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Post by GrannyG on Mar 26, 2008 10:10:08 GMT -6
I am beginning to think my critters are going to have to go on a diet. I just bought feed this morning, and again, the prices are up a little more...and a little more. The sunflower/kernel mix I buy for my doves (and some wild bird feedings as well) is usually around $13. When I bought it today, it had gone up $4 in price. YIKES ! I added some milo to the feed today, trying to hedge a little. This was todays prices.... Goat and kid...$7.25 a bag Lay pellets $10.15 a bag Milo $ 8.70 a bag Hen Scratch $ 8.95 a bag Sunflower Mix $17.80 a bag  |
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Post by Tonnymonk on Mar 26, 2008 10:34:06 GMT -6
I feel your pain, granny! Between the dog, the chickens and the pig- I am spending a ton on feed... the farm supply store loves me!
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Post by abirdseyeview on Mar 26, 2008 15:11:43 GMT -6
Granny, I feel your pain. It will only get worse as the price of gas continues to increase. people feed too keeps going up.
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Post by digger48 on Apr 17, 2008 6:44:05 GMT -6
Dollar at at alltime low. Means people from other countries are getting a bargain for our commodities. So they are buying up grains.
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Post by abirdseyeview on Apr 17, 2008 8:55:31 GMT -6
With more and more corn going to provide ethanol it will continue to soar. Watch for the price of rice to go soaring as pharmers in the south convert over from rice production to corn. Too, more and more meat is being consumed by pholks globally which factors into the cost of grain (supply and demand) as people compete with hogs and cattle for the grain. This is really a critical concern for pholks in third world countries due to the amount of their budget (as high as 80%) versus the USA (15%) that is spent on groceries.  |
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Post by mckenzygirl on May 25, 2008 16:47:40 GMT -6
Grannyg,
Has the price of feed gone up any higher since you started this thread?
I was just wondering.
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Post by notherdigger on May 25, 2008 18:02:45 GMT -6
Y^ou are right about the meat price soaring, today I looked at a chuck roast and it was like 5.99 a pound. Looks good but not that good. I been keeping an eye out for just out of date meats and such and saving quite a lot from time to time. We have a lot of out of date stuff here as they keep things as long as possible. But I'm not going to complain cause I save sometime and I work for the grocer now and then and make back good money to make up for the high prices. That's the way I look at it to psych myself some. But everything is going crazy for sure. $4 for farm phresh eggs here.
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Post by Tonnymonk on May 26, 2008 6:01:33 GMT -6
Our layer ration has gone up from $11 to $11.75 for 25lb bag. Cracked corn is $11 for 50lbs. Starter/Grower is $9 a bag.  I think next year I may plant a cover crop of feed corn....... nirtherndigger- $4 for store bought, or local, fresh eggs? Sheesh- I get $1.50 a dozen for mine. Holy Cow! What a difference! |
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Post by notherdigger on May 26, 2008 18:07:31 GMT -6
Farm/free range easter eggs and some white and brown from a lady who has 500 varieties of irises by the way. I'd buy your eggs regularly if we was close in a minute. The eggs were $3 but just went up. CAlifornia? go figure lol. But the lady has the iris, she said 500 different types. Some mighty pretty colors too. They are $5 here by the way. I was wrong on the chuck roast by the way, it is $4.55 a pound. Don't know what chicken feed is here, no chickens for now but it would be nice some day. I will check on the prices here soon if I can remember for general reference.
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 27, 2008 10:22:13 GMT -6
We give our eggs away @ $2.00.  |
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Post by notherdigger on May 27, 2008 14:08:41 GMT -6
Yea, things are spinning out of control and I was reading that prices are supposed to continue rising for the next few years. But when have they ever gone down? Can you say depression?
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Post by GrannyG on May 30, 2008 18:54:45 GMT -6
I bought feed today...prices are up again a little bit...
Goat and kid.....$7.25
Hen Scratch......$9.70
Lay pellets........$10.60
The goats are able to nibble on the tree leaves more now, so that helps a little. Obama, the llama is never full, he loves to eat....chickens are getting supplemented with feed bread we buy bulk at Abilene whenever we make a Dr. trip up there if they have it....Of course, the goats love feed bread and Hombre the Longhorn can eat a loaf a day himself, plus his other morsels of delight.
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Post by abirdseyeview on Jun 19, 2008 8:19:51 GMT -6
If ya think feed is costly now, wait til' the recent floods and the loss of those corn crops catches up with us.  |
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Post by notherdigger on Jun 19, 2008 19:32:33 GMT -6
You are right there, we are in deep trouble and its gonna hit soon and hard. I was thinking bout getting some chickens but guess I better just chill a bit......
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Post by abirdseyeview on Jul 10, 2008 15:43:27 GMT -6
Someone told me this morning that Toyota is shutting down their Princeton, IN plant for 3 months. this was apparently announced yesterday.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2008 8:58:01 GMT -6
I only feed my birds in the winter cause they are free range, but 2 of them has biddy's.....so, i go to the feed mill for some cracked corn..........ouch.......9.25 for a 50lb bag.......thing i'm gonna eat them chickens  |
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jul 17, 2008 14:22:44 GMT -6
So cavey did ya eat dem der chickens? Were they tasty? We butchered our rock hens, all 20 of 'em sitin' in der freezer. Had one the first night of butchering. Did the beer can thing, pretty darn tasty!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2008 22:26:53 GMT -6
Nope, ain't ate'em yet.......but there times a commin |
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Post by spuds on Jul 19, 2008 23:09:49 GMT -6
We just butchered 3 chickens,a first. The Buff orps have beautiful yellow fat,this is going to make some outrageous stock.They were butterballs for sure,1/2 inch fat!Yes,lots of corn feed. ...............  |
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Post by egh on Jul 30, 2008 5:27:16 GMT -6
$ 13.75 for a 50 lb bag of Purina Mills Layena crumbles here in NE Oklahoma. yf egh
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Post by abirdseyeview on Jul 30, 2008 11:19:51 GMT -6
OUCH!
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Post by spuds on Jul 30, 2008 20:50:39 GMT -6
$ 13.75 for a 50 lb bag of Purina Mills Layena crumbles here in NE Oklahoma. yf egh We just paid 16.00! ..............  |
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Post by spuds on Jul 30, 2008 20:54:24 GMT -6
We give our eggs away @ $2.00. My friend was keeping 25 layers and 25 meat birds. Has decided to butcher the meat ones,and cut layers to just supply what eggs they eat.He too was only getting 2 bucks and just wasnt worth it in time or money. He is in North Cal too BTW. .......... |
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Post by abirdseyeview on Jul 31, 2008 10:46:10 GMT -6
DOUBLE OUCH!
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Post by notherdigger on Jul 31, 2008 20:29:30 GMT -6
Yea the only thing I feeding now sides us is the dogs, and I can't get no eggs from em bbut I love hot dogs lol. Just kidding there. Sure can't afford the chickens tho.
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Post by abirdseyeview on Aug 4, 2008 8:20:09 GMT -6
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