Recent content by simba49450

congrats!! im getting my fist baby pygmy goat on the 19th. also you have to be careful of hawks they can carry off a baby pygmy with little effort. i live in the country and mine will be penned up unless im right there. you may want to do this also since you live within city limits. just a idea.

yes i use straw, 100 watt light bulb and insulation, works great no frozen water etc

i have the same problem here, its teens and some adults that go around and do that. they dismantle and take the mailbox with post if they can get it down the road. the fancy plastic boxes or the post and box that looks nice is a big target. but for the metal boxes they drive and hit the boxes...

im with you on that, i only have 3 girls and with the insulated coop etc i get 3 eggs a day and this is thier first year. the light bulb works great i dont have a heated water dish but i thier food and water is buy the light and they roost on the opposite end nested down and they are warm and...

hi there im in michigan and i have mine insulated with the 4 x 8 sheets of 3/4 in pink foam board and attached it to the outside of the coop and the top as well with a tarp over that and my coop stays about 40-50 degres depending on the mich weather. and the girls are doing great. my coop is 4...

thanks for the help!! later on after i get the little guy to bond with me first i will be possibly getting another one. on the feed and such thanks so much for the info it has helped alot thanks again everyone

thanks for the info but the problem is at the tractor supply where im at they dont sell anything but the block. also the places i have read says that babies need the sweet feed for growth. but not too much, but i also read that until they reach a certain age, i forgot he age that they need a...

i will be getting a weened pygmy kid and besides the hay, goat feed,trace mineral block and salt block should the buckling be fed grain and if so what kind. also what about scratch feed it has allsorts of different stuff mixed in. later on i will have him fixed but for now i need to know wether...

i use straw and change the entire coop which is 4' x 7' and i change the 100 watt light bulb. i have 3 girls and i change it every 2 weeks. and after i change it i burn the old straw and the girls love it. they know when i get ready to change it cause i have them on a set schedule and when they...

im looking for a weened pygmy goat for a pet, prefer a male that i will get fixed later for i will never breed, im not picky on color. if someone has one in michigan around the south haven area let me know. the cheaper the better, even if you have a throw back like color not right, but healthy...

i loved your scarecrow, it is people like that i come to call them yuppies. its people like this who find candy a sin and should never touch cause you will catch diabetes. now bear in mind im diabetic and i still eat candy, as im sitting here eating skittles, the sour ones at that. i cant stand...

hi there when mine get the runs i give some quick oats to tighten them back up. and it does the trick. and that usually happens when they get grass and stuff like that. for me i use a small dixie cup and put it in there for a treat, i only have 3 chickens right now and they only get the oats is...

i wish i could help you, i fed just basic 20% feed for mine and it wasnt medicated and i have never had a issue when it came to that, i am curious who else has had probs

since i will only have 5 hens total when im done i dont need a roo to ride them like the penny pony at meijers and make them bald. all i do now is pat thier back firmly and tell them good girls and they are fine and walk away. either way it will be the closest thing to a hen getting violated as...

eating eggs and giving some to friends for what we dont eat, we dont eat a lot of eggs. my little "guard dogs" are pets only. im also getting 2 easter eggers in the spring. also i think it will be hard to incubate when they dont have a man around to keep them company lol:D