Cotton Seed
We were at my wife's farm in SW Georgia. Cotton was just harvested and the fields were full of thousands of birds. I assume they were eating the cotton seed in the fields but couldn't find anything definitive on line. I don't know why they wouldn't.
Didn't get a good look at what variety of bird. Farmer across the street was shooting at the ones in his field, so I assume maybe dove or other game bird as there's nothing the fields at the moment that I'm aware of that they could damage.
Not a farmer nor bird hunter so have no idea.
Didn't get a good look at what variety of bird. Farmer across the street was shooting at the ones in his field, so I assume maybe dove or other game bird as there's nothing the fields at the moment that I'm aware of that they could damage.
Not a farmer nor bird hunter so have no idea.
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It probably wasn't cottonseed because the seed is extracted from the cotton during the ginning process and then fed to cattle. They may have planted wheat and the birds were eating the seeds. That may explain and be a good reason the farmer was shooting at the birds.
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There was tons of cotton that was not harvested, so still lots on the remainder of stalks and ground with seeds.
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not tons because that's money !!! but I get what you were saying its possible they were eating the seeds. The cottonseed looks like a Q-Tip or ***** willow, the seed is inside.
So they were just roosting? They were there for several days, if they're not feeding why would they be there so long? There has to be some attraction.
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In ruminants too. Usually not an issue for them as long as there is a sufficient withdrawal time prior to breeding season (it reduces fertility at high levels).
Should there be a question mark here?
Where??
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They get the oil out of the cottonseed before they feed the remains to cows.
She inherited the farm from her father. Why would I?
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No. they did not put anything else down and I doubt weeds. They spray a defoliant right before harvest.
Then it's on to either another Cotton crop or peanuts.
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At least that's what I've been told.
My guess is the birds were after something else.
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like post #2 on this subject
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Just like post #2.
joe?