rollerman132
316 posts
Jun 21, 2008
11:22 PM
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With the price of feed going up, what would you willing to pay for a bag of feed to stay in the hobby? 30.00, 50.00, 100.00, just something I was thinking about today.
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kopetsa
915 posts
Jun 21, 2008
11:25 PM
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It is hard to say.. I would definitely have to find some kind of substitute.. However, I will pay a lot of money to stay in the hobby and will never get out of it! :)
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Andrew
Last Edited by on Jun 21, 2008 11:26 PM
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Electric-man
1732 posts
Jun 21, 2008
11:46 PM
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What ever it takes!!!
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Val
"Site Moderator"
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CVRC
32 posts
Jun 22, 2008
2:12 AM
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i would rather pay than get out of the hobby.
Cristian Castro
CM Loft
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
1264 posts
Jun 22, 2008
4:44 AM
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I have had to cut my herd in half already.LOL.But if worse comes to worse I will still stay in the hobby if I have to just keep a few breeders and only a couple kits to fly. David
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rollinfever
44 posts
Jun 22, 2008
5:59 AM
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THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE FEED STORE IT WAS LIKE $14.00 WENT UP LIKE EVRY 2 DOLLARS.. NOW ITS $22.00 FOR A BAG OF 14% PIGEON FEED..AND I DONT EVEN WORK YET..BARELY LEGAL TO WORK AND IM IN THE HOBBY!!!! ;P.
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SSLOFTS
36 posts
Jun 22, 2008
6:09 AM
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SHHHH!!! or they'll hear you and jack up the price even more!!! I don't have a ton of birds so the price increase isn't hurting me yet,it sucks but I can still afford it.If I had alot of birds, i'd probably scale down a little if the price kept going up. Wait until diesel fuel goes higher,the truckers are feeling it already.I've already talked to guys and they said if they can't get a back haul they won't take the load because of the fuel price.If the fuel goes up a couple more bucks(which it will) never mind the birds,OUR food is going to cost a fortune! Nick
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Santandercol
2679 posts
Jun 22, 2008
7:22 AM
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Safflower is already up around $45 a bag here.Over $22 for wheat.Gas is $1.44 per liter=$6.60 per imp. gal.I see they're producing electric pick-ups now so it's just a matter of time before I get one of those.They even have dumps on them,so I'm saving up my nickels.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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rollinfever
46 posts
Jun 22, 2008
8:06 AM
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HAHA DONT YOU THINK ITLL BE EASIER TO GROW FOOD FOR PIGEONS LIKE POP CORN WHEAT ETC?? OR IS IT EASIER FOR US TO BUY?? BCAS I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE HARVESTING OF THE CROPS ;p
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BA Rollers
19 posts
Jun 22, 2008
8:57 AM
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I have over 400 pigeons and they go through about 150 pounds a week. That's roughly $60 a week I'm spending on feed. That doesn't count the grit and other items. That is just feed alone. So 240x12=2,880 in feed costs for the year. That is if prices don't continue to go up which I am sure they will.
A friend of mine has a lot of different breeds and lots of them. His feed bill is around $1200 a month right now.
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rollerman132
317 posts
Jun 22, 2008
10:46 AM
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I was watching CNN yesterday and a guy from GM said that most of the major companies including GM will fold if the price of gas reaches 6 bucks. It’s starting to look like we might have to start feeding bread crumbs to our birds like Pensom did during WW2; if worst comes to worst we might have to start eating them just to survive are self’s LOL.
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