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Garvo Alfamix

By dixie chick, in Chickens, Eggs and Hatching

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dixie chick Frequent Layer

dixie chick

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Lots of you have recommended the Garvo food so I went ahead and ordered some. I got the Layers Pellets and a small bag of Alfamix - which is described as a "complete food" -even containing grit. The hens ABSOLUTELY loved it!! It was not cheap though - surely it should only be fed as a treat? Anybody know??

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Falkor Feathery Fanatic

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Hi

 

The Alfamix is designed to be fed as a complete feed and I spose if you only have two or three hens it doesn`t cost too much however for those of us with more hens it would be very costly to do so.

 

When I grab the occasional bag of Alfa I feed it as a treat instead of corn.

 

:D

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sjp Effusive Egg Layer

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I used they alfachicks mix for a couple of weeks but to much got wasted with them sorting the best bits out that I just use it as a treat know

the youngsters are on starter pellets and the big girls on scracher pellets (5030 i think)

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sparkysmum Effusive Egg Layer

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Hi Dixie, much to my regret my ladies are on Alfamix :!: and yes you're right they love it big time :!: However it is hugely expensive hence my regret. I know that I should just grit my teeth but they've never been enthusiastic about anyother feed and so for the time being they can continue to have their little bit of luxury. Axx

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stoice Chatty Chicken

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I got a large sack of 'scratch' from Garvo (5132 - if you look on link called 'product info 20kg bags' top right the page saying 'hobby poultry' on the Garvo website) and customised it with this and standard cheaper mixed corn all mixed together.

 

Went a lot further and my girls love it. :wink:

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ISCA Frequent Layer

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Mine were on Alfamix chickens and loved it but as they grew and grew, they ate more and more, and as it is much more expensive than over feeds I decided, now 5/6 are laying, they should go on to Garvo layers pellets. They eat it, so no worries there, and remain happy layers. They get corn and tomatoes as treats and they seem to enjoy their treats more now they are on layers as their staple food.

 

Tough love.

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Eggasperated Chatty Chicken

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I know its not that close but Millers of Pennicuik or is it Pebbles stock it & will deliver. I get mine from Jim Vyse Arks in Andover. Miles away I know but he's soooooo nice & his delivery charges are no worse that anywhere else.

 

My OH drove to Millers in Dalkeith last time but we met them at the Royal Highland Show and they said they really wanted to get a distributor in Fife, yet my local animal feed supplier is having a real problem getting them to even talk to her and has been trying to negotiate with them for ages so she can sell Garvo.

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