Price of feed

Has everyone noticed how the price of feed is rising?
Picked up a few things yesterday,
Peavey Mart
chick starter 25kg 12.99
feed rite Lacombe 17% layer ration 20kg 12.93
38% grower 20.33
last tote bag of feed was 321.00

It is a good thing we really love our chickens! Every time the feed prices go up I tell myself I am cutting back on my laying hens. The amount of eggs I sell doesn't cover the cost of the feed. Unfortunately I have a really hard time parting with my good old layer gals, so I guess I'll keep buying feed.

Chick starter 25kg is $16.99
Non med chick starter 25kgs is $13.99
Layer diet 17% is 25kg $14.25
Layer diet 38% 25kg $24.25

It is the price of wheat. My feed is made for me by a mill close by and the price went up since the last time and when I look at the invoice it is the wheat that is on the rise. With everything so wet and crops going in late I imagine it will keep climbing, so stock up.

Coop feeds in Calgary have not increased the price for a while there layers feed is 11.25 per bag. But check your prices on other things that you may buy there. I purchased the largest galvanized feeder that they have a couple of months ago for 34.00 so a month ago I decided to get a few more and I never got the receipt for a few weeks and when I did I noticed that they charged me 50.00 for each feeder. I am going to be talking to them about that.

I still buy from a local feed supplier and even he has increased his prices , but It is still a good deal .$33.00 oer 110KG of scratch, $39.00 for layer, grower, starter, so I think I can live with that so far .Will be looking into a way of getting my supply for the winter by late fall

17.50 for a bag of grower can't afford extra fun things like chickens if the prices keep up like this!!!

I pay $11.25 for 16% grower, I don't feed layer. The girl at the feed store said the only difference is oyster shells so I have a dish of shells in the coop.

Wow, is that 38% protein?! I don't even know if we can get that here...

We only feed an 18% breeder/free range ration.. but we have to offer oyster shells also.

The 38% protien layer IS NOT to be fed on its own. it is a concentrated feed, that you mix with grains like wheat, oats and soy beans etc to make a complete layer ration. That is how I make feed. I buy all the necissary ingredients, and it costs me about $750 for 3 tons of feed. That feeds 300 layers for a little over 3 months.

Oh!!! Ok thanks!

Yeah, I don't think we can buy that here..

Thanks for the clarification

Hats off to you for makeing your own feed , more people should get into it and the saveings would be more then worth it

Layer (16%) at Co-op in Maple Creek is $13/bag right now.

I just bought feed yesterday at our little feed mill in Bashaw. They are very reasonable compared to what I'm hearing: Chick starter - 9.50
Chick grower - 9.00
The grower is an excellent mix they make up themselves. Its got wheat, barley, peas, and other grains all coarsly ground. the birds all love it. I haven't bought the layer mix lately, but it's another excellent product they make. they always use some peas or other legumes for protein.

These are the small bags of 60 lbs from Philip Maloff feeds delivered to SOuth Country Feeds in Baynes Lake which is a bout 45 min from me..

Layer $13.50
Duck $13.00
Turkey grower $15.50
Broiler/Chick grower $14.50

Just learned I can order totes from there and they will load them for me...when I get a price I will post. Certainly will be a lot less

Masterfeeds Red Deer May 20 Bags are 25kg

Layer with shell 10.25
Hen Scratch 13.15
Med. Turkey Grower 11.80

Prairie Chick wrote:I pay $11.25 for 16% grower, I don't feed layer. The girl at the feed store said the only difference is oyster shells so I have a dish of shells in the coop.

Really?! I've been feeding 16% layer diet as my flocks main ration, but after spending $15.99 on the last bag (Co-op Agri in MJ) I'm more than ready to switch to grower if it's the same thing! I already keep a tuna can full of oyster shells/crushed egg shells in the coop that lasts the girls about a week. Never had a problem with their egg shells yet.

MJ- Coop Layer, 25kg -$15.99

Swift - Chick Starter (med) 25kg- $11.50 and Turkey starter (med)25kg- $12.50

After the starter, most of my birds get grain I picked up of the ground.I spend a lot of time scrouging, but around here there is a lot of Bin rings set up for storage and the bottom is waste to them, good feed for me. For a couple of years my son worked at a terminal and all the spillage came here instead of in a slough bottom. Screenings from seed cleaning is usually available cheap or free. Also A lot of farmers will gladly allow you to sweep/clean out there bins for the leftover grain. It saves them having to do it.

I've actually had a drop in feed prices.. Seemed very weird to me. But usually when I pick up a tote of Chick Starter (1000kg) Its usually anywhere from $350 - $421, and the last tote I got, about 2 weeks ago was only $301.00 and that had the $30 tote included in it. So the actual feed was only like $271. I was happy.

Picked up feed Nov 5 at Red Deer Masterfeeds
17% Layer with oyster shell 25kg bag 12.80
Hen scratch 25 kg bag. 15.50

If you have enough chickens to justify it, buying grain direct from the farmer will save you bundle ...

Spot pricing on grain today ...
Feed wheat $7.53/bushel (60 lbs)
Oats $2.76/bushel (34 lbs)
Barley $5.20/bushel (48 lbs)

I bought organic wheat and oats with about 5% alfalfa seeds from a local farmer for 8 cents a pound. Now, if I could only find an organic source of protein...