veggiemad Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hello everyone! After struggling to meausre and mix flubenvet each time I worm my hens, I am chuffed to bits that marraiges have just released a pre-dosed feed- YIPPEEE!!! Just order my first bag - delivery in 2-3 days , just hope my hens will take to the new flavour of pellets!!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertrum Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 http://www.sprcentre.com/product.asp?P_ID=1367&strPageHistory=related Seems they only want you to fill out a form to buy it as well. No prescription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBevBen Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Aw cool, that sounds very handy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The Lady I get my feed from gets this, but I thought it was only available to breeders? They must have changed the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Last I heard it could only be sold by licensed premises such as Countrywide. The Flubenvet license costs £1k and they have to go on a 2 day course in Croydon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiemad Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 I just rang up Marriages direct, they asked a few details and how many hens i had, and because there is no supplier near me they said they were happy to deliver it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I just rang up Marriages direct, they asked a few details and how many hens i had, and because there is no supplier near me they said they were happy to deliver it!! Out of interest, what did they charge for delivery? A friend was asking about this at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hang on before you all get too excited! It sounds great if you have lots of chickens but 20kg of medicated feed is an awful lot to get through bearing in mind that you only need to feed it for a week every 3-4 months. You would probably only use about 2-3kg of it per 3-4 chickens every 3-4 months. You shouldn't be feeding it all the time. As it is a controlled medication you cannot legally split it or sell any yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I think I'll stick with mixing up my feed as I don't have enough hens to get through that much feed. Good idea if you've got lots of hens to do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 It's a good idea if you don't want to mix it up yourself but I have to agree that unless you have a lot of hens you could end up throwing some away. I wormed my 4 ex batts last week and gave them only the pellets mixed with the Flubenvet. Mine have what I think are fairly good appetites and they went through just under 3Kg in that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiemad Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 I have estimated 6kg use for a course (6 hens) and the lady I spoke to at the company said it can be easily stored in a metal bin, it was £17.50 delivered- alot more than normal pellets plus flubenvet I know, but also- for me anyway........a huge amount easier than measuring and mixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laid in GB Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 £17.50 Doesn't seem that bad if they are going to deliver as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 £17.50 I think I'll stick with measuring and mixing. It always seems fairly straightforward to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I have estimated 6kg use for a course (6 hens) and the lady I spoke to at the company said it can be easily stored in a metal bin, it was £17.50 delivered- alot more than normal pellets plus flubenvet I know, but also- for me anyway........a huge amount easier than measuring and mixing. But if you only use it twice a year then that only comes to 12kg. So you'll have a spare 8kg. Also most food should only be stored for a few months before it goes out of date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 There's usually about a 3 month use by date on feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Dav Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Apparently 'a 10kg bag will be available in the near future' - according to the latest ediion of Practical Poultry in the News section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figarogir1 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I want some it will make life so much easier! I use marriages anyway so my girls should be fine with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 There's usually about a 3 month use by date on feed. I have estimated 6kg use for a course (6 hens) and the lady I spoke to at the company said it can be easily stored in a metal bin, it was £17.50 delivered- alot more than normal pellets plus flubenvet I know, but also- for me anyway........a huge amount easier than measuring and mixing. But if you only use it twice a year then that only comes to 12kg. So you'll have a spare 8kg. Also most food should only be stored for a few months before it goes out of date. I wouldn't use food beyond 3 months, particularly is it is medicated. Extremes of heat and cold can affect most medications. I tub of Flubenvet costs approx £14 and will medicated £20 kg of food so there is not a huge amount of difference in price. I think the premixed is better for larger flocks. The possibility of a 10kg bag though would be great for those who don't get on with mixing Flub into food themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Thanks for the heads up - I have ordered a bag to try it out - will make life easier for us with the mixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ours came this morning - so will give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I've just ordered a bag as I've far too much going on at the moment to faff around mixing flub and layers together. Just cross with myself as I meant to order some when I saw this post. Didn't and have found a worm in poo tonight when I was cleaning out the cube poo trays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 OMG this is sooooooooooooooooo easy and the girls are wolfing them down. I know it's dearer but I don't plan to buy Flub again on it's own ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It makes so much sense. I really hope that they do a smaller bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Perhaps if everybody emails them, they will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I'd buy it if it was a 10kg bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
