Just wanted to put this out there:
Check expiration dates on feed bags. In my husband and I's excitement in getting chicks and ducklings we did not check the exp. dates until we seen a post about it later on. Our chick feed was fine, but the duckling feed we got from TSC had a date from Jan...
I picked up a bag of Purina feed, the date stamp on the bottom says Aug 15. I was thinking I was getting a relatively fresh bag, but then I thought maybe that's August 2015? If it is that old wouldn't I be able to tell by the feed's smell?