M.L. McKnight
Overrun with beasties
I kept a bull calf off of one of my cows that was born this January, he is showing signs of being something special so I decided to keep him here and buck him when he is old enough. In my opinion he was never a calf but was instead born as a BULL!
Well, in March I decided to start him on a bit of his own feed (*he's been eating feed/hay and drinking water since he was a day and a half old). I asked a few fellow farmers what they suggested I feed him and they told me to get some 'Purina Stocker/Grower', they said it worked well and provided proper nutrients especially for bulls. They'd used it before and were pleased with the results, normally they'd start a calf on basic creep feed but since mine had been eating for so long that it wouldn't hurt him to go ahead and start getting the stocker/grower.
I went to TSC and picked up a bag the next time I got feed at the COOP and brought it home. I opened the bag and as I poured some in his bowl I found a chunk of hard green plastic! It had sharp edges and all I could think about was how it could have stuck in his throat, pierced one of his stomachs or intestines- I got heated but cooled my jets and contacted Purina.
I told them what happened, sent them the picture of the chunk of plastic, sack of feed, bar code and my receipt. A few days later I got a message back and after emailing back and forth- nothing happened. I was told that they would contact me so they could pick up the remaining feed and test it, I really thought something was going to happen but nope! Not so much as a peep!
Fast forward to last week, I kept the remaining feed in my cabinet with my syringes and wormer- after seeing it for several months, I decided to contact Purina again. I once again told them what happened, asked why no one had picked up the feed and resent the picture of that plastic. They contacted me the next day and said that they bought the company that my sack of feed came from and then thanked me for the picture!
Now if that don't beat all! Purina-"Oh customer, you have a problem? I see, well we bought the company that sacked your feed and thanks again for that picture! IF you could just see that we don't give two squirts about you that'd be greeeeeeat." (Imagine that in the voice of the manager from "Office Space")
I sent Purina an email and told them that I'd repeat this story to ALL of my friends and every farmer I happen to shoot the bull with when we get on the topic of feed. I told Purina that I'd never buy any of their products AT ALL and that I had no use for them.
Use Purina products if you want, I'll never recommend them.
In case you're wondering, I have been feeding my bull a mix of cottonseed meal and all stock pellets. He gets a tad in the evening and spends the day in the pasture eating all of the grass he can hold.
Well, in March I decided to start him on a bit of his own feed (*he's been eating feed/hay and drinking water since he was a day and a half old). I asked a few fellow farmers what they suggested I feed him and they told me to get some 'Purina Stocker/Grower', they said it worked well and provided proper nutrients especially for bulls. They'd used it before and were pleased with the results, normally they'd start a calf on basic creep feed but since mine had been eating for so long that it wouldn't hurt him to go ahead and start getting the stocker/grower.
I went to TSC and picked up a bag the next time I got feed at the COOP and brought it home. I opened the bag and as I poured some in his bowl I found a chunk of hard green plastic! It had sharp edges and all I could think about was how it could have stuck in his throat, pierced one of his stomachs or intestines- I got heated but cooled my jets and contacted Purina.
I told them what happened, sent them the picture of the chunk of plastic, sack of feed, bar code and my receipt. A few days later I got a message back and after emailing back and forth- nothing happened. I was told that they would contact me so they could pick up the remaining feed and test it, I really thought something was going to happen but nope! Not so much as a peep!
Fast forward to last week, I kept the remaining feed in my cabinet with my syringes and wormer- after seeing it for several months, I decided to contact Purina again. I once again told them what happened, asked why no one had picked up the feed and resent the picture of that plastic. They contacted me the next day and said that they bought the company that my sack of feed came from and then thanked me for the picture!
Now if that don't beat all! Purina-"Oh customer, you have a problem? I see, well we bought the company that sacked your feed and thanks again for that picture! IF you could just see that we don't give two squirts about you that'd be greeeeeeat." (Imagine that in the voice of the manager from "Office Space")
I sent Purina an email and told them that I'd repeat this story to ALL of my friends and every farmer I happen to shoot the bull with when we get on the topic of feed. I told Purina that I'd never buy any of their products AT ALL and that I had no use for them.
Use Purina products if you want, I'll never recommend them.
In case you're wondering, I have been feeding my bull a mix of cottonseed meal and all stock pellets. He gets a tad in the evening and spends the day in the pasture eating all of the grass he can hold.
