yes Laree, I guess even a small little dead field mouse or baby rabbit nest uncovered by the hay tractor could cause botulism as bad as a big critter! I get flying roaches in mine sometimes, I aint kidding! My hay man stores his in a huge barn, and when he delivers my chickens have a field day all over it for a while. one time a roach flew out and landed between Tivar's eyes and without thinking I slapped the heck out of him. he did not even flinch, he musta felt it land! I bet he was thinking "wow that was a supersize gnat" haha. but he seems most amused when I throw him hay and a roach flies out and lands on me and I run screeching and flapping my arms. Janice
-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
