Recent content by ttigresa

With all due respect, gotthefever, opossum DO dig into your house if there is a wet place where the wood is soft. THAT is how I found out there was a soft spot in my flooring in a modular home! They have burrowed under my flooring and made a home there for I don't know how long before I found...

My chickens are lost to ALL kinds of predators. I have had a neighbor report that she saw a hawk come swoop down and grab the matriarch of my flock, a very large Brahma hen. The bird was too heavy, so it killed her and dragged her to an obscure place to eat her there. I have also had coyote or...

I don't think I need to record the voices. They are VERY distinct and exactly as I said previously. Maybe it will help if I explain it a bit better. The largest (almost a full 1/3 bigger than the other) seems to be the male because of the curled tail feather. However, THAT is the one with the...

I have two white Pekin ducks. Since I am new to caring for them I researched a little and found that the male should be the bird with the curled tail feather. Also, the female is the one with the loud quack. So, here is my dilemma... the largest of the two seems to be the male because of the...

Sure wish to be able to talk to rumorasit so that I can get some dosing info for cats. And just so you all know that article info given by KayTracy says that topically the Ivermectin DOES fight external parasites on cats if applied TOPICALLY!

I have used Ivermectin in my Collie dog breed (Australian Shepherd) and caused toxicity. I had to stay up all night with him because he was convulsing at times and my Vet friend told me he could just stop breathing. We successfully weathered that storm several years ago, but only by making him...

I have a large and old Brahma we call "mah ma". She received a gash from several Roosters trying to "top" her too much. It seems one was a bit too rough. We have NO fencing that is sharp for her to have caught herself on and the wound is almost exactly the way the reader above described it. Yes...