How Long ?

[andy Burgess]

i have 2 sacks of racing mix , already a few months old , still sealed and well stored. my thinking is , will they last till next year or will the content lose some of its worth ?? what do you think

[Guest stb-]

i have 2 sacks of racing mix , already a few months old , still sealed and well stored. my thinking is , will they last till next year or will the content lose some of its worth ?? what do you think

2 sacks would last me till sunday lol

[hawked again]

I only get one delivery each year, I keep it dry and don't notice any problems.

[kirky]

my versele-laga has uses by date on bags giving one year till next november,

[Wiley]

As long as you move the bags constantly, and they are kept in dry conditions they will be fine Andy. Once you open it smell the grain also

[andy Burgess]

thanks for the replies so far. its Versel - Laga brand ,i will check the dates tommorow ?

[blaz]

andy it might keep and be fine but what is the impact to the team next year if it is off a bit. for me i would be adding a bit of the race mix to what i am feeding now. that way no risk to race birds and a wee bit carbs in winter mix.

[just ask me]

I agree with blaz use it up no point in taking chances a few bad seeds could ruin your season

[TheHigg]

always been told plastick bags will sweat verse la are paper so no sweat as long as there are no mouldy seed amongst it i would feed it

[andy Burgess]

andy it might keep and be fine but what is the impact to the team next year if it is off a bit. for me i would be adding a bit of the race mix to what i am feeding now. that way no risk to race birds and a wee bit carbs in winter mix.

 

 

I agree with blaz use it up no point in taking chances a few bad seeds could ruin your season

 

 

i am leaning more toward the idea of using them up now. will check the "use bye date" tommorow ,and go from there

[walterboswell59]

just another ploy to get you to buy more feed imo andy years ago fanciers would not use beans unless they where 2 years old m8 as long as the feeding is bone dry it should be fine

[neila]

I thought barley and wheat was best used within a couple of months or it starts to lose certain vitamins

although I do not know if once this first couple months period is over if there is any difference from then to say a years time

[REDCHEQHEN]

Anything left over from the racing season is mixed together into the moulting mix and used over the following few weeks

I personally wouldn't keep the race mix for the following season, but that's just me

[just ask me]

just another ploy to get you to buy more feed imo andy years ago fanciers would not use beans unless they where 2 years old m8 as long as the feeding is bone dry it should be fine

 

 

I have noting to gain from George buying m ore corn but I've seen many a fanciers season ruined for bad seeds including my own for a few races

 

I take no chances anymore while it should be a 100% if stored correctly mixing though his breeder mix will only make that last longer so wont be spending a whole lot more

[andy Burgess]

dates on sacks are , 15/07/15 and 12/05/15 so both will be added to the daily feed over the next few weeks

[Guest TAMMY_1]

just another ploy to get you to buy more feed imo andy years ago fanciers would not use beans unless they where 2 years old m8 as long as the feeding is bone dry it should be fine

did you not comment earlier in the year Walter that you had fed your birds {young I think } some food which you later thought was "off" and it knocked your birds off a bit,if I am wrong on that then accept my apologies

[walterboswell59]

did you not comment earlier in the year Walter that you had fed your birds {young I think } some food which you later thought was "off" and it knocked your birds off a bit,if I am wrong on that then accept my apologies

no your dead right tam but mine had been stored in the wrong place and got damp and moldy and being half blind i did not see it or check it till it was to late will not make that mistake again but andy is saying his feed has been well stored

[andy Burgess]

dates on sacks are , 15/07/15 and 12/05/15 so both will be added to the daily feed over the next few weeks

 

 

well i have spread it about the feeding bins today ,within a week or so it will be used up i feel . will look at "sell by date" on any feeding at the end of next season and add it to the winter feeding . another lesson learnt

[bullcock]

When it comes to use by dates etc,

When you get a bag from your supplier do you think this is freshly harvested? they have to store it through out the season the same as we do.(their is only one harvest each year)

So grains bought this summer from a supplier will be from the same crop that you will get supplied until the next harvest,

It's not like tomatoes that came be grown throughout the year to satisfy demand.

[andy Burgess]

When it comes to use by dates etc,

When you get a bag from your supplier do you think this is freshly harvested? they have to store it through out the season the same as we do.(their is only one harvest each year)

So grains bought this summer from a supplier will be from the same crop that you will get supplied until the next harvest,

It's not like tomatoes that came be grown throughout the year to satisfy demand.

 

i understand what your saying , yet dont fully agree with all . freshly harvested , doubt it very much , whatever time of year . current suppliers dont store it throughout the year , due to high turn over. even the grain merchant wont store it the same as me ,they have storage and drying facilities , i dont . 1 harvest a year (here maybe) ,this day and age ,grains getting shipped all over the globe at different times of the year , and harvested at different times too ?

i believe i have done the right thing using it up now . unless you can convince me otherwise , thats my thinking from now on

[bullcock]

i understand what your saying , yet dont fully agree with all . freshly harvested , doubt it very much , whatever time of year . current suppliers dont store it throughout the year , due to high turn over. even the grain merchant wont store it the same as me ,they have storage and drying facilities , i dont . 1 harvest a year (here maybe) ,this day and age ,grains getting shipped all over the globe at different times of the year , and harvested at different times too ?

i believe i have done the right thing using it up now . unless you can convince me otherwise , thats my thinking from now on

I never said not to use it up, you have removed all doubt by using it, all I am saying is that the suppliers store an annual harvest of grains (yes some can be brought in from abroad, but the cost would limit this to a minimum)

Yes some will have grain silo's but keeping it dry and away from vermin is the key aims of storage.

[andy Burgess]

 

although a slightly different subject ,yet very similar , looks like a decision is down to the individual and there views

[Tony C]

i have 2 sacks of racing mix , already a few months old , still sealed and well stored. my thinking is , will they last till next year or will the content lose some of its worth ?? what do you think

http://wholegrainscouncil.org/recipes/storing-whole-grains

[peter pandy]

I do believe I covered aged Beans before but will cover it again. Put a new bean in your mouth and chew it, You will find it is bitter to taste. Now do the same with a 3 year old Bean and you will find it is sweet. I am of the opinion that the acid in new Beans convert to Sugar the longer they are stored. When in the past I had the room to store them I purchased 1 ton at a time every year and put them away for future years. Some of the top men in the past would store them in the attic of their house for future use. I cannot comment on other grains other than Eddie Newcombe would never feed new wheat and when he did it was no more than 5%.