Here is a thread I started:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/940122/are-the-new-pellets-supposed-to-look-like-this
Purina was kind enough to answer my questions.
-Kathy
It could be, but color does vary from lot to lot. Sometimes it's dark brown, sometimes it's light brown. What bugs me is when it's all powder... they won't eat it and too much gets wasted... I've even seen this with pellets.
-Kathy