tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post7643335455481528471..comments2023-08-15T23:51:21.571-08:00Comments on Wild Roots Homestead: Feed CostsEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-9472205808617296272010-01-29T20:10:51.029-09:002010-01-29T20:10:51.029-09:00Martha, somehow your comment didn't make publi...Martha, somehow your comment didn't make publishing when I clicked on it. Sorry. However, we are in the interior of Alaska. Fairbanks is zoned 1 - 2, but I believe we may be closer to zone 3 up here on the hill, as far as the perennials that have made it through the winters. I believe they say we have a ninety day growing season, obviously we find lots of ways to stretch that in either direction. I wish we were just a zone or two higher. I lust after the higher zoned fruit trees in the nursery catalogs.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-57938066993339059402010-01-29T19:04:07.923-09:002010-01-29T19:04:07.923-09:00The problem is that paying retail prices are a kil...The problem is that paying retail prices are a killer. The feedstore near us, give a $2.00 discount if you buy a ton of bagged feed. <br /><br />And the problem we have with our Azure delivery is that we don't necessarily get what we order with their order system. Which makes it too hard to rely for livestock feed. <br /><br />I did get some good eastern Oregon grass hay for my milk cow, from a local hay dealer. I paid $11.00 for a 100 lb bale. At the feed store, it is $1.50 a pound and the alfalfa is a little higher than that! <br /><br />It's very hard to manage to feed good feed and not break the bank!Throwback at Trapper Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418370592659531735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-33559632734356470772010-01-29T13:38:44.635-09:002010-01-29T13:38:44.635-09:00Yeah, I know Fbks is a long ways from here. Its b...Yeah, I know Fbks is a long ways from here. Its been an interesting journey with my birds... when I was feeding premixed food to my then 48 birds, they were eating 25 pounds a day. Now that I'm sprouting their barley, I have 60 birds eating 12 pounds of barley and 2 pounds of fishmeal a day. That's a huge difference a big savings for us!Lisa Raehttp://arctichomesteader.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-16327914915018528542010-01-29T10:36:52.161-09:002010-01-29T10:36:52.161-09:00Wow, I can hardly believe that prices in Oregon wo...Wow, I can hardly believe that prices in Oregon would be as close to those here in Alaska. Something not quite right with that. I am consoled a bit.<br /><br />Lisa, unfortunately we don't get down that way but maybe once a year. When we do we totally load up the truck with bulk food and things we don't have up here. We have talked about coming down for Alfalfa hay and some local feed, but once we figure in gas prices it makes more sense to buy it at the feed store here. I believe the oats and barley we have been buying are both from Delta. How much barley do you feed your chickens? I will certainly check out the link you sent, Thanks a bunchEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-17707747554285791592010-01-28T14:29:44.302-09:002010-01-28T14:29:44.302-09:00Hi again, down here near the Mat Valley we have lo...Hi again, down here near the Mat Valley we have locally grown oats for $9 a bag (if you bring your own bags), local (not Delta) barley is $250 a ton, Walmart alfalfa pellets are $10 a bag, and imported alfalfa hay is $16 a bale in Anchorage. <br /><br />I also feed free choice beet pulp, kelp and mineral salt. I sprout all the barley for my chickens and add salmon meal at $43.95 a 55 pound bag. <br /><br />Feed costs here were climbing and climbing over the last year or two, but I've found that mixing all of our own feeds and using the most locally produced stocks as possible and buying by the ton really helps. <br /><br />As far as stuff from Azure and Organically Grown Company and Mountain Rose Herbs and Frontier... check out www.WolfLakeWellness.com. Ludie is just starting to ship around Alaska. <br /><br />Hope this helps!Lisa Raehttp://arctichomesteader.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-65354695677176457432010-01-28T05:38:18.567-09:002010-01-28T05:38:18.567-09:00Those prices are the same here in the outskirts of...Those prices are the same here in the outskirts of Portland. Only the price of alfalfa on your list is higher! <br /><br />Not much consolation - it is still a lot of money any way you look at it!<br /><br />Nice post :)Throwback at Trapper Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418370592659531735noreply@blogger.com