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OK, so we have the New Madrid fault line on the east of us and Oklahoma fracking on the west.
Why is it I do not find this knowledge at all comforting?
We have a BP 20 inch pipe line carrying crude dissecting our property. What would happen if that line was to rupture for some reason would be a disaster no matter how you look at it.
Actually the pipeline has proven to be excellent neighbors. The few times we have had contact with any of the workers they have stressed the fact that they want to keep us happy.Yikes! Is the pipeline underground? Not exactly a desirable situation is it.....
RE the earthquake yesterday and the one this morning, we didn't feel them here, 30 mi north of Joplin. Or we didn't notice them happening, but since some of you did much farther away, perhaps it did shake here as well.
sometimes that's a good thingDidn't feel anything here in Macon County.
Man, nothing exciting ever happens here....Thank God!
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/Yes, I think it is the strongest of the recent ones, but not the longest. It will be interesting to hear how strong it was. Probably Pawnee again.
Scares the heck out of me.Wonder what happens to the oil and gas wells when one of those hits? All those deep casings, etc. I would think it would wreck havoc way down there.
I'm sure they do.Actually the pipeline has proven to be excellent neighbors. The few times we have had contact with any of the workers they have stressed the fact that they want to keep us happy.
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I get the MFA brand feed at a local farm store. Not from MFA directly. I did check and found they have an outlet about 45 mins away from me. I plan on calling them Monday to get some pricing info. They have a gamebird starter that has 27% protein that might be useful to add to a cheaper grain mix. I purchased several bags of BOSS from Orschlens during their annual bird seed sale. They had 40# bags for $15 and I figured that was as good as it was going to get. I like to use it for fodder and scratch. I also ferment their feed, so waste is very little. They gobble it up and don't get picky. I add the steamed crimped oats to their feed mix because its got a higher amount of lysine, methionine, and cystine than other grains. Also has a high amount of unsaturated fatty acids including linoleic acid. It has some antinutrient properties but fermenting it breaks those down. Its great in my opinion. What Amish feed store do you purchase from? I've never heard of ADM so I'll have to look into that. If I haven't seen the brand at Orschlens then I don't know what is. Would really like to try barley though. Also, would like to see about using spent brewers grain as an additive as well and essentially free. I don't think I have enough chickens or the time to dry the grains so they don't spoil as quickly.I buy my feed from MFA also. Mainly Game bird starter/grower, scratch and oyster shell. I also buy form a local Amish feed store when I can't get into town. He handles ADM feed and have a Penn Pal brand meat maker that is about the same as the MFA Game bird grower. The price is about the same and in some ways I like it better than the MFA feed. It is coarser ground and has a rich almost molasses smell to it like sweet feed for horses. I think it is 21% protein. I don't know if ADM has barley but you might go to their site and see if they have an outlet near you.
I've tried Purina all flock and the birds really like it also but the distance I have to travel to get it (25 miles 1 way) is too far especially with winter looming ahead of us.
Do your birds seem to like the crimped oats? They are picking too much out of their scratch for my liking. If I could mix oats with their feed along with the sunflower seed I buy from another Amish neighbor at 18.00 50# which they love and have less waste, I'd be thrilled.