Posts by dixygirl

Quote:Originally Posted by seedcorn Great mechanic, family man but they are always on the go.  He wants one goat.  Loves cars, racing so I'm telling him a pet goat would love to stand on top of his cars.  He doesn't...

It is most certainly true! I am  a licensed food handler. And I am required by the government to take recertification courses approved by the US government every few years with the latest info and studies in food safety.

Humans and animals alike with compromised immune systems can become VERY ILL by eating raw meat.  The bacteria and parasites in uncooked meat can in fact claim the life of sick animals and humans. So do this at your own risk and...

I think people can eat whatever they want and feed their animals whatever they want. But there is no need to try to recruit others. Afterall, dogs will eat their own excrement and any other animal's excrement too, so raw meat is nothing...

That is so sweet. There are a couple  wild bunnies that stay in my yard. I hope they have some babies.  I wonder how they escape the predators and the free range chickens always get caught if I don't watch them?

My ducks get the backyard and the dog ONLY goes out in the front yard and other prescibed areas where the ducks are not. There is a fence dividing the 2 areas. Good luck getting your ducks back and learning to run a tighter ship this...

you could blindfold them to lead them in and then give them a bucket of feed immediately to eat inside. Then take them out.  Repeat daily as necessary.

No offense but I see how scared my rooster still is now from last night.  Even if the raccoons can't reach their hands through the hardware cloth now they can still surround the little cage and terrorize the chickens all night...

To make someone think they can kill all the raccoons in the forest is not supporting them. It is telling them lies that will not help the problem.  A coop is the simple solution that will solve the problem and is the  best...

You can find a bird net on eBay to put over top of your run. They have even up to 150x150 for as little as $29.00Sink a 4x4 post or 2 tall in the middle to serve as a central post for some height in there. The shiny things will be nice too