Farm and Poultry
Suppliers of foods, supplements and accessories for a wide range of animals
Farm and Poultry Foods from Hawthorn Pet Supplies
Produced by BOCM Pauls, the entire Farmgate range is produced with great care and attention to quality and consistency. Using only naturally healthy, nutritious and wholesome ingredients that pass a rigorous quality assurance programme.
Chick Crumb ACS 
A flexible and highly nutritious, palatable starter diet. Designed for feeding to either laying hen replacements or meat birds calling for a slower steady start.
Feeding Guide
For laying hen replacements feed from day old up to 6 weeks of age. For meat type chickens, feed for the first 4 weeks.
Follow on rearing feed: Following Farmgate Chick Crumbs ACS in the recommended feeding programme is Farmgate Rearer ACS, fed from 7 weeks of age through to point of lay. For meat type birds grown on for seasonal markets, Farmgate Chicken Finisher ACS can be fed from 5 weeks of age to 7 days prior to marketing. For the last 7 days use BOCM PAULS Poultry Finisher Plain Pellets.
Rearer ACS 
A flexible, palatable and highly nutritious diet, designed to be fed to laying hen replacement stock.
Feeding Guide
To be fed from 7 weeks of age through to point of lay.
Follow on rearing feed: For laying hen replacements Farmgate Rearer ACS is followed at point of lay by Farmgate Layers Mash or Farmgate Layers Pellets throughout the laying period.
Layer Pellets 
A highly palatable feed specially formulated to meet the need for a general, all-purpose diet, which can be fed to flocks of mixed ages under any management system.
Feeding Guide
Offer on an ad-lib basis from point of lay. Farmgate Layers feeds do not require any additional limestone or oyster shell grit. The diet is fully balanced for optimum egg production, consistent shell quality, good yolk colour and excellent egg size.
Feeding Guide
Offer on an ad-lib basis from point of lay. Farmgate Layers feeds do not require any additional limestone or oyster shell grit. The diet is fully balanced for optimum egg production, consistent shell quality, good yolk colour and excellent egg size.
Feeding Guide
To be fed ad-lib to pigs from 8 weeks of age. Pigs should gradually be changed from Farmgate Sow & Weaner over a period or 3 days, until fully acclimatised to the Farmgate Pig Grower, in order to prevent any growth checks. Pigs can then be transferred on to Farmgate Finisher at 12 weeks of age.
A highly palatable breeder diet designed to be fed to sows and their progeny. Farmgate Sow & Weaner Nuts ensure good milk production, resulting in well-grown, healthy piglets that can be weaned from 8 weeks of age.
Feeding Guide
Offer once daily or at a rate of between 3-6kg per sow and litter, depending on the environmental conditions and the size of piglets.
Follow on/rearing diets: At 8 weeks of age piglets should be gradually introduced over a period of three days to the appropriate BOCM PAULS pig finisher diet.
All Stock Pencils 
A flexible, palatable and highly nutritious diet, designed to be fed to cattle and sheep of all ages, including dairy cows, to ensure excellent health and performance. Nutritionally balanced to provide the required levels of energy and protein, together with essential minerals and vitamins for optimum health.
Feeding Guide
Ewes: Commence feeding 0.25kg per head per day to ewes 6 weeks prior to lambing. Slowly increase until 1kg per head per day is fed, some 2 weeks before lambing. Continue feeding after lambing until grass is plentiful. Actual feeding levels will depend on ewe condition, weather and the number of lambs expected/born.
Lambs: Supplement grazing/forage with 0.25-1kg per head per day.
Calves: Feed up to 2-3kg in two feeds according to available roughage and growth rate required.
Rearing Cattle: Feed up to 3-4kg in the first winter and up to 4kg in the second winter.
Finishing Cattle: Feed up to 5kg according to available roughage and growth rate required.
All Stock Mix 
A flexible, palatable and highly nutritious diet, designed to be fed to cattle of all ages, to ensure excellent health and performance. Nutritionally balanced to provide the required levels of energy and protein, together with essential minerals and vitamins for optimum health
Feeding Guide
Ewes: Commence feeding 0.2kg per head per day to ewes 6 weeks prior to lambing. Slowly increase until 1kg per head per day is fed, some 2 weeks before lambing. Continue feeding after lambing until grass is plentiful. Actual feeding levels will depend on ewe condition, weather and the number of lambs that are expected or born.
Lambs: Supplement grazing/forage with 0.25kg-1kg per head per day.
Calves: Feed up to 2-3kg in two feeds according to available roughage and growth rate required. Can be mixed with Farmgate All Stock Pencils from 8 weeks.
Rearing cattle: Feed up to 3-4kg in the first winter and up to 4kg in the second winter.
Finishing cattle: Feed up to 5kg according to available roughage and growth rate required.