Guest Greig the doo Drysdale Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Went last week and bought my feed high speed was £9.25ish went back today for bits and pieces and the same stuff was upto £12.30ish what a shocking jump for so little feed. (It was Bucktons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pault Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 i think we are getting taken for a ride with all the price hikes they are just following each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 i seen a bag of 20kg prestige £15.35P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 yes ,, crazy prices now,,, my supplier was selling at the old prices , untill someone told him it had all went up,,,, but it doesnt make sense that the old batch he paid the old prices for ,,,,,,,,,,suddenly became the new prices :-/ :-/ :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobboy Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Sorry Fellows: We're in for a rough ride with our birds!!! Anything (grain ) that can be used for gasoline ethnol they are using. Here in the US we've had a lot of rain and the farmers are late on their planting which means smaller yeilds . It's going to get worse! We have to cut down to our very best and are going to have to change the way we keep our birds ( numbers ). Same for our show program birds etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennut Tar Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Sorry Fellows: We're in for a rough ride with our birds!!! Anything (grain ) that can be used for gasoline ethnol they are using. Here in the US we've had a lot of rain and the farmers are late on their planting which means smaller yeilds . It's going to get worse! We have to cut down to our very best and are going to have to change the way we keep our birds ( numbers ). Same for our show program birds etc. It's a strange world we live in now ????????? :'( :'( :'( we are more interested in supplying grain to the petrol companies now, for fuel for our cars etc. While millions of people around the world are starving to death. Greed & politicians, what hope do we have, "Us peasants" :P . Let alone !!!!!!!, our poor old pigeons. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorsloft Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 the band wagon rolls on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 It's a strange world we live in now ????????? :'( :'( :'( we are more interested in supplying grain to the petrol companies now, for fuel for our cars etc. While millions of people around the world are starving to death. Greed & politicians, what hope do we have, "Us peasants" :P . Let alone !!!!!!!, our poor old pigeons. Enjoy. so true lennut "greed and politicians as the great robert burns said " mans imhumanity to man , makes countless thousands mourn" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 why dont we all boycott one brand of corn untill they have to lower the price , then boycott another brand and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennut Tar Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 why dont we all boycott one brand of corn untill they have to lower the price , then boycott another brand and so on In theory ??????? that may be possible Jonny ;D ;D ;D what you say etc. But !!!!!!! it's a bit like all those theorys we have in this sport where in ;) now. By the time we tried them all etc & reached the end, so to speak !!!!!!!! "LMFAO" We would be long dead I'm afraid. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vic Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 THE ROLL OF DRUMS HAS STARTED! THE KNELL OF BELLS WILL FOLLOW. I FORESEE A 50% DECREASE OF FANCIERS WITHIN 18 MONTHS. I ONLY HOPE I'M WRONG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 THE ROLL OF DRUMS HAS STARTED! THE KNELL OF BELLS WILL FOLLOW. I FORESEE A 50% DECREASE OF FANCIERS WITHIN 18 MONTHS. I ONLY HOPE I'M WRONG! i dont think your far off the mark vic,,,,and the big sellers will up their prices , i would imagine ,, cant see the 6 for £99 in the future , the price of grub, the politics, the split ups of clubs and feds etc etc etc is chasing members away rather than attracting new members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slugmonkey Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 we are already seeing fliers drop because of prices and I live in one of the richest producing regions in the world BLAME THE ENVIROMENTALISTS NO NEW REFINERIES SINCE 1977 no oil shortage just a lack of refined gas !!!!! the farmers are paying nearly 4.00 a gallon for diesel and they are passing that on to us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesa Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 come over hear we are paying $12 a gallon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vic Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 i dont think your far off the mark vic,,,,and the big sellers will up their prices , i would imagine ,, cant see the 6 for £99 in the future , the price of grub, the politics, the split ups of clubs and feds etc etc etc is chasing members away rather than attracting new members Jimmy, your etc's should have read ets's! Surely. Cheers, Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 fed you that one vic ;D ;D ;D dear feeding ;D ;D ;D unless you can get a lottery grant,,,,and abide by their rules ,[when you read their rules carefully] which a few clubs dont ????,,,,dangerous for the clubs that do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brynlybop Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 USED TO BUY MY CORN TO STOCK UP BREEDING DURING THE WINTER RACEING DURING BREEDING AND SO ON JUST CANT ANY MORE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE CORN SHOP HAD 4 BAGS OF CORN AND A FEW BITS CAME TO NEARLY SEVENTY QUID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryTheRed Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Instead of moaning about the price just keep less pigeons. The first thing this sport needs to do is fill the transporter each week to cover costs; sprint racing week after week will do this, channel racing is not an option for regional feds, plenty of different avenues for those channel fliers. Small feds need to join together, forget prevailing winds, golden mile etc, fill the crates and help keep the cost of sending birds down. If your racing each week up to 200m why need 40 birds? 12 cocks/hens is plenty to race with, only one bird can win. Distance fliers can use the fed to get their birds ready for the channel races, commensense over daft politics needs to prevail if we want to race in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wba_paddy Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 USED TO BUY MY CORN TO STOCK UP BREEDING DURING THE WINTER RACEING DURING BREEDING AND SO ON JUST CANT ANY MORE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE CORN SHOP HAD 4 BAGS OF CORN AND A FEW BITS CAME TO NEARLY SEVENTY QUID black country grains sells country wide 4 seasons for £7.95 for a 25 kilo bag and teurlings 4 seasons 25 kilo for £8.50.they are both good corn.so thank mark evans for keeping your corn affordable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Instead of moaning about the price just keep less pigeons. The first thing this sport needs to do is fill the transporter each week to cover costs; sprint racing week after week will do this, channel racing is not an option for regional feds, plenty of different avenues for those channel fliers. Small feds need to join together, forget prevailing winds, golden mile etc, fill the crates and help keep the cost of sending birds down. If your racing each week up to 200m why need 40 birds? 12 cocks/hens is plenty to race with, only one bird can win. Distance fliers can use the fed to get their birds ready for the channel races, commensense over daft politics needs to prevail if we want to race in the future. simple way to do that is make it £5 per bird ;D [ittl never happen ;D] but fanciers would only keep the best , fewer ailments , more enjoment [rather than a chore] cleaner lofts , less gambling , prize money would go to the winners [not a pooler at the bottom of the result ;D] et etc,,,[and you send a mini instead of a transporter ;D], dream on ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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