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edgie Youngbird
Posts : 2398 Join date : 2013-01-21
| Subject: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:38 am | |
| do you buy your corn in bulk , I get 1 and a half ton at a time it works out £6 per bag 20 kilo ,and its very good corn , used it for years |
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seanl Youngbird
Posts : 2399 Join date : 2011-09-04
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 1:29 pm | |
| yes buy in bulk a palt 55bags between 4 of us cuts costs right down I used swainstones last time great price and quality was 1st class before that was using country wide that's top quality and also very good prices free carr from both company's always on the look out for quality corn and products with good prices sean
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 1:33 pm | |
| I just go to a corn shop in lofthouse, as theres not one in leeds.....I buy a few bags to last me approx. 4 - 6 weeks, plus my grit, minerals etc.
if it could buy in bulk with a local fancier I would, but they are all too tight to spend more than a tenner at a time......ive heard a place called ss seeds have pretty decent corn, at a fair price. |
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blueskylofts Youngbird
Posts : 1756 Join date : 2016-02-28 Age : 69 Location : Glos - South West England
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:46 pm | |
| Because it looks like we are going to be in frogland over the winter and early 2017 - we are buying enough corn of different sorts to last us until around March.
My wife is going back to the UK in a couple of weeks time and she will bring it all back in our trailer. Along with 16 widowhood nest boxes, bowls, V perches etc etc and 16 full sheets of 15 mm marine ply for our new racing loft.
Phil |
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seanl Youngbird
Posts : 2399 Join date : 2011-09-04
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:07 pm | |
| - David wrote:
- I just go to a corn shop in lofthouse, as theres not one in leeds.....I buy a few bags to last me approx. 4 - 6 weeks, plus my grit, minerals etc.
if it could buy in bulk with a local fancier I would, but they are all too tight to spend more than a tenner at a time......ive heard a place called ss seeds have pretty decent corn, at a fair price. I have just got a palt from them David its clean no dust and good quality and a good price sean |
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blueskylofts Youngbird
Posts : 1756 Join date : 2016-02-28 Age : 69 Location : Glos - South West England
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:20 pm | |
| - seanl wrote:
- David wrote:
- I just go to a corn shop in lofthouse, as theres not one in leeds.....I buy a few bags to last me approx. 4 - 6 weeks, plus my grit, minerals etc.
if it could buy in bulk with a local fancier I would, but they are all too tight to spend more than a tenner at a time......ive heard a place called ss seeds have pretty decent corn, at a fair price. I have just got a palt from them David its clean no dust and good quality and a good price sean What is a 'palt'? Phil |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:20 pm | |
| yes ive heard it is sean, trouble is finding someone to go halfs with me locally... |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:21 pm | |
| he means a pallet phil, you know made from wood... |
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peel bros Oldbird
Posts : 13064 Join date : 2009-03-27 Age : 59 Location : south shields
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:27 pm | |
| We buy it when required but we do have a bloke come to our door which is a great help |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:40 pm | |
| I suppose storage could e a problem with some fanciers, if they havnt any where to put 20 bags they cant buy in bulk. |
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markevans Youngbird
Posts : 3310 Join date : 2015-01-25 Age : 58 Location : Wolverhampton
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:51 pm | |
| Always store it at the bottom of the bed that's as good a place as any |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:53 pm | |
| - markevans wrote:
- Always store it at the bottom of the bed that's as good a place as any
I`ll bet the mrs is happy about that mark....... |
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markevans Youngbird
Posts : 3310 Join date : 2015-01-25 Age : 58 Location : Wolverhampton
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:58 pm | |
| You have have something to do these long winter nights counting the different grain's |
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peel bros Oldbird
Posts : 13064 Join date : 2009-03-27 Age : 59 Location : south shields
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:59 pm | |
| I have plenty of room but mice would get at it at my garden |
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Lofty Youngbird
Posts : 2008 Join date : 2015-10-07 Location : Swansea
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:41 pm | |
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edgie Youngbird
Posts : 2398 Join date : 2013-01-21
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:54 pm | |
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seanl Youngbird
Posts : 2399 Join date : 2011-09-04
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:15 pm | |
| - David wrote:
- yes ive heard it is sean, trouble is finding someone to go halfs with me locally...
yer it can be a problem and it not half winds the mrs up when I store excess in lobby I usually fill all corn barrels sean |
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edgie Youngbird
Posts : 2398 Join date : 2013-01-21
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:27 pm | |
| I use old type tin dustbins , wheely bins , the rest stays in the garage nice and cool on a pallet till required |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:30 pm | |
| got to think if mice can get into it, I once bought about 20 bags and stored it in the garage.......mice didn't get to it but I was always concerned in case they did, after all they can squeeze through a very small hole. |
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edgie Youngbird
Posts : 2398 Join date : 2013-01-21
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:34 pm | |
| feed them first with poisen |
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edgie Youngbird
Posts : 2398 Join date : 2013-01-21
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:13 am | |
| I think they are best left in now , let them rest and moult , its a very stressfull time for them ?. |
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edgie Youngbird
Posts : 2398 Join date : 2013-01-21
| Subject: Re: do you buy your corn Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:20 am | |
| baught 8 bags of wheat yesterday £20 |
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