonass rathers the heat than the snow.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Thanks again for the idea of placing the frozen jugs where the chickens are. They seem to know why it's there and like it. Now if I could just keep up with the supply and demand.

 

[chickenguru]

I will be having to go stock up on feed tomorrow myself. I still pay a reasonable price where
I get it, at least it is reasonable for me.
I am paying 10.00/sack for laying crumbles.
I feed 30% protein turkey starter to everything else. The baby chicks, and all the other babies just
seem to get a lot better start and grow faster with the higher protein feed. I pay 12.00/sack for it.
I have 2 local feed mills who will mix and sell their feed in bulk (supersacks) but I am not sure of
the price. Actually the price would vary dependent on what grains that you would have them to
put in the blend. I just don't have the room to store 2000 lbs. of feed at a time.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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$10.00 for lay crumble is an excellent price. Just recently, I compared turkey starter (gamebird feed - 26%) and I found it $7.00 cheaper at feed store. I had been purchasing Purina Gamebird Feed (30% protein) for $20.00 for a 50lb bag. I just found Arrow Gamebird feed for $13.00, so everyone will be getting gamebird feed mixed with other ingredients. I have always feed my turkeys Gamebird feed at 30% protein. They definitely need the higher protein. They just look so good as they are growing with a higher protein.

I did find a feed mill near Lafayette but they wanted to sell the bulk feed to me that would average $15.00 per 50lb bag. That isn't a deal !!!!

I also found the last ingredient that I need (Alfalfa Pellets) at a local feed store. That will be part of the new recipe as well. Who knew that it would be so time consuming.

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

So today I started doing what everybody else does. My chest freezer in my shop is half empty so I threw a bunch of water bottles in there to put in there water jugs, I also found out my hens love a good cool wet ground, I watered the chicken run and they went and chilled out.

 

[GLBRWyans]

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$10.00 for lay crumble is an excellent price. Just recently, I compared turkey starter (gamebird feed - 26%) and I found it $7.00 cheaper at feed store. I had been purchasing Purina Gamebird Feed (30% protein) for $20.00 for a 50lb bag. I just found Arrow Gamebird feed for $13.00, so everyone will be getting gamebird feed mixed with other ingredients. I have always feed my turkeys Gamebird feed at 30% protein. They definitely need the higher protein. They just look so good as they are growing with a higher protein.

I did find a feed mill near Lafayette but they wanted to sell the bulk feed to me that would average $15.00 per 50lb bag. That isn't a deal !!!!

I also found the last ingredient that I need (Alfalfa Pellets) at a local feed store. That will be part of the new recipe as well. Who knew that it would be so time consuming.

$15 per 50# is a rip -off , maybe the two of you can go together and get a real deal at Petrus . Trying the water bottles and my ladies are terrified of them , I guess they will soon realize they are there to help . I even chunked some bags of ice around .

I would love to make my own pigeon mix with various seed , but just can't afford it .

 

[kuntrygirl]

I posted this on a recycling thread and thought I would post this here as well. These days, I know that we all do our best to save a penny or two, so I wanted to share an idea with you. I recycle empty industrial size vegetable cans (#10). We cut them 3/4 of the way, flatten the front of the can to meet the back and then sand the part that was cut for a smooth surface. You can put feed or water in these cans. This saves on buying those expensive feeders and wateres from the feed stores.

It's not the prettiest feeder you may want to own but it's functional. I use these feeders for newly hatched baby chicks, ducklings, gosling and poults only. The metal feeders are too heavy for them to tip over so there is no spilling and wasting food. Cleaning is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EASY. They key is to make sure that the place where the feeders are cut are sanded down VERY well. I place marbles in the waterers so that the babies don't drown. I have been using these for about 10 years and have NEVER had any type of problem with them. Feeders and waterers for baby chicks in the stores can run as much as $5.00 each. That's $5.00 I would rather keep in my pocket. As I said, the outside is not pretty but it's what on the inside (feed and water) that's most important.

You can get these cans at school cafaterias or places that sell plate lunches. They have tons of these and are looking to get rid of them because they don't want to clog up their trash cans with them. I have about 50 of them under my garage. I also use them as feeders and waterers for my rabbits.

Before & After - I have pellets in this can to show you how large and how much feed can fit in the feeder.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Exactly !

 

[Whiskey Bay]

I pay $15.45 bag for reg starter and $16.95 for gamebird starter.Turkey starter is $18.00...
$15something for reg layer...$16.90 for gamebird layer....$16.00 for conditioner....
$14.50 scratch grains....$10 wheat shorts....$16 rabbit pellets....