The Cheapest Place to buy Chick Feed?

[U_Stormcrow]

My two local feed mills are $2 more a bag than RK and TSC

that is QUITE unusual. Where in the world are you located, and are the feeds you are comparing in the same market segment???? I'm vary curious as to the markket forces that would result in such a disparity.

 

[bigblueteach]

that is QUITE unusual. Where in the world are you located, and are the feeds you are comparing in the same market segment???? I'm vary curious as to the markket forces that would result in such a disparity.

South central Kentucky. RK and TSC are 12.00 for a 50 lb bag and the two feed mills are 14

 

[U_Stormcrow]

South central Kentucky. RK and TSC are 12.00 for a 50 lb bag and the two feed mills are 14

I believe you. I was just curious as to which products you were comparing. I can't think of any really unusual aspects of your geography that would result in a mill not being cheaper than a chain store. In any event, those seem to me to be very good prices. I just picked up feed at my local mill for about $12 a bag (layer) - well more than $11 a bag. But my local TSC, it's close to $19/bag in the same maarket segment, and even that's down from what it was a couple months ago.

$12/bag has to be a loss leader - or close to it - at most chain locations. That's whaat they charge for 50# of cracked corn, locally.