>From: Carol Owens <[log in to unmask]> > >I have some of the first formulation of Natural Gold, the small size; >then when Bob C. came through town he gave us several bags of the new >larger size... I ran out of the 5 pounds from Bob and ordered 20 pounds >from the Ferret Depot as was notified on this list. What I got was, >according to the ingredients label, mainly chicken meal. The list on >their website lists pork protein concentrate and chicken meal. They >seemed to prefer the formulation Bob gave us. > >Now my question is- which did Bob give out on his trip? ... And when >will they stop tweaking I bagged up the 20 pounds in smaller bags to >freeze for freshness. > >Carol, I cannot say for sure, but the food you received from the Ferret Depot was probably the older, chicken only formula. I received an order recently that was the newer chicken/pork formula. It was produced in late June/early July and was one of the first batches of the new formula. As far as I know they are done with tweaking the formula other than to try and add flavor enhancers to help make it more acceptable. The older Natural Gold formula has somewhat of a fruity smell while the new formula does not. Also, the older formula came in 4lb bags and 20lb bags. They have discontinued the 4lb bag and have gone to a 3lb bag instead. I hope this helps! Connie Distributor for Natural Gold Ferret Food [Posted in FML issue 4614]