Chicken Scratch had bo weevels, now what

[Harley Chick]

I didn't realize until it was too late that the bag of scratch I had in storage had boweevels? I put the remaining into a air tight bucket and recently opened to find all the bugs are dead. so, is it safe to feed this to the girls? I don't have an issue with throwing it away but if I don't have to then I won't?

 

[Big Red 819]

My girls LOVE bugs!! Spiders, moths, grubs, mosquitos, slugs, beetles, worms...you name the bug & they love to devour them!! Boll Weevils

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I would wonder how spoiled or moldy this stuff is, and I'd throw it out.
Mary

What you have in reality when you feed weevil infested scratch feed is cracked corn. Liking mold or some other micro organism growing in your feed (like happens when you fermint your chickens' food) is not a concern with weevil infestication but the fact that the weevils have ate away the best parts of the grain kernel leaving only the hull. So grain infested with weevils is none or little worse than feeding cracked corn.

 

[chuckachucka]

I would give it to them if the feed isn't spoiled or mouldy. Heck the chickens will probably like the bugs.

 

[Folly's place]

I use metal garbage cans, and have them in my coop. They are up on blocks so the bottoms aren't damp, and it works fine. I keep the feed in the original feed bags too.
Mary

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

How old was the feed when you bought it? You should be able to get it replaced. :2

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

Hmmm... How long did it have BoWeevils

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

I wouldn't, I suppose it is a matter of opinion

 

[Folly's place]

I would wonder how spoiled or moldy this stuff is, and I'd throw it out.
Mary

 

[imnukensc]

As long as the scratch isn't moldy or funky smelling, it's fine to feed to the chickens. The granary weevils (they're not boll weevils) were probably larvae in the scratch when you bought it.