Bugs in feed!

[Dingo]

I bought a 4lb bag of mana pro a couple days ago, I guess sometime during packaging it got insects inside it. There's now a colony of some sort of meal beetle living in my feed container. They're small, about the size of a pin head, is it okay to feed this feed to the quail? I put the container in the freezer hoping maybe they'll die. Any thoughts? There's no mold or anything just beetles.

 

[The Critter Place]

Hi Dingo,
It should be fine. Beetles are pretty common in seeds and grains and various feeds.
The last bag I got had a few of what you described.

Some people use it, some return feed.

I freeze mine to stop any more from showing up.

If it's just a few, IMO it's not that big a deal. If it's alot, then it could mean the feed is old.
So it's really a judgment call on your part. If it continues than you may want to look into finding a new source.

 

[JJMR794]

The Bugs Themselves Will Usually Be Relished As A Treat By The Quail, However... Bugs Indicate Old And Mishandled Feed, Feed Subject To These Conditions May Be Mildewed And Toxic To The Birds.

 

[Dingo]

The feed itself appears fine, and there's no foul odor coming from it. I'm planning on switching them to Purina if I can find some relatively close, maybe it's time to start looking harder.
If I supplement their feed with meal worms, could I get away with feeding 20% flock raiser?

 

[Valley quail breeder]

Bugs are good treats for Quail's however, but like JJ mentioned the feed could be going bad check dates on bags before purchase is what I do.