Chestnutt Animal Feeds Limited

Chestnutt Animal Feeds Limited Chestnutt Animal Feeds Ltd is a family run business situated in the heart of North Antrim.

Chestnutt Animal Feeds Ltd is based in Stranocum, about 5 miles from Ballymoney, with sixty years experience of manufacturing and supplying products for the agricultural sector. As part of the important Northern Ireland agri-feed industry, Chestnutt Animal Feeds manufactures and supplies ruminant feed products for distribution throughout Counties Antrim, Londonderry/ Derry, North Tyrone and the northern tip of Donegal.

๐Ÿ‘ ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ฒ & ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘With lambing season upon us, our technical team have compiled some top-tips...
14/01/2025

๐Ÿ‘ ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ฒ & ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘

With lambing season upon us, our technical team have compiled some top-tips to help ensure your flock get the best start possible!๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ‘ Body condition score (BCS) ewes in mid-pregnancy to allow sufficient time to alter condition
๐Ÿ”ข Scan ewes and group according to number of lambs & due date
๐ŸŒฑ Complete a forage analysis to determine supplementation levels

๐Ÿฅ‡ Select a quality ewe ration like our Supreme Sheep 20 pellet and feed based on scanning results, BCS & forage quality
โณ Donโ€™t delay concentrate feeding - 70% of foetal growth occurs in the final 6 weeks when appetite can be reduced by 30%!
๐Ÿ’ง Ensure an adequate supply of fresh clean water - A ewe in early lactation can require up to 9 litres per day!

๐Ÿฅ› Check that the ewe has sufficient colostrum - Lambs should receive 50ml/kg of birth weight in the first 2 hours & 200ml/kg within the first 24 hours!
๐Ÿฆ  Make hygiene a priority

โ˜Ž๏ธ For further advise or to enquire about our range of ewe and lamb feeds, please contact your sales representative or the office on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ.

07/01/2025

โ„๏ธโ„๏ธWith the snow and ice conditions set to stay for the next few days deliveries may be delayed. Please ensure orders are placed promptly and that roads and yards are clear for us to make your delivery.
Thank you โ„๏ธโ„๏ธ๐Ÿš›๐Ÿ’จ

โญ๏ธ ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ! โญ๏ธDue to increasing demand, we are now seeking a bulk lorry driver on a full-time, permanent basis.S...
06/01/2025

โญ๏ธ ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ! โญ๏ธ

Due to increasing demand, we are now seeking a bulk lorry driver on a full-time, permanent basis.

Successful applicants should hold a full clean drivers license, and preferably have bulk delivery experience.

This Christmas we are supporting those within our community and also those most in need by donating to Leukaemia & Lymph...
16/12/2024

This Christmas we are supporting those within our community and also those most in need by donating to Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI, Alzheimer's Society, and our local primary Bushvalley Primary School. ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ„

A reminder to all customers to have all orders for the holiday period placed today!
11/12/2024

A reminder to all customers to have all orders for the holiday period placed today!

๐ŸŽ„๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ & ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž!๐ŸŽ„

Please ensure all orders for the holiday period are placed promptly with your rep or by calling the mill on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ! โ˜Ž๏ธ

๐ŸŽ„๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ & ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž!๐ŸŽ„ Please ensure all orders for the holiday period are placed promptly with your rep or by...
06/12/2024

๐ŸŽ„๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ & ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž!๐ŸŽ„

Please ensure all orders for the holiday period are placed promptly with your rep or by calling the mill on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ! โ˜Ž๏ธ

โญ๏ธ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ โญ๏ธLast week we had the pleasure of welcoming the Dunseverick Baptist Church Menโ€™s Group...
29/11/2024

โญ๏ธ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ โญ๏ธ

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming the Dunseverick Baptist Church Menโ€™s Group to the mill, with a tour of our production facilities and a short presentation on the history and operation of the business led by Managing Director James Chestnutt.

We would like to thank the group for the great turnout despite the weather, and trust you had an enjoyable visit!

โญ๏ธ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž! โญ๏ธ2x Star molasses tankers fitted with Viking pumps and hoses for sale!Capacity for approx...
28/11/2024

โญ๏ธ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž! โญ๏ธ

2x Star molasses tankers fitted with Viking pumps and hoses for sale!

Capacity for approximately 4t and 3t of molasses respectively.

Sold as seen.

ยฃ1,000 each ONO.

โ˜Ž๏ธ To enquire, please call James on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด.

๐Ÿ‡ ๐Š๐ข๐ฅ๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐… ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ‡It was a delight to again offer our support to one of our local young farmer clubs, as Kilr...
20/11/2024

๐Ÿ‡ ๐Š๐ข๐ฅ๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐… ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ‡

It was a delight to again offer our support to one of our local young farmer clubs, as Kilraughts YF hosted their โ€˜Night at the Racesโ€™ event last Saturday.

