Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 How much do you pay for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 From what I can remember, not a lot. Seems to last for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 My Mum thought it was extautionate(spelling?) £8.75 a t the pet store for a small bag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Wow that does sound a lot. Can you get it anywhere else locally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I got a bag of mixed grit & oyster shell at my local pet store,where they sell it by the loose bag. I think it was about £1.50 for a decent sized bag (about a sandwich bag size) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 Well the place Lesley reccomended was closed. We will go back their on Monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 henfield poultry do 25kg grit for £4.75 or 25kg of oystershell grit for £5.70. It sounds a lot but it lasts......and it's cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 What is the difference between Grit and Oyster Shell? What are their properties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Martin I pay 50p per kilo! Don't pay that amount again...It'd still work out cheaper for me to buy you some and send it!! I have only ever brought it once and I am certain it will last me out their days: My two take hardly any. I have a spare peanut feeder which I filled up last summer. I just refilled it a couple of weeks ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 I didn't buy any, I'm waiting to find some cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 You can get a 25kg bag from Mole Valley for roughly £5.00. We bought ours at the beginning of August, we haven't used a lot-less than a kilo in about 9 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 Obviously looks like the pet shop was trying to rip the customers off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Pet shops generally try to...Not all though. Last Summer at the Shepton Mallet show there was someone trying to sell a 1.5kg bag of pellets for 50p. We get ours for £5.15 for 25kg at Mole Valley. Also if you go to somewhere like Mole Valley or Scats Country stores, you pay for chicken feed without VAT as it's livestock feed under the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myles Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Martin, i also pay 50p a kilo, for mixed grit. But my girls eat loads, they've had about 4 kilo's in 10 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 I'll look out for the cheap prices. Lesley, do you know how much they charge for grit at All Things Rural? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 What is the difference between Grit and Oyster Shell? What are their properties? grit aids chickens digestion - it sits in the gizzard to help grind up the food... I'd be surprised if you need to buy any of that - (I never have) - you have them on grass and you intend to free-range them - and you feed them pellets.. chickens don't really need grit to digest pellets - it doesn't need grinding. If your chickens were corn-fed - then they would need extra grit If they want some - they'll find enough around your garden. crushed oyster shell is used to give extra calcium to help build egg-shell. You can buy sacks of it from animal feed stores for not very much - and it will last you a hundred years... I add a bit to their feeder every time I fill it... the pellets do have calcium in them - but sometimes chickens need a little more... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 Thanks phil that is very useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I pay 55p for a kilo at an animal feed store for crushed oyster shell and poultry grit Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightworker01 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Can you lot say where you get it so *cheep*ly! Can someone tell me what size grit is the right size for poultry. I went into a Pet Store in Stanmore today to get an idea about how much straw costs (Straw for Gerbils/Hamsters is £2.20) I saw that they had Budgie/Pidgeon grit - which was tiny - it was Bob Martins product and about £1.80 - if anyone has a cat and buys the Bob Martin Litter Freshner then it is the same size tub. Also, when you lot are mixing oyster powder (which I haven't found anywhere yet) how are you mixing in with food? Are you adding it to pellets or mash, and if its mash are you using mash dry or wet? I need to know all this before I buy chooks.... I want to be prepared for it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Search the Internet for bulk suppliers. Ask at the pet shop, they should have some. Alternitavely I think Omlet have some in their shop, it may be a bit more costly though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 To buy it at reasonable prices you need to go to an animal feed store. The type that caters for horses, poultry, sheep etc rather than hamsters and rabbits. I know these are rather difficult to find in town but as martin says it is available on line but carrieage would be rather expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Only place i can find it around here is from one of the local pet shops thats been here for donkeys years. I just ask for £2 worth every time i go and get about a carrier bag full. I think that seems good value,but, with not having anywhere else to compare it with,i dont know? I'm happy with it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 I have a 5kg bag, and the chooks don't go through too much. If you can get hold of a kg fro about 75p that should last a long time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I don't know how much mine was We went to the Country Store in Sawston (sells horse supplies, does shotgun repairs - real rural stuff! ), picked up a bag each of layers pellets, mixed corn and mixed grit (each about 2.5kg, at a rough guess) and a drum of poultry spice, and the bill came to under a tenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
