I have had birds my whole life and buying feed is nothing new. If there were signs of bugs in the feed, I would throw 5 or ten pounds in the freezer and no more bugs. Now that I have chickens, I have a concern and I need some advice.
The last two 50 pound bags of feed that I have bought have been infested by weevils, and there are obvious signs of worms/moth larva too. This infestation is disgusting, and I am worried about the nutritional value, and how it may affect my chickens. When I look at the grain, it all seems to be moving. And, yeah the chickens look at me funny like when I put this in front of them.
I have tried to find other places to buy feed and the nicest place only wants to carry medicated feed. I am not crazy about that and I do not need organic. I just want plain laying mash.
I thought about saying something to the store. The store is clean, it just that I do not want to alienate them. I am already struggling with carrying 50 pounds of feed and most places will not carry 25-pound bags.
If I had a standalone freezer, I would pull myself up to my full six feet four and just toss the 50-pound bag into the freezer. I lied, I am only 53.
Help!
The last two 50 pound bags of feed that I have bought have been infested by weevils, and there are obvious signs of worms/moth larva too. This infestation is disgusting, and I am worried about the nutritional value, and how it may affect my chickens. When I look at the grain, it all seems to be moving. And, yeah the chickens look at me funny like when I put this in front of them.

I have tried to find other places to buy feed and the nicest place only wants to carry medicated feed. I am not crazy about that and I do not need organic. I just want plain laying mash.
I thought about saying something to the store. The store is clean, it just that I do not want to alienate them. I am already struggling with carrying 50 pounds of feed and most places will not carry 25-pound bags.
If I had a standalone freezer, I would pull myself up to my full six feet four and just toss the 50-pound bag into the freezer. I lied, I am only 53.

Help!