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Hey all! I've got some senior hens whose leg mites are getting bad again....I've always done the 'dip legs in oil/kerosene mixture ten days in a row' method. The mites always come back in these senior hens though, and I don't have the time to do the oil ten days in a row so often. Is there...

I just got two German Angora's from a friend last night. I've raised rabbits for 5 years, but I'm completely new to Angora's! I've spent all morning working to make them more comfortable outside, since they're used to living indoors. I brought Remus (the male, albino) inside for a while...

I'm a teen 4-H'er, and I've wanted goats for about 5 years now. I've raised chickens for ten years, and rabbits for five years. My parents are great- they encourage me to take on new projects- but they're very clear about the fact that they will not pay for them. I totally understand that, and...

Hey all! I've had chickens for 10 years, and have never had to worm- never even really thought about it. Right now my flock consists mostly of senior hens, bantams, and rescues. I do quarantine all of the rescues I get until I deem them healthy, but this year I've noticed a lot of weight loss...

Hey all! Goodness, I haven't been around here in forever! I've got a question about my senior Mini Rex buck, Buster. I thought maybe some of you other rabbit-y people might be able to help me out. :) Buster is about 5 years old now. Last winter/spring, he lost a lot of weight very quickly. A...

So, in then event of a fox attack a while ago, I realized that my chickens have feather mites. The fox dropped the dying bird, and when I picked up the bird, I noticed all kinds of little bugs crawling all over him. I was just wondering what my options are here. What is the most effective way to...

My 4 year old Mini Rex buck is losing weight. He's always been a little chunky, since he was a baby. I free fed him when he was young, but because he got so fat, I started putting him on rations. I noticed recently that he was looking a little skinny, so I started giving him a bit extra, in...

Every May, I have this huge fox raid. There's a den of them somewhere around here....apparently the fox pups were all born this week, because I'm losing chickens like crazy, and I've seen the fox twice with birds in his mouth. I just chased him off literally 3 minutes ago. He got my d'Uccle...

This chick is 6 weeks old. She was in the mixed bantam bin at the mill when I got her. I thought she was a bantam barred rock....but the comb isn't coming right. She wouldn't let me catch her this morning, so I had to make do with taking pictures from a distance. Any ideas? And here's...

I'm afraid I'm going to have to put this fine little lady down. :( This happened on Saturday night. I've had this monster raccoon roaming around...I think he was a mutant. x) He took the chicken wire of my pen and literally ripped apart. And he also took chicken wire that was heavily...

A good friend has some eggs she's storing for me, and I'm picking up an incubator either tomorrow or on Friday! I'm pretty excited, here. :) This is the first time I've ever used an incubator. I know literally nothing, which is a bad thing. x) So, I have some questions: 1. How long do...

This had me laughing hard!! Has anyone else seen this video? I love the little Silkies! xD

So, I have to get a round pen for my horse....but I don't exactly have $500+ to just lay down for it. x) Does anybody have any ideas on how to make a super cheap round pen? Thanks! :D

What do you folks think about this? Has anyone had a similar experience? Is there anything I can do for it? This is the foot of an old Barred Rock hen of mine. I rescued her last fall, and I noticed that she had a crooked toe at the time. Since then, her left toe has bent...

I noticed this morning that one of my roosters was having trouble walking out of the coop. I picked him up, and found that both of his eyes were swollen and infected. He was shivering, and his breathing was raspy. I've got him isolated, with electrolytes and some Duramycin in his water, simply...

Okay, so I work at the feed store in our community, and we just got in some more chicks. How could I not take a few home?? Any idea on what this little guy might be? He was in with the mixed bantams, and was one of the few that I couldn't identify. He has an interesting comb- hard to tell...

I rescued this hen a year or so ago, and I've never been sure on her breed. Any ideas? Her right foot is deformed. When she was young, whoever owned her put a band on her leg, and never took it off. So her leg grew over the band. The band is lodged in the center of her leg. She does alright...

Last fall, I took in 30 chickens from a lady that couldn't take care of them anymore. Most of them were old hens, and banty mixes. I noticed that one of them, a silkie mix, was looking pretty droopy a few days after I got him, so I started giving him the special treatment. His own pen...

I finally got my fluffies this evening! All are happy and healthy! I'm not sure about the breed on two of them. They were in with the assorted bantams, and they're even smaller than the silkies and cochins. Sebrights, maybe? What does everyone else think? Here's the brown one: And the...

I have 4 Embden geese- three ladies and one gentleman. Every late winter/early spring, the girls lay a collaborated clutch, and take turns sitting on the nest. At times, two of the girls will share the nest at the same time. They also move the nest around repeatedly- oftentimes leaving eggs...