Nev,
In 2001 I was paying $7.49 per 50 lbs of my special feed. As time went
along there were several small price increases but I tried to not raise
my hackle prices.
I think it was in 2008 prices of feed jumped so I had to make my first
hackle price increase. For the past 2 years feed prices have really
jumped. One year ago when Lars got my birds he wanted to use the same
feed I had used for many years. The price one year ago was $16.47 per 50
lb. Feed is milled on a 3 ton formula and
priced per 3 ton. Within 4 months of Lars getting the birds he informed
me that feed prices had again jumped considerably. I am not sure what
the price is today but know he had to increase hackle price. It is
alarming but if you go back and look at prices of everything else it is
all very alarming to me. Clearwater hackle is still one of the top
quality hackles on the market today and is priced competitively.
Clearwater Hackle still is the only supplier of JV hens. Yes you can
get hens from other breeders but they are not of the quality that we
want in a true genetic JV hen. Still excellent price in the JV hen
because they are processed at a younger age and still give we tiers what
we want/need. Clearwater dry fly hackle is one of the top dry fly
hackles on the market today, if not the top. Colors available fro;m Lars
is far above any other breeder. Don't take my word for it, try it
yourself. I am sure you will continue getting the same top quality
hackle as all of you received from me
for the past 15 years. The day of a $3,500 new 1/2 ton pickup is gone
forever. (I remember buying a 1967 Chev 1/2 ton off the showroom floor
for $3,500 cash).
Denny
On 9/15/2013 9:09 AM, Neville Gosling wrote:
Hi Denny:
is is my bad memory or has the new owner of Conranch (Clearwater
Hackle) increased the prices an alarming amount?
Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver
BC Canada
The Enbridge pipeline is a project so toxic that it brings global
shame to Canada.
On 2013-09-15, at 7:49 AM, Conranch wrote:
Thanks for taking us along, fishin with you Tony. Interesting that I
have had exceptional experiences, fishing flies tied with the Ginger hen.
The ginger hen is the result of 5 generations on the hen side and
they are the Cree mommas. If one looks closely you will see,
basically the color is Ginger but when one looks very closely there
is more colors. Why do they work? I sure do not know but I feel it is
how this particular color hen feather refracts the light. Who knows.
Denny
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