mullethunter Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 A few months ago I bought a 20kg sack of Marriages layers pellets when I was ordering some other stuff. They sat unopened in the shed until about 6 weeks ago when I noticed some mould growing on the outside of the sack (paper). When I opened it I found that a thin layer of pellets around the outside was also mouldy. I didn't want to throw the whole lot away so I scooped out the good pellets from the middle, put them in an old plastic sack and chucked out the mouldy remnants. I didn't think any more about it until a few days ago at bed time I noticed the girls' crops didn't look as full as normal and that Shelley looked a bit more streamlined than she usually does. I then also realised that I hadn't been filling the feeder as much as I usually have to, and that there hadn't been as much poo to clean out of the house as normal. Poor girls, I feel awful - they obviously weren't really eating the pellets which must've spoiled despite no obvious mould. Could that be why Bernie stopped laying again for no apparent reason?! I got new pellets yesterday, and I've just now popped home for lunch to see them all tucking in I noticed too when I opened the new pellets that they smelt so lovely and sweet. Moral of the story - if there's any mould - chuck them away. Just hope I haven't done any lasting damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I'm sure they will soon fill out again now they have some fresh food. One of my omlet feeders had got very wet one time and the food had gone mouldy but the girls didn't eat it, fortunately. It seems like a good lesson learned with no harm done and a message to us all to check our food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
