Recent content by Becky_H

I have a single rooster - who is a pet. He is happy as such, but he was separated from his flock at a young age (3-4 months) and has *CONSTANT* human and animal attention. He lives the life of a parrot - play-stand, huge cage, and his diaper wearing butt is usually parked on the loveseat with...

Use a sharp hatchet and decapitate would be my method. Barring that - if your husband is a decent shot, shooting can work. Just remember, obviously, that the rooster isn't going to be inclined to STAY in the hole.

Honestly, I'm going with 'roo. I could be *very* wrong (I have a hard time with the EEers) but the Y body shape just looks all over roo to me, in addition to the tail feathering.

Most flocks already have roos, if the keepers want one, but once in a while a person will want a new one (especially a good one), or someone will look for one for a pet or a breeder. Over all - expect them to be food. Truthfully, I'm thinking of collecting all the free roos for sale on my...

She'll be going first thing in the morning (Closest place would be closed by the time we got there). So this should be my last question here (Also, please excuse the lack of me telling people where I am. I have no wish to get into trouble with the law. I *am* that paranoid). Does anyone know...

Rabbits use their ears for heat regulation, so yeah - that kind of heat is *dangerous* for any rabbit, and more so for him. If you can keep him inside, do. A dog crate, a plain wire cage, anything will work for summer.

I think your best bet is to be very careful to teach her to 'soft mouth' retrieve. She's a spaniel. She shoudn't be killing birds, even out in the field. She should be flushing and retrieving them. That works in your favor. Just don't be surprised if you can't have a bird dog and birds loose...

I have no idea about the particular flea spray, but: Cats do that when they taste something gross. THey can't spit it out, but they sure try to DROOL it out.

Yes, what SillyChicken said. He was mowing in tall grass, on a rural piece of property quite a way from the house. The fawn being a fawn did what they do: Curled down in tall grass and didn't move. So the mower smacked into it. Deer got lucky not to be chewed to pieces since he hit it with...

Quote: Then don't get a LGD breed. I disagree - sort of. Don't get a LGD breed from working lines and expect it to be a LGD. I've had pet pyrs just fine, and had many placed in pet homes (I do dog rescue) - but if you're looking for a dog to be a guardian, it's gotta be out there, bonded...

Oh, yeah. I'm going to talk to people and see what can be done. I am not unwilling to do the work, at all. I'm just unwilling to go to jail. ...I like animals a lot, but I like not being in jail more. At least I suspect I do (never having been, but I figure it's a safe bet). Edited to Add...

While I would certainly use plenty of caution with craigslist, I don't think it's that odd that someone might be willing to drive that far for a cat. This. He's already neutered. Their gas money for that is a lot less than the fee to spay/neuter a cat would be. When we adopted our last cat...

I got a message on facebook from an old high school friend who knows I'm still into animal rescue. He'd hit a 2-3 day old fawn with his riding lawnmower, thought it had a broken leg, and asking if I could help. I did exactly enough research to find out that a-) it's young enough that the leg...

Quote: I am pretty sure this is actually part of the good relationship we have with our guy - except inside he's in a large parrot cage for roosting and nights. He DOES go out into a tractor during the day, though not all day. I realize I give the impression he's locked up 24/7, but he's not...

You know, sometimes I wonder if people realize that there *are* in fact good roosters out there, and that the more aggressive 'roos people keep (and allow to breed) the more common this trait is going to become. I'm kind of flummoxed by this almost constantly. You read these communities and...