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Everyone has gotten a moldy bag of feed from time to time, or even created one. Don't even get me started on bugs!
This is something else, I can't put my finger on just yet, but a dime will get you a dollar, there is some kind of Chines ingredient "Wheat Gluten" that was hoped up with a cheep dose of nitrite (Melamine) maybe, and corn isn't all it's cracked up to be either. I will know more Monday. No Alex....it isn't salt
Wheat Gluten is just gluten from wheat - its what makes your bread hold together. It can be separated and sold separately. People add extra Wheat gluten in making breads at times. No big deal. They use it to hold everything together make the feed, then grind it to crumble, mash whatever. Its safe unless you happen to be allergic to wheat or are gluten intolerant. The grains Wheat - Barley - Rye have gluten in them, Oats is often contaminated by wheat and can have gluten from that contact. But no other grain has gluten in it.
Corn Gluten - now that one no company that uses it that I have contacted can explain just what that is to my satisfaction. No no its not the same as Modified Corn Starch is what I am told, but no explanation of just what it is. Corn does not have gluten or at least it is not supposed to. So just what is Corn Gluten?
Corn - Good question. We know they use genetically modified corn in animal feeds, its got to go somewhere. I imagine they use it in the GBF too, maybe there is a problem there. Some of these birds are very small. Maybe they are further modifying the corn?
I have noticed the blue flecks from time to time. I just thought they were the vit/min added that didn't get dissolved?
I have a small grain grinder, so I grind a little smaller for hatches, they seem to eat more.
joe - Hope something here helps with your questions Monday for a feed company.
