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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by BXCARMIKE Most feed stores are a lot like a hardware store only geared more for farmers, there's usually tools, pitchforks,fence mauls, sledge hammers, manure shovels brooms, rolls of barbed wire,feed troughs, milking tools, stools ,milk hose; shelves have gloves,hats, boots, twine,ointments for animals ,bags of dogfood,calf food, chicken wire,poultry supplies, the list is endless. There's usualy an office for paper work, a safe, scales, handtrucks, and four or five employees. Oh and a dog and two cats...... [/quote] Don't forget that there are likely to be sacks and sacks of livestock feed of various sorts: chicken feed, oyster shell, grain, cow feed, pig feed (yes, they are all different because different types of livestock have different nutritional requirements and require different sizes of processed pellets because of the size of the animal), salt blocks, some medications and vet supplies, etc. Also, the feed may come in 100 lb. bags, 50 lb. bags, or in 25 lb. bags. The oyster shell comes in smaller bags, since chickens only eat a small amount per day. For the curious, oyster shell is given to chickens as a source of extra calcium to make stronger egg shells. Salt blocks are put out for cows and horses, and they may be off-white or pink, depending on whether or not extra minerals are added to the salt. I believe that the color is a dye added to allow identification of different types of block. I hope that this helps.
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