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July 2012
Waikato Farming Lifestyles
Animal Health
& Nutrition
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Grandpa’s feeders has just completed it’s 14th consecutive fieldays at Mystery Creek With the hard times that are upon us at present we have been amazed at our increase in sales every year. It goes to show how popular it is to keep some chooks in the back yard these days.
Love your chooks? But hate being tied to daily feeding? Rodents and birds eating their food?
GRANDPA’S CHOOK FEEDERS …are made to save you time and money by eliminating the need for daily feeding and stopping the significant amount of food lost to rats, mice and wild birds. This is the ideal feeder for 1-50 chooks, allowing you to enjoy the goodness of your own farm fresh eggs without attracting pests and their associated diseases. GRANDPA’S FEEDERS developed and sold in New Zealand for over 15 years have become hugely popular and are now considered standard equipment for keeping poultry.
Automatic chook feeder
Feeder lid opens when chook stands on platform Strongly constructed with galvanised steel Waterproof Two sizes Large holds 18kg $250 + pp Medium holds 9kg $195 + pp
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MONEY BACK! For happier, healthier more productive chooks contact us.
Phone: 027 276 9794 • 027 497 6021• 07 552 5225 Email: mark@grandpasfeeders.com • Web: www.grandpasfeeders.co.nz Postal: Windsong Enterprises, 364 Whakamarama Rd, RD7 Tauranga 3179
We heard recently that keeping chooks is the number one fastest growing hobby in the UK. Well we believe NZ is right up there as well. Doing the shows gives you an opportunity to talk to the many and varied chook owners out there. We had four chooks at the show to demonstrate our feeders and I think we could have sold them hundreds of times over. Despite the fact that there are other automatic chook feeders on the market now, Grandpa’s believe that their feeder is still the best. It costs a little more, but it is of excellent quality and we provide a full back up service and a money back guarantee. We had one fellow visit us at the show who purchased one of our feeders two years ago, and couldn’t wait to tell us that his feeder paid for itself within six months on the food he saved by not feeding sparrows.
The sprouts grow on the Fodder Solutions specially designed sprouting trays with no growing medium. Feedquality barley germinates within 24 hours of seeding. The barley grows in the same tray for six days and is ready for harvest at a 12inch high grass mat. It takes six days to grow from seeding to feed out! The ‘sprout mat’ is completely edible and highly nutritious as it is a living food. The animals will eat the entire mat, roots and green growth, so there is no waste. Of course this time of year the elements seem to be against both livestock and the farmer on his or her daily rounds. But it’s possible to beat the weather — both the rain and cold winds of winter and the heat of summer — with a little help from Trident Equipment, the one-stop shop for anything crafted from high-grade canvas. Whether you need tarps to cover it, shade sails to protect it or even a custom made job, Trident have you quite literally covered. They’ve even won awards for their innovative solutions, and they’re a real Kiwi
company, proud of their workmanship and dedicated to using the best, hardwearing materials. Commonly used for bikes, the 450 Lumen Dominator headlight is now available with a headstrap making it ideal for night time calving patrol with the extremely bright LED bulb and hands free design. South Waikato Cycles and Lawncare also stock Makita outdoor products for your chainsaw and trimmer requirements. For after hours leisure activities, they offer an exciting range of BMX, road, freestyle, comfort, mountain or triathlon bikes as well as a range of accessories and a bike repair service.
Mineral Supplementation
Made Easy!
Convenient, waste free access to essential
minerals and vitamins
Cattle Wintering Blocks – for dry cows
on winter crops and at grass
Available in 50kg tubs and 500kg blocks for large herds
Made in New Zealand for our conditions and requirements
For more information about quality calf feeds contact SealesWinslow on 0800 00 77 66 SW_Farming lifestyles ad June__180x265_0512_0512.indd 1
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