Avigrain in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales | Pet service

Avigrain

Locality: Berkeley Vale, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4389 8081

Address: Journeyman Close 2261 Berkeley Vale, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.avigrain.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Everyone taking notes?

25.01.2022 In the garden with the chooks when reading this post...

24.01.2022 Some Black Sunflowers #Avigrain have contracted in #FNQ on the Burdekin River. One of the risks contracting in advance is that the quality is not assured - and we have to take them. So we then can end up with less than ideal sunflower quality. You may be seeing some Aussie Grey Stripes that are not perfect now? But .. if we don't take these contracts then we may not have Australian supply and would end up relying on imports. It's a tough one to manage but we'd prefer to tak...e these quality risks and try for Aussie seed over imports. Fortunately this crop is coming on well in sugar cane country where growers were looking for an alternative crop. This grower clearly has a sense of humour See more

24.01.2022 Anyone with a bird at home on the South Coast - pop in to @poplarpetfood to check out #Avigrain at Home. Breeders quality birdseed for your feathered friend. Plus supplements like nigerseed, sprouting mix or parrot mueslis...

23.01.2022 Importing parrots into Australia? Divisive subject... https://www.actforbirds.org/ Thoughts?

22.01.2022 In time for Xmas

20.01.2022 We are close to finalising our new backyard poultry packaging - Auntie Kate's...... coming soon. Wanted to get it just right so we got the experts in.. this guy seems to know packaging inside and out.

20.01.2022 Despite tens of thousands of submissions from the bush pleading for this project not to go ahead ......

19.01.2022 https://youtu.be/QmpH-IgWW6Q

17.01.2022 Note to Backyard poultry keepers to watch interactions with Wild Birds and practice good biosecurity. Avian flu outbreak on a free range farm in Victoria.... Read on https://www.abc.net.au//bird-flu-avian-influenza-/12529704

17.01.2022 That time of year Merry Xmas from the Rebel

17.01.2022 #Avigrain continues to drop birdseed prices. Some products are only down a dollar or two but #Australian Grey Stripe Sunflower and White French Millet have had big drops in price. Budgie Blue - 50% canaryseed is another big mover. Ask your local retailer to see what they can do for you.

14.01.2022 Chooks love yoghurt?! Who knew?

13.01.2022 Had a good question from a customer today. "What is the shelf life on the seed?" Good question. Answer - It depends how it is stored. Kept in a cool, dry place seed should last for a long time.... Moist and hot and it'll likely develop mould and/or weevils. Fact is grain is harvested once a year so it's not like it's "fresh" all the time. It simply needs to be treated properly at harvest - so harvested at the right moisture levels, stored in an aerated silo - which we do at Avigrain and/or our farmer suppliers manage. Then we process it - grade and mix the seed - which is a very small part of the time it's stored post harvest - often less than a week between intake to our silos and out the door. Then #Avigrain products are out of our control - off to the shops via transport companies - then into the consumers hands and we just hope they don't whack it in the laundry for months. We could treat it with a chemical like Reldan which has chlorpyrifos-methyl and that'll stop anything growing - but we don't like using hard chemicals on birdfood if we can help it - prefer the natural method of good storage practice. I hope that answers the question? And if you have any more - just ask!

13.01.2022 Free layers in Sydney See below

11.01.2022 Weevil time again ! We've had our first complaint about weevils since last summer. Weevil eggs are often lying dormant in cereal grains and hatch when the atmosphere is warm and moist. So FNQ it's a real problem whereas Melbourne in winter - not so much. Coming in to warmer weather it's time to look at the weevil cycle. On #Avigrain bags is a warning that grain must be stored in a cool, dry place to avoid weevils - and fungal mould. ... When breeders get weevils they are quick to blame the seed and ask why we don't produce weevil free seed. The only way to guarantee no weevils in grain is to treat the seed with chemicals - like phostoxin - which costs time and money and much more importantly leaves a chemical residue that we reckon is no good for anyone - especially your birds. So coming into spring give your bins a wash out, keep the seed in a cool, dry spot and turn it over - empty the last lot out before putting more in. And if you have weevils in the seed when you open the bag - they should not be there - take it back to swap or refund. thx See more

10.01.2022 #Farmers4Climate report on how agriculture can develop a low emissions future. Watching this closely and hoping to being you low emissions grain soon... https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au//FCA-EY-FINAL-Repor

09.01.2022 If you trivia and you love the School of St Jude's don't miss online trivia next Tuesday 27th Oct at 7.30pmAEST on the eve of the Feast Day of St Jude. (sneak...y practice round on tonight - Friday at 7.30pm - check in with Aimon Isolation Trivia - Livestreamed for Lockdown All donations made by the end of Tuesday's quiz will be matched. Friends and family from across the globe can get an online team together and play to win a prize for best StJudes team. Takes about an hour - great fun for all trivia buffs.

08.01.2022 You are very welcome - thanks for upcycling

05.01.2022 You might see some new #Avigrain bags at your local independent produce store. More manageable size@20kg See through so you can see the quality. Shop in store and see what you're getting.... Local, new season Grey Stripe and Black Sunflower in stock as well.

02.01.2022 Golden Macaw - Hybrid of the blue/gold Macaw, San Antonio, Texas by @Gary'sGoldenMacaw

02.01.2022 Time again to vote for bird of the year. Are budgies still in the race? https://www.theguardian.com//australian-bird-of-the-year-2

02.01.2022 Now's the time to look at post Covid recovery and put climate front and center. Thx to #farmersforclimateaction for keeping the conversation going.

01.01.2022 Quality meeting @ Avigrain Talking sunflowers and mix consistency Thx for the feedback that helps us get our job done

01.01.2022 Zoom meeting tonight to discuss the bird registration issue. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87248107118