Group purchase of Organic Chicken Feed - Buy Wholesale in Phoenix Arizona AZ soy free non GMO feeds Mesa, Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Surprise, Avondale, USDA Certified

A Group of Arizona backyard chicken farmers have brought their organic poultry feed volume together to obtain wholesale pricing on organic chicken feed. In most cases, the group saves about $8 or more per 50lb bag over Azure Standard prices, and $15-$20 saving per bag when compared with retail feed stores.

We have done 8 orders as of February 16th, 2013. We are accepting others chicken farmers in Phoenix Arizona Valley, who are interested in organic feed at a lower price. The minimum is, one 50lb bag of feed. Read website for more details or write your questions below. To receive an order form send an email requesting to become part of the organic chicken feed order group to organicphx@gmail.com

Comment by Jane Doyle on November 12, 2011 at 9:21pm: How far over in the East Valley, Scott? Also, how would keeping it 4 months impact the freshness of the product, especially in the summer?

Thanks!

Comment by Rachel on November 13, 2011 at 9:56am: Again, how far east? It is not a good idea to have feed around longer than 6-8 weeks, especially in warm weather. What exactly is the minimum order, and is that per feed type, or overall order?

If it's not waay east valley, I would be willing to purchase 150 lbs of lay pellets and 100 lbs of starter every two months.

Thanks for investigating this. :)

Comment by Scott Brown on November 13, 2011 at 11:56pm: East Valley for my house is at Gilbert Rd and Guadalupe area. However, I would be willing to make the drop off point more central if needed.

Avoiding spoilage: If stored properly we can avoid mold and pests. These are the main causes of spoilage. Sealing a 55 gallon drums, will allow you to store the feed much longer when comparing with the 50# paper bags from the feed stores. I have attached a link you may find helpful for storage:

http://poultrykeeper.com/common-articles-to-all-poultry/general/how...

Obviously we all want the best feed we can get.....so we should NOT over-order for ourselves. However, if you have chicken friends, please urge them to try to vouch for some volume.

http://poultrykeeper.com/common-articles-to-all-poultry/general/how...

Generally one 55 gallon barrel will hold five 50# bags of feed.

Thank you for sharing you interest in terms of pounds, so we can get a running count started.

Comment by Scott Brown on November 14, 2011 at 10:48am: The bulk purchase I am referring to does NOT come in bags. It comes on a pallets in one 2500 lbs bag. We would need to bring our own containers to the drop point. However, it will cut your cost down by nearly 50%. The downside is that there are shipping costs too. Currently best pricing I have found is from a farm in Montana.

COSTS:

- Organic lay crumble" is priced $0.27 or ($13.50 per 50 lbs)

- Shipping is $0.0832 per pound or (4.16 per 50 lbs) - Montana to Gilbert

- TOTAL cost would be $0.3532 per pound or (17.66 per 50 lbs)

So it we just get 10 backyard chicken farm[s] to fill one 55 gallon barrel each (aka 250 lbs) we would have enough for the minimum order and we would all save money.

If a person does NOT need a 55 gallon barrel than do NOT over-order. However, please share what volume you are comfortable with for NOT more than a 3 month supply and we can tally the volume.

Once we reach enough for minimum 2500 lb order, we can re-confirm with everyone and place the first order. Hopefully it becomes a money saver for all of us. Of course with more volume comes larger discounts as well.

Please spread the word!

Comment by Jane Doyle on November 14, 2011 at 5:45pm: I go through about 50# of lay pellets a week, so I can commit for ... being conservative just in case ... 500#. The cost will be very little more than non-organic lay pellets, and about half the price of organic. This is great!

Comment by Tracy on November 14, 2011 at 6:32pm: I'm interested. You can contact me at tracy@doctracy.org.

Comment by Bethany Lobocki on November 14, 2011 at 8:12pm: Could we get it soy-free? If so...count me in.

Comment by Scott Brown on November 14, 2011 at 10:43pm: Here is the ingredient list of my favorite supplier that I have courted so far:

Organic Layer MashFor Laying Hens

Guaranteed Analysis:

Crude Protein, min .............................. 16.0%

Crude Fat, min ...................................... 3.0%

Crude Fiber, max .................................. 5.0%

Methionine, min .................................. 0.25%

Lysine, min ......................................... 0.50%

Calcium, min-max .......................... 2.0-3.5%

Phosphorous, min ............................... 0.40%

Salt, min-max. ............................. 0.23-0.25%

Ingredients:Organic wheat, barley, peas, flax, soybean meal, plus vitamin/mineral premix (dicalciumphosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, certified organic dried kelp, salt,sodium bicarbonate, choline chloride, cobalt sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide,iron sulfate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, zinc sulfate, vitamin A supplement,vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, niacinsupplement, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement,folic acid, biotin, ascorbic acid, menadione bisulfate complex, silicon dioxide,) calciumcarbonate, kelp.

Please share with me the reason soy and other ingredients are less desireable even when they are organic. I simply want to understand what is unfavorable and why......?

Comment by Scott Brown on November 14, 2011 at 11:02pm: Wonderful!!! This is going quicker than I thought.

Please do NOT consider yourself obligated if I mention your name here, I am simply trying to keep a current Tally, so we can know when we can get to 2500 lbs volume:

Jane Doyle...........500 lbs

Jennifer..............250 lbs

Scott Brown..........250 lbs

Tracy..................???? lbs

Bethany...............???? lbs (It is NOT soy free, but the soy is organic, NOT RoundUp Ready soy).

TOTAL...............1000 lbs

Ole!