We hope you all had a great night!

๐Ÿšœ๐Ÿ“š ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐’ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸšœIt was a delight to recently welcome members of our local primary schools Agri Club to the ...
19/11/2024

๐Ÿšœ๐Ÿ“š ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐’ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿšœ

It was a delight to recently welcome members of our local primary schools Agri Club to the mill.

This was the after school clubs first meeting, where they learnt all about what goes into making animal feed and the ingredients that we use from Managing Director James Chestnutt.

We hope you all thoroughly enjoyed your visit, and wish the group well as they encourage and educate our future farmers!

โ€ผ๏ธDonโ€™t forget to show your support tonight on a decision that will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the future ...
18/11/2024

โ€ผ๏ธDonโ€™t forget to show your support tonight on a decision that will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the future of our family farmsโ€ผ๏ธ

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿš› ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐Ÿš›๐ŸŽ‰Last week we celebrated 30 years of โ€˜Ivor the Driverโ€™ at Chestnutt Animal Feeds, with a specia...
14/11/2024

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿš› ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐Ÿš›๐ŸŽ‰

Last week we celebrated 30 years of โ€˜Ivor the Driverโ€™ at Chestnutt Animal Feeds, with a special cake from our own Michelle to mark the occasion.

On behalf of James and all the team at Chestnutts, we would like to congratulate Ivor on reaching this milestone and wish him many more happy years behind the wheel!

Chestnutt Animal Feeds Limited is delighted to sponsor the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster 95th Anniversary Celebration e...
13/11/2024

Chestnutt Animal Feeds Limited is delighted to sponsor the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster 95th Anniversary Celebration event.

Pictured is Managing Director James Chestnutt with YFCU President Richard Beattie presenting a cheque to Barkley Thompson of the Farmersโ€™ Choir Northern Ireland who will be attending the event on the 22nd of November at Glarryford Farmers Hall.

๐ŸŒฑSoil Nutrient Health Scheme Training๐ŸŒฑ
04/11/2024

๐ŸŒฑSoil Nutrient Health Scheme Training๐ŸŒฑ

01/11/2024
Chestnutt Animal Feeds Limited was delighted to welcome Glenarm Plough on Group to the mill. Managing Director James Ch...
29/10/2024

Chestnutt Animal Feeds Limited was delighted to welcome Glenarm Plough on Group to the mill. Managing Director James Chestutt led the tour of the mill and gave members an insight into the everyday operations of a working mill.

It was great to have you all here and we are delighted to support this great initiative by Rural Support.

โญ๏ธ ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โญ๏ธWe are seeking a mill cleaner who will be responsible for the upkeep of our production facilities. ...
23/10/2024

โญ๏ธ ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โญ๏ธ

We are seeking a mill cleaner who will be responsible for the upkeep of our production facilities. The position will be approximately 16 hours per week.

โ˜Ž๏ธ For further information or to apply, please contact James via email at ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€@๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐˜‚๐—ธ or mobile on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด.

Address

Ballymoney
BT538PH

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

028 2074 1354

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๐Ÿ’’ ๐€ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ! ๐Ÿ’’ On Saturday, our brand new Renault T High 520 made its first delivery, and a very special one at that, as it chauffeured our own Louise on her wedding day. Weโ€™re sure youโ€™ll all agree that both bride and lorry were looking very well!

โ„๏ธ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ โ„๏ธ Whilst many of us have enjoyed the rise in temperature in recent weeks, it has posed a threat to livestock health & performance. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐’๐ˆ๐†๐๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐‡๐„๐€๐“ ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐’๐’๐Ÿ”ฅ โ–ซ๏ธPanting โ–ซ๏ธSweating โ–ซ๏ธReduced appetite โ–ซ๏ธLethargic โ–ซ๏ธDrop in milk production โ–ซ๏ธChange in milk composition โ˜€๏ธ๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐“๐Ž ๐Œ๐€๐๐€๐†๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† ๐–๐€๐‘๐Œ ๐–๐„๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘โ˜€๏ธ ๐Ÿ’งWater intakes can increase 20% during hot spells, equating to over 120 litres for a 40L cow - 50% of this will be consumed 3 hours post milking!! ๐Ÿšฐ Ensure constant access to fresh clean water, installing temporary water troughs/bowsers where necessary โ›ฑ Provide cows with adequate shade whilst daytime grazing - select fields with plentiful tree/hedge cover or allow access to sheds ๐Ÿ„ Minimise walking distance to paddocks, drinkers (less than 250m) & the time spent in collecting yards ๐ŸŒฑ Where grass supply is tight, consider buffer feeding โฌ†๏ธ Increase the energy density of the diet to compensate for reduced forage intakes - Raise concentrate feed 1kg/head/day โฐ Consider milking earlier to allow cows more time to graze during the cooler evenings For more information or support, contact our technical team today or the office on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ! โ˜Ž๏ธ

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