Plum Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Mine just scooped it out onto the floor and it was wasted but I didn't see any plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberSky Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honorandkit Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoura Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 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 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beulah59 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberSky Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Fresh or not, the farmgate i had twice had plastic in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 If this was the only feed available to me I would give up keeping chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HennyPenny59 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 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 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I've used Farmgate on a number of occasions. My hens seem happy and healthy enough and lay well, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberSky Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfer_chicken Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I was talking rubbish earlier ... I've just opened a new sack .. and it is HEYgates, and not Farmgate that I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
