Black Bugs

[DottieGirl]

I found little black bugs in my scratch feed today. These bugs are not in any of my other feeds. Anyone might know what these are? Can I still feed the scratch feed to my chickens? Should I throw the feed away? Can anyone help me? Thanks

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

I found little black bugs in my scratch feed today. These bugs are not in any of my other feeds. Anyone might know what these are? Can I still feed the scratch feed to my chickens? Should I throw the feed away?

Weevils...more than likely...sure ur flock can still eat the feed. As long as it's not moldy and old. If u purchased this from a feed store I would return it tho

 

[DottieGirl]

Weevils...more than likely...sure ur flock can still eat the feed. As long as it's not moldy and old. If u purchased this from a feed store I would return it tho

No the feed is not new. I have had for about 6 months but the feed is in a sealed container. The feed is not moldy. I haven't tried feeding it to my chickens yet. If my chickens eat the feed, will the weevils hurt them?

 

[rosemarythyme]

No the weevils won't hurt them but you shouldn't have feed sitting around for 6 months either, it loses nutritional value as it sits.