Hi, my name is Ray and the editors of this magazine said I could write and tell the real story about the outdoors life for all of you people in the hometown of t.u. I�m majoring in animal husbandry at Texas A&M (THE university of Texas) so I know this stuff better than most folks.
For instance, not too many people know that the average chicken has 378 feathers and really sensitive ankles. It�s a fact.
Did you know when a cat is declawed you are really removing the tips of his toes? That would be like a human having no fingernails at all. That could cause problems for nervous folks looking for something to chew on. No pun intended. I imagine it would look real funny too.
One cow has four stomachs. If that was me I�d be awful fat. I guess that�s why cows eat mainly grass. It�s a fact.
Contrary to what city folks think on the subject, pigs are really clean critters. They just don�t have no sweat glands and wallow in the mud to keep cool. And they look real good in a party dress. It�s a fact.
Did you know that the fuzzy stuff growing on sheep can be cut off and made into a sweater? The real valuable stuff is called virgin wool. We don�t have none of that out at our place.
Goats don�t like much better than to be eating something. They�ll eat just about anything, but be careful. My cousin Larry wasn�t and he�s lost interest in just about everything these days. It�s a fact.
Did you know the hot new trend of cow tipping can be dangerous? Instead of knocking down a sleeping cow, try massaging her gently. My Uncle Luke says you�ll both appreciate it. My Uncle Luke never did marry. It�s a fact.
Did you know the armadillo, the favorite critter with the Austin freaks, can carry rabies? It can. And it�s little claws can cut your groin up something awful. It�s a fact.
Did you know that turtles love to eat chickens if them hens is stupid enough to go swimming near them? It�s true. Last time me and my feathered friends went down the creek,, I lost three of them, and that turtle wouldn�t let loose of my privates for a week. It�s a fact.