The extra frustrating thing at my store is that it arrives at the store super old.
They are frequently out of it for weeks so there is a demand, they're just not meeting that demand, then when bags appear they're way out of date.
Mine hate pellets too. I was going to try Onate 22% layer made...
Check those lot dates on Nature's Best feed at Tractor Supply! Btw, it's a Julian date so it will be the last 5 digits of the lot number: 102-17 means April 11 2017.
My TSC is selling feed that's almost 11 months old(!) (Nature's Best organic chick crumbles). I asked if they could order some...