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    Pregnant (?) Rabbit - diet needs?

    Hi! Last week we brought home an American Chinchilla Rabbit and she had been with a buck, so we're treating her as pregnant. With a potential due date of February 19th. She is getting a good 2nd cut Timothy Hay and pellets. Is there any changes that I need to make to her diet before she...
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    New to geese ❤️ Can I add a new mate?

    Thank you both so much! They all seem very devoted to each other and are a good group together. The lady that gave them to me said the two mating pair has already hatched out goslings this past spring. So I'm going to leave well enough alone and just try to pay attention to how they behave...
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    New to geese ❤️ Can I add a new mate?

    Good morning! I have raise all of the farm animals for years....pigs, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks.... but never ever geese. Yesterday, I acquired 3 Geese. Two Pilgrim (a mating pair) and an single Embden Gander. He lost his mate last winter and is just the tag-a-long at this point. They...
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    Goat with an infected castration band - Updated

    Thank you both for all the helpful info!! I'm always amazed at the different opinions and ways to do things. I agree Cassie, the best we can do is be as informed as you can and make your choice. So, this story just took a twist. If you're squeamish, you may not want to read. We didn't get to...
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    Goat with an infected castration band - Updated

    Yes, his dam had her cd/t 30 days prior to kidding and he received both cd/t and booster. His scrotum is cold and dead, my concern if I try to snip it off is that what the dead scrotum is hanging by May not be dead and then we have a whole other issue. Also, the scrotum isn't infected, it's...
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    Goat with an infected castration band - Updated

    Well, first injection completed. And the band is going back on tonight. I'm such a big baby! My husband did it because he's a diabetic and used to needles ;) He injected IM in the back leg muscle. He did pull back on the plunger to make sure there was no blood.....nope, no blood. After was...
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    Goat with an infected castration band - Updated

    Thank you! I will get an accurate weight on him before injecting him. Do you inject SubQ? And should I alternate injection sites? We alternate for cd/t which is why I'm asking. We are planning on eating him but the plan was to grow him out until 9 months to a year. I'm going to go and pick up...
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    Goat with an infected castration band - Updated

    So after a much closer inspection.... It looks like the band broke of before it could finish the whole job :( the scrotum is hanging by a small "tube" looking section that did not die off yet. He is a great kid!!! He is acting completely normal and he laid down perfectly for me. Even letting...
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    Goat with an infected castration band - Updated

    We have a 14 week old goat that we banded 4 weeks ago. I'm not exactly sure what happened (never had a problem before) but last night I noticed that where we banded him was discolored. His scrotum has been hard and cold for a few weeks now and I usually just take a quick glance. So last night I...
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    Adding a Pygmy with two Alpines

    So we have 2 8 month old Alpine girls now and my daughter wants a Pygmy. How would we go about adding a pygmy that's only 10 weeks old? I have a large dog kennel that I can seperate the little one a night when they are in the barn if that helps? Just curious if this possible....
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    Hatchery Silkies and giant wattles already?

    The hubs got them for me at our feed store for our anniversary and they get all of their shipment from a hatchery.... He knew I had been wanting silkies :) I'm not worried about breeding or anything like that, I really wanted some because of their feathering and hoping for some good brooders...
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    Hatchery Silkies and giant wattles already?

    Thank you :) So I'm looking at the ones with the very developed wattles and those are definitely boys...correct? Since they are crosses, does the same rule apply that if they already develop combs/wattles, they should be Roos?
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    Hatchery Silkies and giant wattles already?

    These are obviously the first silkies I have had and I'm now thinking I have at least 4 boys out of 6 :( But these are hatchery silkies and so we all know how that goes..... 3 have straight combs. Yes, straight combs. And 1 has 3 rows of a straight comb....kinda like an Easter Egger roo, but...
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    Hen sitting on nest only at night

    How many nights has she been sleeping on the nest? When mine go broody, I can tell because they usually roost at night and if they spend 3 nights on the nest (gradually increasing time on the nest until they do not get up at all), then I know they're serious and I will put eggs I want to hatch...
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    MY SILKIE ISNT EATING

    She will get up to eat and drink. And unless you watch her 24/7 (literally) you will probably miss it. Broody hens get off the eggs once a day, sometimes once every few days to poop, eat, drink and within minutes to a few hours, they're right back on the eggs. My Australorp would get off her...
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