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    Feeding the "Old fashioned way"

    Very interesting. I give my chickens swiss chard every day. Maybe I'll change that.
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Yes, I can see it now...parents with spray bottles Fortunately my kids have done a good job with theirs, and they are well-behaved. But there are plenty of wild ones out there.
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    Yay! That was a long wait :) I think my Buff was about that long, but my Red Sexlinks were already laying so it made it easier to wait. Yay! That was a long wait. I think my Buff took almost that long, but since my Red Sexlinks were already laying it made it easier to wait.
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Okay....it did sound judgmental to me. It did cure her of the habit of completely ignoring everything I told her, and doing whatever she wanted, including chasing the cat. She was a pretty hard case when I got her out of the shelter. I don't think anyone had ever told her "no" before. Once...
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Well, I guess you should have had a talk with whomever it was let the dog get to the age of ten without any manners and then dumped her at the pound. You could have given them instructions. I just fixed her issues to the point where she could be adopted and live peacefully with her new...
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Cured her From that point on when I told her to stop, she stopped.
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    I had one really stubborn foster dog who was a bad barker. I bought a super soaker and when she started spinning and barking I could nail her from thirty feet away.
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Oh, mine are pretty spoiled But mine are Red Sexlinks and a Buff Orpington, and they could be less stubborn. I also handled mine a lot when they were growing up, and maybe they were used to me telling them what to do. I can see how a water bottle would work....I've used that with dogs, too...
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    Lets talk about goats!

    Well, at 9 he is already pretty well aged, isn't he? His back feet look weird, too. I would have a vet take a look at him if you are concerned or have other goats.....he could have something like CAE.
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    Lets talk about goats!

    Oh, well, I see I came in in the middle of the discussion. I agree with Diamond H.. :o) I sent in a fecal for my goat, because of his big belly, and it came back with a 0 wormload. Saved me the cost of worming.
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    Lets talk about goats!

    You ought to do a fecal before you worm him, and make sure that he actually needs it. You can get fecals done here for $5: http://www.midamericaagresearch.net Why are you giving him B12?
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Actually, mine seemed to understand very quickly that I was not going to allow fighting, and gave it up. I was kind of surprised at how quickly they figured it out....let's face it, chickens are not rocket scientists. I don't think I had to "peck" any of them more than twice, although each...
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    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    I reintroduced mine by first putting her in their cage when the other hens were outside of it. I figured they would get used to her scent being there before they actually saw the bird, and she would get familiar with her new location without the additional stress of the other birds. Then I...
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    Do chickens eat ants?

    Mine do eat ants, but that doesn't seem to be their particular area of interest....maybe because ants are so small. I don't think you can count on the chickens to control insect issues of any kind all by themselves.
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    My Reds didn't start laying until about 22 weeks, and only a couple of weeks before my Buff Orpington started laying. Someone here said his started at 14 weeks, but I think that is very unusual. My Buff has never gotten the really red cheeks or a very red comb, but I figured it's just her...
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