Hi! My name's Elizabeth and I live in Wallace, Ca. My 13 yr old son and I have a lot of animals- horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, cockatiels and fish. He loves cats and chickens the most and my all time favorites are the horses. Here's some pictures of the "family".
Sunny Bunny...
That is the heartbreak of free ranging. I free range and I can go months without losing a bird, then I'll lose 2 or 3 in a weeks time. And always my favorites. In the last month I've lost a silkie hen (fantastic broody/mom) and a white leghorn (1 of 2 I rescued last year) during the day and when...
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Hey! That looks just like the showgirl I brought home! Cutest little thing!
If I would have had the money, I would have brought home a lot more than just her!
Elizabeth
Try putting a blanket over the box. They should quiet down if they're in complete darkness. That's the only way mine will be quiet. Putting them in the bathroom as suggested above is also a good idea.
Good luck.
Elizabeth
I have 2 that were raised in the house, and yes, they are very flighty. They panic when they feel cornered, but I love them. They are beautiful birds with their red combs flopped over to the side and lay very consistently. They are not mean to the other chickens, in fact they are the ones that...
They are called Sublingual Dots and you can find them in the vitamin section. They are dissolved under the tongue and absorbed into the blood stream.
Elizabeth
I take the B12 dots plus a few other vitamins in attempt to combat my Vitiligo. It's an auto immune disorder which causes my white blood cells to attack my skin pigment cells which gives my these lovely white patches all over my arms and face. One of the problems with vitiligo is difficulty in...
You are so lucky! I had a falling out with my best friend 13 years ago, contacted her about 5 years ago and she had no interest in rekindling our friendship. She was like a sister to me and was with me when my mom died. I've never had a good friend since. I miss her and it hurts to think of her...
I had a brown and white St. Bernard mix that I got from the shelter that had a speckled nose like that. I thought I had adopted a cute little terrier mix and ended up with a very large dog that liked to sleep on my lap! Thankfully he didn't slobber!
Have fun with your very cute "little" puppy...
If you need to rehome her, check your area for any sighthound rescues. I know some rescues keep an eye out on their local Craigslist. Try to find someone familiar with her breed as they are not your normal dog.
Elizabeth
You just explained the problem when you said it was a whippet. She belongs to the sighthound family and is a born hunter. Adding to that sighthounds are not easily trained and don't take well at all to being punished. You need someone with sighthound experience for better advise. I own an...
Frontline for dogs is harmful for cats. I use Advantage for dogs - the original, not the one for ticks and fleas - on my cats. My vet wrote down the dosage for the different weights and I buy the large dog tubes and dose each cat individually. When I had many, many cats this made it possible for...
I moved to a really small house earlier this year and have no clue where to put the tree. There's nowhere to move the furniture to! The only place has a cage with baby chicks and there's no where to move them to. I will figure it out soon. It will probably just be a small tree this year. I...
I have a pair of silvers that I raised from day olds. The hen is very sweet and friendly. She will jump in my lap if I have food. When she started to lay, she was very consistent- about 5 eggs a week. Then she went broody and I haven't had an egg for a few months. I didn't let her hatch any...
I've been thinking about my dad today. He passed away 12 years ago. I dreamed about him last night. He visits me in my dreams every few weeks. It makes me sad, but also makes me smile.
Ever since my dad died, I've been visited by a mockingbird. At my old house (that my dad helped me buy) the...