Protect Your Birds: What You Need to Know From Scot Caldwell, Dallas … You make a kite out of newspaper and two pine tree sticks. … You skip church on Sunday because you are getting the ox out of the ditch. … You see cows and horses along both sides of I-40 and Highway 321. … Your idea of eating out is sitting down by the creek and listening to the dogs run at night. … You know where Shady Rest and Cat Square are. … You will vote for Dean or Roy for President in 2008. (Go Heels.) From Bobbie Jo Allen, Lexington … Your children live over the hill and through the woods to Grandma’s house. … Your family, both sets of grandparents and great-granny all live on the same big hunk of land which PaPaw swears you better never sell because “ya ain’t never gonna find another piece a land like it.” … On summer days you wait for Grandma to get done runnin’ the summer school bus route so we can all come over and eat watermelon (fresh from Papaw’s garden) and homemade ice cream. … You can count on at least one phone call during the winter saying, “Don’t turn your water on for a couple hours ‘cause PaPaw’s workin’ on the well in the pump house.” … When you go to PaPaw Bob’s for breakfast your kids have to pick all his ripe strawberries before they go in and climb on the John Deere. … You’re driving to town and you’re behind a tractor or a pick-up that has a bumper sticker that reads: “Tobacco bought this truck.” From Sheila Elliott, Bunnlevel … Your Grandma Alean Elliott when praying would say, “Lord ham mercy.”
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PRACTICE BIOSECURITY Take a few simple steps: Disinfect shoes, clothes, and equipment. Wash your hands carefully. Keep other birds and people away from your birds.
LOOK FOR SIGNS OF ILLNESS Watch for signs of disease or unexpected deaths among your birds.
REPORT SICK BIRDS Call your local cooperative extension office, veterinarian, State Veterinarian or USDA Veterinary Services toll free at 1–866–536–7593.
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