Goosey Lucy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I actually thought the delivery cost wasn't that bad, almost everyone charges a small fortune to send stuff here and half the time it just comes with the postman. By the time I've ordered in enough Flubenvet to dose 25 hens and paid the delivery charge on that, (and add in my time to mix the stuff which I do with near OCD attention to detail) it starts to look more reasonable. What I may try and do in the future is get a co-operative going so that we could all order through my local supplier. How many 20kg bags in a tonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 If Happy Chicks start sellling it would it work out cheaper to get a ferry over and stock up on chickeny things (assuming you can do a day trip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Interesting idea. Once my numbers drop (which they will as some of my ladies are quite errr mature shall we say) then I'm planning to do a trip across to buy i some new stock. However my girls need worming now so I think I'll bite the bullet this time. Plus the ferry prices aren't cheap!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Instead of a booze cruise it would be a chicken cruise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 When we moved over here, OH and ES ( were in a van, I was in the car with YS (4). He had chicken pox. The cat was in her basket. Our 3 Omlet hens were in a box on the back seat. How they let us on the ferry is beyond me All I had all the way from coventry to Liverpool was "Muum, I'm itchy." "Miaow" "Bok bok bokok." I have never been so glad to arrive as I was that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 When we moved over here, OH and ES ( were in a van, I was in the car with YS (4). He had chicken pox. The cat was in her basket. Our 3 Omlet hens were in a box on the back seat. How they let us on the ferry is beyond me All I had all the way from coventry to Liverpool was "Muum, I'm itchy." "Miaow" "Bok bok bokok." I have never been so glad to arrive as I was that day. I know the feeling - moving with cats, chickens and kids = big nightmare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 So getting this next time! For the last week I have been mixing 5kg every morning and lugging it up the garden before the school run, getting a face full of flube powder as I poured it in the feeders -never sure if 6g is actually 6g (and unless I buy laboratory scales I can't see a way round that).I don't do the oil thing because it tends to clump. I know it isn't *hard* to use the powder, I mean I do it, but sometimes convenience and peace of mind..... (plus mine couldn't care less if you change their food). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFeatheredFiend Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ok, I'm very new to this and now thoroughly confused. It says on the SPR site: Adding 1.2kg of Flubenvet medicated pre-mixtureper tonne of feed, gives 30mg/kg flubendazole in the finished mix as a broad spectrum anthelmintic. By my calculations that means that a 10kg bag of Marriages Flubenvet pellets would need to be mixed with eight tonnes of regular feed to give the correct dose. Or am I misunderstanding this?When we get our chooks in the next few weeks we'll be getting four to six girls. I'm very confused as to how this stuff is used and how much we'll need to worm them. Sorry for being thick! edited for speeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ok, I'm very new to this and now thoroughly confused.It says on the SPR site: Adding 1.2kg of Flubenvet medicated pre-mixtureper tonne of feed, gives 30mg/kg flubendazole in the finished mix as a broad spectrum anthelmintic. By my calculations that means that a 10kg bag of Marriages Flubenvet pellets would need to be mixed with eight tonnes of regular feed to give the correct dose. Or am I misunderstanding this?When we get our chooks in the next few weeks we'll be getting four to six girls. I'm very confused as to how this stuff is used and how much we'll need to worm them. Sorry for being thick! edited for speeling The layers pellets with flubenvet already have flubenvet in so you don't need to mix. Just open and serve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 When we moved over here, OH and ES ( were in a van, I was in the car with YS (4). He had chicken pox. The cat was in her basket. Our 3 Omlet hens were in a box on the back seat. How they let us on the ferry is beyond me All I had all the way from coventry to Liverpool was "Muum, I'm itchy." "Miaow" "Bok bok bokok." I have never been so glad to arrive as I was that day. LOL's Lucy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hmmm, they haven't worded it very well have they? What they are trying to say is that this is how the medicated pellets are made up. i.e. indicating the amount of Flubenvet that is milled into the feed when the pellets are formed. There is no need to 'dilute' the medicated pellets with other feedstuff, just feed straight and as their only feed for the 7 day period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFeatheredFiend Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hmmm, they haven't worded it very well have they? What they are trying to say is that this is how the medicated pellets are made up. i.e. indicating the amount of Flubenvet that is milled into the feed when the pellets are formed. There is no need to 'dilute' the medicated pellets with other feedstuff, just feed straight and as their only feed for the 7 day period. Right, yes, now that makes sense. I was being a little thick but it was because their description was a tad ambiguous. Thanks muchly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 No, you're not being thick - their wording is less than clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I ordered a 20kg bag on Thursday, it has arrived today and I am very pleased. My chooks will eat their way through a bag in a week, which would use 50g of Flubenvet powder. If I bought the powder and ordinary feed from my local supplier it would cost me £27.25 I could get the powder a bit cheaper on the internet, bringing the price down to £24.42 However I have had a bag of ready medicated feed for ... £21.17 And I don't have to faff about with measuring it all out! A result! Well done Marriage's for making it and well done SPR Centre for supplying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 They're brilliant aren't they? My girl's week of medicine will end at dusk tomorrow. I must say they seem perfectly happy eating the pellets and they are still laying well. The convenience definitely justifies the extra cost for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm starting them on the pellets tomorrow. Soooo pleased I don't have to spend ages making up enough mixture to fill 10 grubs I still can't believe it's worked out cheaper to worm them this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Have they tucked into it Lucy? My little lot ate nearly all of the 10kg in the week. Infact they seemed to eat more of this than they normally do as 20kg lasts me over two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Best intentions went out of the window, one of my elderly ladies is rather under the weather so I have been preoccupied with making her comfortable. However tomorrow is another day and I'm determined to swop the feed over first thing, ES will help as there are rather a lot of grubs to see to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I got sent some by mistake and was told to keep them as not worth the company collecting. I have just wormed my newest ex-batts with them - they didn't like them at all, so I ended up adding their normal Garvo which defeated the object Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Mine tucked into theirs - I started to panic that I would run out before the 7 days were up. With the lighter, warmer days egg production and food consumption has risen dramatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFeatheredFiend Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 When I picked Mrs Featherbottom up today for a cuddle I noticed that despite eating everything in sight her keel-bone is still rather prominent so I Just ordered a 10 kilo bag directly from Marriages. There's no way to buy from them online so I simply phoned them and they placed the order there and then. £13 including delivery seems like a good deal to me. One thought though, you're supposed to feed the Flubenvet pellets exclusively for seven days, but what about the stuff they forage for when they're free ranging? Do I have to keep them in the run for a week to force them to eat the pellets and nothing else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'd keep them in the run for at least the morning, more if you can - they need to eat as much of it as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 It seems to be great stuff. My girls loved it. I was told when I ordered it that I could still let them out but, as already said, to ensure that they get as much as they can first thing in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm a convert too. Wormed my lost last week using a bag delivered from SPR. So much quicker than having to measure it all out. I'd use Flubenvet powder that you mix in yourself for a few hens but buy the pre-mixed feed if you have more hens than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFeatheredFiend Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Ok, my 10kg sack arrived yesterday afternoon so we intended to start them on it this morning. However when we put them to bed last night we totally forgot to change the food ready for their breakfast this morning so the OH was out in his PJs in the frost at six this morning emptying and re-filling the grubs with the medicated pellets. When he let the girls out into the run they went straight to the gubs and tucked in. They seem to like the medicated food more than their usual pellets! They're seriously NOT impressed with being restricted to the run all morning though. Mrs Featherbottom in particular is very vocal about her displeasure in not being allowed to free-range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
