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    8yr old cow: too old to get pregnant?

    We bought a few girls years ago to cut the grass....but now I'd like one of the girls to make babies. Is 8 years too old for a first calf? Edit to add - She's extremely healthy, grass fed, a bit fat and still acts like a baby.
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    Watching a mama hen trying to revive her deceased chick

    Most folks do not see a chicken like a dog or cat. Most vets take it as an insult if you bring a hen to them for care. They're wrong, it's our decision whether we treat chickens as productive sources for meat and eggs... or as part of our family. One of my hens hid her nest of eggs, easy to do...
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    Review by 'MasAhora' in article 'Techniques in Feeding Your Flock "Off the Grid"'

    A great article to inspire us to be more independent of commercial feed in ways that are practical, economical and species appropriate. I've experimented at times with different commercial layer feed and discovered it affects egg laying (not a good sign of quality!). This could be due to many...
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    Do electrics including electric fence chargers affect egg laying?

    In my family there are people genuinely made ill by EMF smog from wifi, electric meters etc. So I've no doubt they cause harm when in close proximity. A couple of years ago we placed an electric fence charger in our hen house to manage the electric fence for our cattle. It is a convenient...
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    Review by 'MasAhora' in article 'How To Teach Your Puppy To Be Trustworthy Around Your Poultry'

    This article indicates the patience and time we have to provide to train and/or retrain dogs to be chicken friendly. An older rescue dog (called Rosa) I have took a long time to change from chicken hunter to chicken protector, about 6 months. I tied her at a distance when feeding/caring for the...
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    Disabled Chickens Forum

    I am disappointed we cannot have a forum for Retired and Disabled Chickens simply because some people don't understand the word "Emergency". I decided to stop culling my hens a while ago and now have retirees and those with wobbles, disabilities after getting illnesses, etc. Searching through an...
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    RIP Shelia, 12 years living a great life

    I knew the day was coming. Shelia was my oldest hen, she was here even before we bought this property. I loved her glossy black feathers that had a green shine in the sunlight. She was allowed to roam freely like my other chickens but always stayed close to her hen house and coop area. She had a...
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    Need to ramble about a cat....

    That was my point.... the animal is no longer available i.e. adopted unless it is in a kill shelter.
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    Need to ramble about a cat....

    The rescue shelters where I lived were allowed to say an animal had been adopted. Obviously not the details.
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    Where can I find pet chickens in Uruguay?

    I found there were many English speaking people in Uruguay, try searching for expat groups on Facebook. That's how I started in Paraguay. I also found the Paraguay version of "eBay" via people I spoke to and used google translate. But mostly I made friends and acquaintances and asked for their...
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    Advice Please for Pregnant Injured Rescue Cat

    What a gorgeous calico! And I love that telephone! Cindy is doing really well, she's quite a challenge to integrate with the other 5 cats but very endearing and devoted to me. I just added her intro story to my new blog today...
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    Wound, grease or rotting skin on hen's head?

    This is my one eyed hen. I'm not sure what she has and how to treat it. She's always in the workshop so I assumed yesterday she had a bit of grease on her head and I didn't see her the day prior (she roams freely but usually near the house and her preferred flock, we have 2). I just took these...
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    Advice Please for Pregnant Injured Rescue Cat

    I was quite upset they sterilized her without my permission, I would have said no, not yet. Unfortunately because she had only been with me a short while everyone still viewed her as a rescue .... but they still knew who to send the bill to 😅 The good thing is she can stay home now and we'll...
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    Advice Please for Pregnant Injured Rescue Cat

    Thank you. Unfortunately her belly is so sensitive I can't pick her up unless by the scruff of the neck.... the vet did that with her and she seemed fine. I'm just not comfortable doing that and then force feeding her iron and vitamin supplements down her throat. I worry I'll choke her. I'm...
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    Advice Please for Pregnant Injured Rescue Cat

    Oh I forgot to update!!! I became concerned and insisted we find a vet that could do an ultrasound. Eventually we were able to send her to the capital city to a trauma vet. Costly and hard on her but worth it. She was not pregnant!!! She is severely malnourished, anemic and was in great...
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