The guy I get the pullets of insists I stay on a growers ration (15%) until week 19-20 we get them in at 16 weeks. He maintains the higher grade ration brings them into lay too early and you loose out in egg size! I'm not convinced tho. At what week did you start them on the super start lay?
Poultry feed prices
- Thread starter wellingtonfarmer
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Daniel
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- Mildenhall, Suffolk
We control when they come into lay with the hours of light we give them rather than the ration of feed they’re on.
Oh right, can you give an example. Here to get some tips on day to day management stuff, thanks.
Netherfield
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- West Yorkshire
Have you read through some of the material on this site, downloads in PDF for different breeds.
https://www.joiceandhill.co.uk/en/product/isa-brown-product/
Reading them shows a lot has changed in the last 20 years or so, we never housed before 18 weeks, reared on 8 hours light from 6 to 16 weeks, one week at 9 and one at 10 hours, then in the laying sheds it was increased 15 mins a day to 16 hours, or if the birds were not going to be free-range and on entirely artificial light, they could be, lights on 8am to 4 pm and then midnight to 2am, that gave a saving of 6 hours lighting costs.
stretch3050
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What are people paying for Peak lay rations?
stretch3050
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Anyone? I’m paying just over £250 per ton,
Daniel
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- Mildenhall, Suffolk
For peak lay? Are you making any money at that?
Don’t have any prices at the moment I’m afraid, booked mine through to November back earlier this year.
stretch3050
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Not as much as we were when it was £200
500john
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- Herefordshire
What's feed consumption, at that price?
stretch3050
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Off the top of my head it’s about 115g
Daniel
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- Mildenhall, Suffolk
115g a day must be some really good feed? If ours dip below 120g/day intake their production levels drop off.
stretch3050
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Sorry meant to put 125g, having weigh cells fitted soon so that should be a lot more accurate and easy to manage.
Chickenfarmer
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We're paying £246 for a peak lay ration for hyline birds
and £253 for an early lay ration for a lohmann.
and £253 for an early lay ration for a lohmann.
Young Apprentice
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- Holderness
It’s actually quite easy to work out a compounders costs, they all need circa £30/£35 per tonne for labour, haulage, pelleting, sales/backroom/engineering staff and to make a sheckle for themselves, do it yourself and pocket the majority of that cost!
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wellingtonfarmer
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- Herefordshire
So it doesn’t cost anything in your own time to mill your own feed? A loader to load the compounds up, and nothing to fetch the grain?
Young Apprentice
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- Holderness
If you read my post it does say “pocket the majority”, everything comes at a cost, just if you do it yourself you are sure what is being used in your most expensive input and you save money!
YA
Young Apprentice
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- Holderness
I sold a 12 tonne mixer on to a farm 4 weeks ago, he said in reduced cost and consumption each 12 tonne mix was saving him £600, his figures, not mine!
YA
wellingtonfarmer
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- Herefordshire
I don’t believe he is taking in to account any costs to his milling.
I have an on static mill- savings are ok, but if you aren’t growing wheat yourself I wouldn’t bother.
Young Apprentice
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- Holderness
He has taken costs into account, there are some real horror stories now of inflated compound costs, the mills keep shutting so the transport costs go up! I have clients in N Irleland who are saving £50 and seeing massive improvements in productivity as well!
I have a lot of customers who tell me they would be out of livestock if they didn’t make their own feed! As always it’s everyone’s personal choice!
YA
Ninjago
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- south shropshire
I have been home mixing now for a few years using a mobile mill and mix and I agree with wellingtonfarmer that you can’t grow your own wheat I wouldn’t bother.
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