Posts by Enchanted Sunrise Farms

Luckily, our geese are rarely more than a foot away from each other.  And the area where they sleep during the day is where our goats like to hang out.  So hopefully they are safe.  Also trying to imagine a hawk going...

Our hawk came back one more day then not since.  i am thinking perhaps it was attracted by the little D'Anver hen i had in a pen at the back.  She is perfect hawk appetizer size.  But she has been inside since the first...

Here is the direct link for lab services:  http://www.clemson.edu/public/lph/lab/index.html

In Northern California we have a University that does free necropsies.  i found them through our State Vet, linked off our Department of Agriculture website.  i did a search on South Carolina State Veterinarian and found this...

Does she have any discharge from her nostrils?  Can you open her mouth and see if anything looks unusual?  Does she have any lesions in her throat?

i agree.  You're going to have to separate him or the others will just keep pecking on that spot.

Can you run aviary netting across the top of the pen?  It's fairly inexpensive.

We've got a GREAT vet.  She has waterfowl herself and she is so good at providing lots of options.  Very good news is that, after her bath last night, my husband held her for a long time.  We got her all nice and dry,...

Wow, that's a lot of skunks.  How did they get into the pen?  You may want to shore things up because, if a skunk can get in, then other critters, like raccoons, can get in, too.  Good luck!  We had a whole family...

Is there a problem with keeping your birds penned?  You can let them out to free range when you are there to supervise.  Personally, all my chickens are pets.  They all have names and little personalities of their own....