sm black bugs in feed. Okay?

[SmZooMom]

I am a new at this whole chicken thing. I have ten 2 month old chicks. They just went outside a couple of weeks ago. I just bought a 50 lbs. bag of feed. It has some small black bugs in it. Is it okay to feed it to the chicks? They eat bugs, right? I don't want to make them sick though.

 

[Imp]

A few bugs are OK. And Yes they eat bugs. If there are lots I would be hesitant, because there would be more bug waste in the feed, and I'm not sure I would want to feed my chickens bug poop.

Imp

 

[newchicksnducks]

I agree with Imp. But if there are bugs in the feed, it may have gotten wet somewhere in the warehouse/feed store. If that is the case, it may be moldy. I would double check that it seems mold free before feeding too.

 

[cmom]

If you just bought the feed and it has bug in it then I would return it to the store where you bought it and ask for another bag.

 

[FrenchHen]

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Ditto. And I'd check the bag before leaving the store to make sure it was fresh and bug free.

 

[miss_jayne]

most bags of feed at the store have preservatives in them. if you get it from a mill which grinds fresh, they may add DE to their feed which would keep bugs at bay so ask for an exchange.

 

[outbackbill]

Bugs in the feed is NOT good. Bugs are good for chickens and they like them but bug droppings in the feed can cause problems. Take the feed back to where you got it and demand your money back.