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Feed Story....To Be Continued

1/19/2015

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I thought I wouldn't have feed issues. In the two years I've been feeding Albers, I wasn't anything but happy with it....until now. 
This bag of feed has been horrible! The bag before it wasn't much better. It is filled with powdery fines, corn contaminants (when the feed label doesn't even have corn listed as an ingredient), and these light tan pellets you can see below. 
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A couple of my rabbits haven't been finishing their daily feed like usual. Yesterday Rosie didn't touch her feed, but would drink her water and nibble hay and treats. She ate some today, don't worry. I have been so unhappy with Albers. It's not just me. There are many others that have been picking out the pale pellets like I have, and their bags are filled with the fines as well. It could just be a bad milling season, but I'm not going to risk spending money on another one of these bags.
It's been really discouraging. There are so many other feeds out there, but not every one has everything I want in the feed or the feed has something I don't want in it. My family has a lot of allergies, myself included, so we eat very healthily. I want my rabbits to eat healthy too! 
I have been researching other feeds, trying to find one that is readily available and has good reviews. So far it looks like Purina Show is the one we will be switching to. I've heard that it does contain enough fiber, which has caused some people's Hollands to have runny poop. Since I feed a lot of hay no matter what, I'm *hoping* it won't be a problem. 
This post will be continued in a couple weeks once we make the big switch. The first step, once more of this bag is gone, is to mix feeds, which I like to do over the course of a week or two.
So....to be continued.... ;)
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Holley S.
1/19/2015 10:57:35 am

I haven't had a problem with the mana pro sho feed.

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