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    What about a duck coop?

    I built my ducks there own "house". I really overbuilt it but I used what I has laying around. The frame is 4x4 with 2x6 joists. the floor is 2x6 along with the sides with a plywood and shingle roof. I have them in there own pen which is about 40x20 or 30 in the shape of a triangle. I will get...
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    Could I keep a goat with my chickens? ***edit: I Found a goat!

    I have a chicken in with a couple of goats and have had no problem. One of my babies from last year when he was born thought that the chicken was his mother. After about 5 mins of being born he started to chase after the hen.
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    Chain link fence

    I have it on all of my runs and have not had a problem with it at all. But like said before it needs to be tight, but not to overly tight that if a branch or something hits it that it will not break or split the wire.
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    Is painting inside the coop safe?

    I used fence and barn paint from Tractor Supply for my floor and it works like a charm. Easier to clean when dirty and can be swept with a broom. Once I get a chance to move my chickens from there little coop to the big coop I will paint the floor the same way I did in the big coop.
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    Coop bedding - Does anyone use straw?

    I use straw and only straw. I have tried the shavings but they were to much of a hassle to get and to clean up. I find that the straw works better than the shavings, but thats just me.
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    getting my goat update pics page three

    I dont know about that. I wouldn't do it though. With all the slop from the pigs your just begging for foot rot problems along with other health problems. I would just put him in with the horse's and forget about it.
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    getting my goat update pics page three

    As for having to have 2 goats thats not a given rule of thumb. As long as he has someone or something to play with ( You or your Horses ) he should be fine. Just give him a little more attention
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    getting my goat update pics page three

    Any hay you feed him can cause bloat if he eats to much. The same with the feed. To learn more about feeding goats do a google search and see what you can turn up.
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    getting my goat update pics page three

    For feed you can either feed goat feed in pellet form or in a mix. Or since you have horse's you can just feed the goat that ( I feed horse feed and dont have horse's ) When feeding hay dont feed a horse quality hay because it can cause bloat by eating to much. Feed a mix of hay like...
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    How long can you store food before it goes bad?

    I had bought 6 or 700 lbs of goat feed once when the price was cheap at the mill. I just put it in the barn and the last bag I fed out of the 6 or 700 was about 4 or 5 months. The molasses had soaked into the feed and was some what dry but I had no other problems with it. As for my chickens I...
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    Sick little goat any advice?

    Give it a shot of B-12 or Agricillin which is a penicillin for animals. Being that it is a broad spectrum antiboditic it should help.
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    Can you spot the difference

    Yes one is brown and one is the big white one
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    Can you spot the difference

    At best I can tell it has a double yoke in it. It wouldnt even fit in an egg carton that was Jumbo sized
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    New Buckling Has Issues - NEED HELP

    I had the some thing happen to of my goats before. Lively one day and limp rag the next. It ended up being a problem in his neck. Vet said to give him Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate. It is a steroid. Give the little guy 3cc for at least 1 week if it doesn't work give him some more about 1 cc...
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    Can you spot the difference

    It weighed 3.5 oz was 6 inches around and 4 inches long. We dont know what chicken it came from but she did a good job. This is the biggest egg I have ever gotten.
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