question bout deer corn

912zeus912 · Post by **912zeus912** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:16 pm

I bout alot of deer corn in bulk from a farmer.The corn has bugs in it and has alot of powder in it.Is this dangerous to feed deer if its got bugs in it and is real powdery?

bill morrison · Post by **bill morrison** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:32 pm

sounds like you got a batch of last years corn which has weevils in it. they are small dark colored beetle looking bugs. the dust is where they have been boring into the kernals of corn, if you look you will see small holes in the kernals, i have fed corn from the year before and the deer will eat it with no harm to them.

B-Logger · Post by **B-Logger** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:50 pm

No problem. The deer will love it all the same.

dick195252 · Post by **dick195252** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:15 am

Fatten them up. If its not what they like they will NOT eat it.

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:01 am

Sounds like you have mealy moths in your corn . The moth lays eggs in the corn and a small worm will develop that eats on the kernels . It will NOT make the deer sick in any way .

Not sure where you store your corn . I would recomend not keeping any of this corn in the garage / house as those little bug a boos will invade the house > They will get into flour , cookies , pasta ,etc . They are very hard to get rid of once they get in .

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:57 am

I hate those little bugs:)

the deer will be fine.. as said, you got older corn someone kept in a grain tank.

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:28 am

912zeus912 wrote:The corn has bugs in it and has alot of powder in it.

Hey ... deer need protein too!

Don't sweat it. It won't bother the deer a bit.

As has been stated, if it's bad they won't eat it anyway.

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