Pheasant pellets prices

johnperch

Hi lads myself and tawny owl have 300 birds arriving in 1wk where could we buy pellets and what price per ton are they the birds are 8wks old any help would be appreciated

richiedel123

johnperch wrote: »

Hi lads myself and tawny owl have 300 birds arriving in 1wk where could we buy pellets and what price per ton are they the birds are 8wks old any help would be appreciated

You can organise them by the pallet load directly off morrins in baltinglass or Jim bashford in Cavan. They will deliver them and all. The average price of grower pellets this year is about 500 /550 a tonne or there about. I get them by the bag in portlaoise off a crowd called Tim Browne animal feeds. They are 13.50 a bag in there. Any other questions just ask

shotie

richiedel123 wrote: »

I get them by the bag in portlaoise off a crowd called Tim Browne animal feeds. They are 13.50 a bag in there. Any other questions just ask

hi
whats the protin level in them im getting red mills grower pellets at 15% protin costing me €15 for a 25kg bag .

richiedel123

shotie wrote: »

hi
whats the protin level in them im getting red mills grower pellets at 15% protin costing me €15 for a 25kg bag .

I'm 99 percent sure they are 19 % . Red mills is always dearer but they own morrins now so the food is prob the same. It's also a 25 kg bag

Tawny Owl

Had a rough idea the cost would be about €500 or so thanks lads. Expensive business this shooting game and what would we all do without it:D.

One shot on kill

Pub

shotie

i mix the pellets with wheat the pellets last longer that way but ill be slowly geting them onto just whole wheat now in another week or so.

richiedel123

shotie wrote: »

i mix the pellets with wheat the pellets last longer that way but ill be slowly geting them onto just whole wheat now in another week or so.

I tried that but find they scatter the wheat to get at the pellets. When I'm introducing them to wheat I just scatter it on the ground to get them picking it and then fill 1 feeder with wheat and 1 with pellets. That way it doesn't get scattered

Tawny Owl

richiedel123 wrote: »

I tried that but find they scatter the wheat to get at the pellets. When I'm introducing them to wheat I just scatter it on the ground to get them picking it and then fill 1 feeder with wheat and 1 with pellets. That way it doesn't get scattered

Cheers thats what we done last year 1 x feeder with wheat I x feeder with pellets.

shotie

richiedel123 wrote: »

I tried that but find they scatter the wheat to get at the pellets. When I'm introducing them to wheat I just scatter it on the ground to get them picking it and then fill 1 feeder with wheat and 1 with pellets. That way it doesn't get scattered

i might try that idea with the next batch of poults i get .was only today i was saying it to the brother that they where been very waste full with the wheat but as you said there scattering it out to get at the pellets .wont be too long any way and ill have them on just hole wheat .

marty555

Not sure where your from but I get my feed from mackins in Newry co Down. They charge 470 euro and that includes delivery per ton.

Tawny Owl

marty555 wrote: »

Not sure where your from but I get my feed from mackins in Newry co Down. They charge 470 euro and that includes delivery per ton.

Curragh area but a little more south, anyway got a price the other day €550.00 per tonne, we have decided to just buy some bags each time before they go on wheat, all 300 Birds arrived on Saturday great crack with some of the Members kids as we brought them along to see what happens.Johnpearch who posted the first post here got some photos I was busy getting electrocuted setting the fence up,:eek: