Question: My son had 2 bags of turkey show chow left after the poultry show. We need to know if the feed would be ok to keep for next years show.

Answer: David,

Unfortunately, the Turkey Starter will not keep for that long. We normally do not recommend the feeding of feed that is greater than 120 days of age (about 4 months) and even less than that if feeding during the Summer.

Over time and varying temperatures, the feed will lose its nutritional value due to breakdown of ingredients and also could develop bacterial growth due to the products being perishable.

The only way you may try to salvage and store until next year is to package it and refrigerate/freeze it. I would think that trying to store 100 lbs of feed in a freezer is not practicle.

Thanks for your inquiry,

Keith Staggs
Ambassador - Market Poultry
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed