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[Plum]

Mine just scooped it out onto the floor and it was wasted but I didn't see any plastic

[AmberSky]

I still keep thinking about the wheat recipe mix but seems a lot of ingredients and not sure where i can get it all from.

[Plum]

Taylors at Wingfield supply all grain to various outlets, not sure if they cover Nottingham. You can also buy small quantities rather than a sack.

 

Tel: (01773) 832631

 

Address

Church Lane

Wingfield Mill

South Wingfield

Alfreton

Derbyshire

DE55 7NJ

[honorandkit]

Oh no!

I've just started a 20kg bag of growers pellets, because the people at the agricultural supplies shop sold it to me as cheaper than the other makes.

What I really wanted was the organic pellets but they didn't have them in growers.

 

I have to say, it's the same make as the breeder was feeding them, judging by the number of empty sacks around his farm. The girls are eating it happily...but after reading all the posts here, that doesn't give me any comfort.

[shoura]

My girls are doing fine on Farmgate layers pellets and I haven't found any nasty bits and pieces in amongst the pellets! My nearest pet shop only stocks that brand so I use it for convenience but I have to say they have been fine.

I give my chooks plenty of greens, which I believe is what makes the yolks nice and golden (which mine are )

[beulah59]

I can't get Farmgate just now, but I've been happy with it. If feed isn't fresh, it isn't the fault of the manufacturer.

[AmberSky]

Fresh or not, the farmgate i had twice had plastic in it.

[Egluntyne]

Gosh. I'm surprised. I have been using this product for the last couple of months as my old supplier has gone bust, and it is all I can get locally. I have never found a foreign body in it, my hens wolf the pellets down, are laying well, are well feathered, and the yolks are lovely and golden.

 

I am one of those hard hearted hen keepers who does not overdo it with treats, in fact they get very little apart from greens, and the hens are happy enough.

[Redwing]

If this was the only feed available to me I would give up keeping chickens

[Chucky Mama]

If this was the only feed available to me I would give up keeping chickens

 

I needed some pellets and my wholesaler sells Farmgate, I didn't buy it because of the feedback on here but I have never personally experienced anything, good or bad

[HennyPenny59]

What is the difference between a good or not so good chicken feed?

 

And yes, its actually a serious question, im not looking for the punchline of a joke LOL

[Chucky Mama]

I've been feeding mine Fancy Feeds for a month switching (just for a change) from Argo Layers Pellets. They have been quite squitty so I will be changing back

[Henergy]

Interesting topic - I've been away from this forum for a while as just mega busy but logged on today & coincidently its the day that I bought my first ever bag of Farmgate pellets. There isn't really a huge choice of places to get chicken feed here, except at about £6 for a 5kg bag of Feathers & Beaky (which they do love & get through in record time). I didn't notice any 'odd things' sticking out but I did notice the smell & thought it was a bit odd.

 

Will investigate & report back lol !

[Saronne]

I've used Farmgate on a number of occasions. My hens seem happy and healthy enough and lay well, too.

[Henergy]

Well reporting back - I sifted through the bag at the weekend & found no 'bits' plastic or otherwise and chickens eating it well enough. So I am happy about it

[AmberSky]

As a experiment for the sake of a few pence, next time buy a better brand like haygate or fancy feed and compare the smell. You will see what I mean

[surfer_chicken]

I have always used farmgate layers pellets for the 3 1/2 years I have kept chickens and I've always been happy with them. I've never noticed any plastic or other foreign bodies or mould in them and the chickens have always eaten them happily and are in fine condition If anything they are the freshest stuff you can get at my local supplier (I work there), as we get about 20 bags delivered from farmgate 2 or 3 times a week and they are sold out by the time the next delivery comes in, whereas the other brands can sit there for a couple of weeks before selling.

 

We are currently using a bag of layers pellets from the small holder range (sold out of farmgate before we had to go on holiday and needed a new bag for the chicken sitters to use), and I agree, they definitely smell better. However the chickens are acting no differently towards them, so for the sake of the smell I can't really justify the extra £2.50, especially when I am not footing the bill.

[Egluntyne]

I was talking rubbish earlier ... I've just opened a new sack .. and it is HEYgates, and not Farmgate that I use.