Would you have taken this feed back?

[gritsar]

Went to the co-op yesterday for chicken feed. I wanted to switch the chickens over to gamebird feed while they are molting.
I ordered gamebird pellets, but when I took my sales slip out to the loading area, the man said all they had was crumbles. I said okay, give me crumbles.
He loaded the bag and we left. At our next stop in town I noticed there were little black, what I call mealy bugs, climbing all over the bag.
I insisted on taking the bag back. DH and the man at the co-op both said, what for? Just more protein.
To me mealy bugs is not something I want in my chicken feed and can be a sign of old feed.
Who is right?

 

[ivan3]

You are exactly right. I'll return bags simply because they have too many fines. `Extra Protein'? Try feckless quality control. If you wanted bugs you could have bought some meal worms, yes?

 

[fasbendera]

You are right. Put some flour out and let the bugs get in it and ask he DH if it is OK to use? I agree that it could be old feed. I have had my own flock for 4 years and have yet to find any bugs in my feed, commercial or custom blend.

 

[anngili]

Yup, I'd return it. And ask for the supervisor if an employee gave me the "what for" comment. I don't think the feed store would want the reputation that they sell bad feed.

 

[cafarmgirl]

I would return it too. You don't need to pay for a bunch of bugs, feed dust and bug poop!

 

[the lemon tree]

Eww, yes I would have returned it. Though it may be more protein, you have to ask yourself why they're feeding on it as a lot of bugs only appear when there's something foul. I don't see how all those old bug droppings could be very healthy either.

 

[jerseygirl1]

Maybe it was old, which is why they told you that was all they had, so they could get rid of it??

 

[shelleyd2008]

Definitely return it. Everything you read says not to feed food if it has bugs in it. Tell the co-op guy that he can feed it to his birds!

 

[ShaggysGirl]

I agree I would of taken it back. You paid for fresh feed you should get fresh feed.

 

[ranchhand]

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Ditto.