08/15/2026
Good Morning from Orchards Feed Store!
The Andrews were happy to hang w our Andrew R. this morning along w Charlie, Charlie Brown, Wilma, Fred Jackson, Clifford, Bella and Sookie.
Remember to stop by and say Hello and give them a pet on their heads your next shoping trip. They are all very social and love to see all the regulars. We have free treats for them at the front counter too.
We do want to address something that can be a little sensitive. We have had customers who want to bring in home grown treats, grass clippings, fruit and other very kind gifts for our critters to eat. Though we think that is a beautiful gesture, we have to say "no thank you" as we need to know exactly where our feed and treats come from. And if we start making exceptions it can cascade into them being given inappropriate treats. We don't know what chemicals might have drifted or what they might have been exposed to that the customer might not have been aware. We have found St. John's Wort, Laurel, Whole bags of grass clippings, Meadow grass w Tansey, large amounts of fruits, glass bottles, golf balls, etc in the pens. When we see the camera footage the most part has been well meaning customers giving treats and the bad things have been kids whos parents have not been paying attention. But the bad things have been a super tiny percentage, but we have to be diligent.
We have had to politely refuse any other offerings and have offered our Beaver Brand Apple & Oat low sugar low fat treats, and most people understand, but we have also been cussed out for it. So we ask for your understanding and know that we do it for the care of our animals.
Fun fact to end the post, did you know that every day our entire herd will go to the far side of Covington road around 5pm. They do this because they love to see all the people who drive by and have to stop due to 5 o'clock traffic. So dont forget to wave or shout out hellos if you are stuck out there.
See you soon ❤️!