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Post by morningstarfire on Jan 8, 2010 21:35:48 GMT -5
Just wondering if any one here knows how to read the code on the bags of feed. I’m not sure if this is the date made or recommended to feed by this date and so forth.. I tried to write Nutrena and I'm not getting a response back. The code on the ingredients tag of the bag is 7550 ME 0909 but there are no other indications of the date anywhere else on the bag itself. Why don’t they make this easier for us.. I was guessing that the 0909 is manufactured date of Sept. 09? If that is the case what is the shelf life of the grain then?
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Post by AmberC on Jan 9, 2010 0:05:28 GMT -5
I may be wrong but I think the guys at TSC told me that it is the date manufactured, in your case September 09. However I'm not sure how long it's supposed to be good for. I'm thinking 3 mos but in that case you'd be past it. I'm not sure it's so much an expiration date, but a "freshness" thing. It's probably still fine to feed, but just not as fresh. That's what I'm thinking anyways.
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Post by Yip on Jan 9, 2010 0:36:10 GMT -5
I agree that 9/09 was the mfgr. date. '
We bought a mess of a different but premium feed one year when Cynthia gave me a bunch of coupons. Tractor Supply said it was shelf stable (for them) for one year. How *we* store it could be quite a different story. We stored it in our climate controlled house and did indeed use it all, and it took a year. I was careful with the last half of the bags, but all were perfect.
I've used Nutrena feeds and would expect good results with them - just think about how you store it. Outside in the cold might be really good.
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Post by Reds on Jan 9, 2010 7:32:41 GMT -5
I'd agree with what Yip said about the year long dates... As long as it smells fresh inside, you're good to go.
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Post by snaffle on Jan 9, 2010 8:07:38 GMT -5
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 9, 2010 9:39:31 GMT -5
And this from the Next to the Last Facebook Holdout.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2010 9:49:45 GMT -5
Mary Ann, you can do it....I know you can. FB doesn't bite.
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Post by Reds on Jan 9, 2010 10:06:19 GMT -5
Mary Ann, you can do it....I know you can. FB doesn't bite.
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Post by AmberC on Jan 9, 2010 11:12:06 GMT -5
Yep you'll love FB. I resisted a long time, and then didn't go to it often but now I love it. In 5 minutes I can read through my feed and see what all my friends have been up to.
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Post by Yip on Jan 9, 2010 13:36:37 GMT -5
Stella must have been the third to the last holdout. I'm still a contender.
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Post by Jenni on Jan 9, 2010 16:46:04 GMT -5
NO facebook for me either. But that's mainly because I have dial up and I've heard FB takes forever without high speed.
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Post by AmberC on Jan 9, 2010 16:47:42 GMT -5
If you have a slow internet connection FB will probably drive you crazy.
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Post by morningstarfire on Jan 11, 2010 7:32:00 GMT -5
Thanks guys for the tips.. I added the Nutrena FB page snaffle and I did post the question there too! I had never thought about checking to see if they were on FB. Thanks again!
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Post by snaffle on Jan 11, 2010 7:53:42 GMT -5
It was an accident that I found Nutrena on Facebook.
I googled 'nutrena expiration date' and found it on the list that popped up.
A feed can be fresh and still be moldy, it depends on the methods that the distributor uses to store it.
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Post by MJ on Jan 11, 2010 8:30:30 GMT -5
We had that problem with Triple Crown and the store didn't want to take it back, even though it was the same day I bought it. Needless to say, I will not purchase anything from that store again unless I am absolutely desperate.
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