Thoughts on feed

Romedius wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Romedius wrote:

cowandchicken wrote:

A site called the pigeon insider has a good chart and collection of articles on feed to get you started.

I've tried that place, but it won't let me on unless I am a facebooker.   I did happen to buy lots of maize  also.   Lots of barley too.  When I went to the big city, I brought back a pallet + of feed. I'll play around with the feed.  Thanks everybody

The BIG city what would that be Rom & how many miles in the trip to get there & back etc .
*****

That would be bozeman.  It is only 250 mile round trip, but over three passes.  Not friendly in the winter if'n you know what I mean   I have a brother who is a home builder too.  He is building a big place over there, and had to get a apartment.  
That area is where most of our racers are.  Gene Yoes lives in Emigrant.  You should see the terrain he is racing to.  Much like mine, but not as mountainous.  
Everybody else's birds can slip up broad valleys/highways.  

I see, I see  I see Not the norm Rom when most here pick up grain etc .

No sir definitely not a jaunt down the road. I can buy supersacks (2000lbs) of corn, barley, wheat,safflower shipped right to my shop free, but until I understand what and why I'm feeding, I better stick with the basics

Romedius wrote:

No sir definitely not a jaunt down the road.  I can buy supersacks (2000lbs) of corn, barley,  wheat,safflower shipped right to my shop free, but until I understand what and why I'm feeding, I better stick with the basics

Super sacks a bit heavy for me Rom now. But it's the way to go in the long run, maybe. Flog it off to your other members there & help pay for your season there, by adding 10/20% maybe .
*****

Knackered wrote:

Romedius wrote:

No sir definitely not a jaunt down the road.  I can buy supersacks (2000lbs) of corn, barley,  wheat,safflower shipped right to my shop free, but until I understand what and why I'm feeding, I better stick with the basics

Super sacks a bit heavy for me Rom now. But it's the way to go in the long run, maybe. Flog it off to your other members there & help pay for your season there, by adding 10/20% maybe .
*****

Way more! Like 50 % at least. Still save them money. I'm thinking about buying a pigeon transport trailer. Our club pays us to drive, so if I drive to one drop off, it pays the racing fees all year. I can charge per hub mile for the use of trailer, which we will need I think, we have a new club member who flew on new jersey. It would be great to get new members, even if yhey don't race. little bit of bs'n with other folks doesn't hurt. (Usually )

Good idea rom

Looks like 12000USD $ with the hardeware, I'll ask around in the spring.

Romedius wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Romedius wrote:

No sir definitely not a jaunt down the road.  I can buy supersacks (2000lbs) of corn, barley,  wheat,safflower shipped right to my shop free, but until I understand what and why I'm feeding, I better stick with the basics

Super sacks a bit heavy for me Rom now. But it's the way to go in the long run, maybe. Flog it off to your other members there & help pay for your season there, by adding 10/20% maybe .
*****

Way more! Like 50 % at least.  Still save them money.  I'm thinking about buying a pigeon transport trailer.  Our club pays us to drive, so if I drive to one drop off, it pays the racing fees all year.  I can charge per hub mile for the use of trailer, which we will need I think, we have a new club member who flew on new jersey.  It would be great to get new members, even if yhey don't race.   little bit of bs'n with other folks doesn't hurt. (Usually )

50% your not thinking about becoming a grain store merchant are we Rom with that type of mark up. Before xmas here I got a load from the farm gate with some other buddies etc delivered to a mates front door. Stocked up on safflower at $20 a bag for 20 kgs along with peas & rapeseed etc at the grain store here safflower is $38/48 a bag. Come home happy, happy but my van wasn't so happy but I didn't really really care all that much, about all his moaning on the way home as such .
*****

I would rather load up once or twice a year. Less stress . The deer paw around the loft a bit at night, when I drop a little corn or hay, those deer will clean up anything. Even the chunks of red cell water ice, they will clean it up :cheers

Romedius wrote:

I would rather load up once or twice a year.  Less stress .  The  deer paw around the loft a bit at night,  when I drop a little corn or hay,  those deer will clean up anything.  Even the chunks of red cell water ice,  they will clean it up :cheers

Best way Rom as long as it is of good quality etc & you can keep the rats away .

And deer makes a good dinner

Knackered wrote:

Romedius wrote:

I would rather load up once or twice a year.  Less stress .  The  deer paw around the loft a bit at night,  when I drop a little corn or hay,  those deer will clean up anything.  Even the chunks of red cell water ice,  they will clean it up :cheers

Best way Rom as long as it is of good quality etc & you can keep the rats away .

I can do that. Cleaned out lots of housecats, and skunks. Mice and rats, will have a hard time. Everybody uses cardboard dust bins around here.

Romedius wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Romedius wrote:

I would rather load up once or twice a year.  Less stress .  The  deer paw around the loft a bit at night,  when I drop a little corn or hay,  those deer will clean up anything.  Even the chunks of red cell water ice,  they will clean it up :cheers

Best way Rom as long as it is of good quality etc & you can keep the rats away .

 I can do that.  Cleaned out lots of housecats, and skunks.  Mice and rats,  will have a hard time.  Everybody uses cardboard dust bins around here.

Dust bins The big boys (chook farmer types) use silo's here Rom .
*****

Knackered wrote:

Romedius wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Romedius wrote:

I would rather load up once or twice a year.  Less stress .  The  deer paw around the loft a bit at night,  when I drop a little corn or hay,  those deer will clean up anything.  Even the chunks of red cell water ice,  they will clean it up :cheers

Best way Rom as long as it is of good quality etc & you can keep the rats away .

 I can do that.  Cleaned out lots of housecats, and skunks.  Mice and rats,  will have a hard time.  Everybody uses cardboard dust bins around here.

Dust bins The big boys (chook farmer types) use silo's here Rom .
*****

You can buy them in 30 gallon too I belueve. Nice fitting lid, and the cardboard is great for keeping the grain dry/with even temperature, been around for years. My mom had them for her chickens years ago. Livestock feed stores pedal them alot.

Excellent for keeping grains seperate.

halcanada wrote:

Excellent for keeping grains seperate.

True, one can play that mix & match game especially if one has quite a few of them etc.
*****