Does anyone know where I can find a sign that reads "Do Not Feed The Animals"? I had a relative that came over this weekend but I was not at home. Well, he decided to hang around to watch the animals (chickens, ducks, geese, sheep, goat, rabbits and turkeys). He called me to let me know that he was at my house. I told him that I was out of town for the day but would be back that night. Well, after talking with me, he took it upon himself to "do me a favor" and feed the animals - ALL OF THE ANIMALS (without my knowledge and without my approval). He went into the garage where the feed is stored and decided to fill a bucket up with the first bag of feed that he saw (Medicated starter/grower) and proceeded to pour this feed in ALL of the feeders (chickens, ducks, geese, sheep, goat and turkey. Well my 5 minute farmer-relative decides to call me right before he left my house to let me know that he fed up and that I didn't have to worry about feeding the animals since I would be coming in late. I immediately screamed out into the phone, "WHAT DID YOU FEED THEM"???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. He said that he didn't know. He took some feed out of the first bag of feed that he saw. I asked him why did he do that. He said that he thought that he was doing me a favor. I screamed to him over the phone to IMMEDIATELY run out to the pasture and IMMEDIATELY pick up ALL of the food. He asked why. I told him that it's a possiblity that he may kill some of the animals because he fed them the wrong feed. He was in shock and ran out to pick up all of the feed. He was apologizing as he was running out to get the feed. I was FURIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I immediately gave the phone to the person that I was with because I was so upset. My relative then told my friend that he picked up all of the feed.
I immediately headed home to check on the animals. As of today, everyone is ok. I have a turkey that has a crooked neck and I suspect that it is "airsacculitis caused by Mycoplasma meleagridis" but I don't think that the feed did it.
So, this is why I need to find a sign that reads, "DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS". I can't risk a chance of this happening again. You would think that people wouldn't try to do something like this if they have NO knowledge of animals or what they eat. What was he thinking.
I immediately headed home to check on the animals. As of today, everyone is ok. I have a turkey that has a crooked neck and I suspect that it is "airsacculitis caused by Mycoplasma meleagridis" but I don't think that the feed did it.
So, this is why I need to find a sign that reads, "DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS". I can't risk a chance of this happening again. You would think that people wouldn't try to do something like this if they have NO knowledge of animals or what they eat. What was he thinking.
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