The rising cost of feed!

[jimmurray3]

Grower here is $11.00 a 50lb bag and starter is $11.95 a 50 lb bag

[CharlieHorse]

Grower here is $11.00 a 50lb bag and starter is $11.95 a 50 lb bag

That's what it was here...........last year.  Hard to believe there's that much difference between your place and mine, no farther apart than we are.

[jadartt]

Sorry folks, you all have nothing on Fairbanks, Alaska. Grower is $20.95 and starter is $21.95 for a 50 lb bag. 

Plus on brooding my first batch of quails my electric bill was up over $60.  Quite an expensive hobby, at least that's what my wife is telling me?

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

Sorry folks, you all have nothing on Fairbanks, Alaska. Grower is $20.95 and starter is $21.95 for a 50 lb bag. 

Plus on brooding my first batch of quails my electric bill was up over $60.  Quite an expensive hobby, at least that's what my wife is telling me?

I wish my bill was only $60 a month. My Incubator and brooder run me over $300.00 a month when the season starts in April. This is not on the same meter as the house. I get two electric bills per month.

Feed, I don't even want to get started with that again.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[cancan]

720 a ton ....that would be enough for me to stop everything......

I buy in one ton totes.....400 a ton. And i thought that was bad!!!!!

[jbird]

For those of you that raise birds for a living these prices have got to be getting out of hand. Just so you can make a living.  I just do it as a hobby and it's getting to the point where I've got to do something! sale some off, etc.
Friday, the price here for Game Bird Starter was 14.45 for 50 lb bag and 12.95 for Layena and them little guys like to eat.

[mark]

The MFA Feed Store has 50 Lbs Game Bird Starter for 12.50 and 50 Lbs Game Bird Finisher for 12.45 and Layer is 12.50 for 50 Lbs.

Mark

[slider]

Don`t you folks in Alaska get a 6 to 8,000$ check from the Gov. each year for living in Alaska???

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

Don`t you folks in Alaska get a 6 to 8,000$ check from the Gov. each year for living in Alaska???

I heard it was $5 grand no matter what you gross.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

For those of you that raise birds for a living these prices have got to be getting out of hand. Just so you can make a living.  I just do it as a hobby and it's getting to the point where I've got to do something! sale some off, etc.
Friday, the price here for Game Bird Starter was 14.45 for 50 lb bag and 12.95 for Layena and them little guys like to eat.

It's the same old story no matter what you want to do, If you want to play, you got to pay...

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[slider]

I know a few years back it was 5,000 I just figured it had gone up like everything else...

[Pretty_Bird]

My Game bird Starter was $11.25 for #50 I have 1/2 Ton on hand and Bob Whites are hatching as we speak, So my feed expenses will double now.. LOL

The odd thing is from one fed store to another prices can fluctuate from .25 a bag to as much as $1.50 per bag, for the same brand of feed...
That can get into your pockets quickly.

Have a good Day

[jbird]

Pretty_Bird,  I think Pheasant Hollow Farm  ( Steve said it best = If you want to play, you got to pay ) but it sure is getting tough to play let alone just driving back and forth to work and don't even think about when we have to go to the grocery store so we can eat.   

[Pretty_Bird]

hee hee,
 I guess if things get bad enough we all can have
feather n poop soup.  :)

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

Just came back from the feed store. Price went up another $22.68 per ton.

A ton of my special mix is now is $394.60.


Steve
Pheasnt Hollow Farm