I spoke with the manager of our TSC just a few days ago and mentioned that there were people having issues with the plastice bags. He was vrey glad that I brought it up, said TSC and Purina both really want to hear feedback about their products. One of the biggest issues that determined the switch to plastic according to him was waste with the plastic bags. Both from the factory, during shipping, loading there at the store, and when it arrives at out chicken coop. He said that when the paper bags were stacked and then moved with a forklift, there were always a whole layer of paper bags that would fail from the pressure, especially if it was wet weather. At the store, same thing, and moving them on pallets would tear holes in the bags as well. And I can't tell you how many times I have tried to pull a bag out of the back of my van, or move one from the floor into a position where I could get the feed into a rubbermaid trash can and ripped part of it and then lost some or had to resort to special handling. (I'm a 5'2" 60 something yr old woman with arthritis and FM, some days are really rough to lift or move these bags alone). Anyway, I can see where that was a factor in switching to plastic. Still not sure how I feel about it, I liked the paper for lots of other things, will now have to try to make these functional in some way myself. But did want to pass his words along. He did say to get ahold of Purina and let them know how you feel.
