Dumor Chicken Feed - Anyone getting dust instead of Crumbles ?

[CrazyTalk]

I am glad I found this tread. I have noticed that the Dumor Crumbles have been diminishing in quality for the past 4 bags or so. The dust has gotten worse at each purchase. I fill a sealed tight container and noticed the level of the feed was getting lower on each bag (more dust less volume), and this last bag was the worst! It is a huge problem, because my girls will not eat the dust, so they push the dust out to get the crumble and there is a terrible amount of waste. The feed area is littered with dust and crumble, and I do not like to leave it that way because I want to minimize the food that will be exposed to their droppings. So I do a clean up and throw away dust and perfectly good feed. Any savings from buying the Dumor product is in the garbage!

This last bag the dust level was so bad, that I used a colander to sift out the dust and collect the crumble. I used a home scale, and here is what I found. I took 10 pounds of feed and sifted it through the colander. I ended with 7 pounds of crumble and 3 pounds of dust! Crazy! You do the math on a 50 pound bag and tell me, did I save anything?

I purchased my feed from Tractor Supply (apparently Purina makes this brand exclusively for Tractor Supply). When I called, the manager said she called Purina and they said they have not heard any complaints. I found that difficult to believe, so I am sadly happy to see others have the same problem, and posted this thread. I cannot stand dishonesty and deceit! I will do my best NOT to purchase anything that comes from Purina. I have purchased Blue Seal Crumble (hoping that it is not an affiliate of Purina). It is a little more expensive, but with the poor quality of the Dumor product, I will save money! So far the dust levels seem "normal". The crumble is smaller, but my girls don't seem to mind. If you have any feedback on this product or can recommend another product, by all means post it so you can help me and other backyard chicken owners.

Thank you again all.

Have you tried multiple stores?

This would largely be caused by poor handling. Chicken food is also made in local mills - so Dumor in, say Virginia, is different than in, say Iowa - I would guess either your local mill is being rough with the bags, or someone in the chain of custody between you and them - could be stock boys at the store, whatever.

The pelleting process is a pretty standard industrial process, and the grinding of pellets is pretty simple.

 

[Simimaus]

I just bought Dumor Crumbles and when I dumped the feed, all I got was dust and a few crumbles. The is the second time I have bought the Dumor Crumbles and gotten dust. I am going back today and complain and hopefully get my money back. Just wondered if anyone else is having the same problem?

I’ve been buying the dumor layer crumbles and they were great. But now I’m on my second bag of DUST. What happened???

 

[SallyMaulucci]

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Every feed is vulnerable to poor handling - DuMor (for whatever reason - perhaps related to ingredients or Mfg methods, or simply the way they pack for shipping...) tends to see this complaint most offten (at least, judging from these forums).

The most important thing is to check for freshness - if you can help it, you don't want the bags that have been sitting around (and potentially moved around) warehouses for the last six months...

Assuming it was fresh, and was simply manhandled into submission, the solution is to add water and serve as a wet mash.