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    Homer pigeons

    I recently received 4 homer pigeons from a fellow who took them off the nest at about 10-15 days old and brought them to my house and have them in a pen to get acquainted with the surroundings so once I turned them loose they will stay around. My question is how long should I keep them caged up...
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    When to band a male pig?

    Boar taint comes from uncastrated male pigs that are sexually active. This is caused by hormones in the body of the animal, which every male species of animal has and are aroused by a female in heat. I have butchered 1-2 year old male boar that has never been around a gilt or sow and had no bad...
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    How to Ask my Parents to move out?!

    I read you story, but have not had time to read everyones response yet, will do later on. First off, nobody on this world will ever overstep my authority of my kids, except my wife. This includes my parents, inlaws, other family. Anyone. If you and your husband pay the note, whomever is...
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    Muscovy duck hatching questions

    Quote: that is exactly how we do it. The hen takes care of the whole thing from start to finish. This year, two muscovy hens are setting on two different batches where the chickens had always laid their eggs. Now that both hens are setting, they won't let the chickes lay so the chickens had...
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    Do Japanese quails drink from a drinker?

    Regular chick starter is all I have ever fed mine whether they are little or adult and have had no issues. I believe its only 18% protein.
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    setting eggs in bator

    Hello, any opinions, some help?
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    setting eggs in bator

    Put the heat to the incubator about 2hrs ago, trying to get the temperature to 99 degrees and cook supper. When I looked at the thermometer a few minutes ago temperature was at 104. In my opinion it should not make a difference, but what do y'all thin, start feeding the eggs to the pigs?
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    Deworming Pigs

    Depends on the medicine. I know with Ivomec, it says not to slaughter for 4weeks after dosage is injected into pigs.
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    Coturnix Quail Basics- Information and Pictures Galore

    Quote: Hard to say, I know I screwed up the very first day by tweeking with the thermostat that night and not triple checking before I went to bed. Woke up the next day and the thermometer showed 109* so I was sure I had cooked them. Wife wasn't to happy with me when I told her what had...
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    Coturnix Quail Basics- Information and Pictures Galore

    Know how u feel, we had 100 eggs in our incubator and only one hatched...lol.
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    how to sex homing pigeons? how to care for them?

    Anyone ever used the string and screw ring (ones used to screw into screen door jams to latch the door) method? Old man showed me this and so far he's 95% accurate. Tie the string to the oval end of the screw ring and leave about 12" length of string. Grab the bird under its belly with one...
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    Pig owners: blending in new piglets with older hogs

    Put them together. They may let the gilt know her place, but after that they will get along. Anytime I have ever mixed any of my hogs, they usually fight each other for about ten minutes to figure out the boss then its all over. Yours may not even be old enough for them to get riled up.
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    Southern Chaos my Hereford Hog

    Good looking pigs. Never raised herefords before. One of my blue butt sows had 20 piglets this past Thurday, best so far. Not all of them made it though.
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    snake trap

    Thanks, you gave me a good idea to try. I have a few pyramid crawfish traps I can try with. Have three holes on each side for a snake to go into. Can't believe I didn't think of that, I've caught a bunch inthe traps while rrunning crawfish
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    snake trap

    Post it, I'm instrested, snakes are by far my biggest problems
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