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    State a fact about yourself!

    HEHEHEHE!! Yup!!!! Thanks!
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    When to band a male pig?

    Thank you guys again! I am very optimistic about this mishap no. Live and learn I guess. Just a side note, we have 2 more piglets now. They are our pigs sisters since the same sow had another litter and would not feed those babies either. We got them when they were 5 days old and are now about...
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    State a fact about yourself!

    I work at Ripleys Believe It Or Not museum and it is the coolest job in the world!! :)
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    When to band a male pig?

    Thanks everyone! you have helped soooo much! I am relieved to hear we may be ok with this meat. And as a few pointed out, I am sure that I am guessing lower on his weight than I should. He is HUGE to me, but I have no frame of reference! I think he probably is closer to butcher weight, maybe 210...
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    When to band a male pig?

    Thank you very much for that advice. I think you have a very correct opinion. Butchering right seems to be the right thing to me to. I know people usually want them to be 250 or so. He is not. He is probably, just guessing, around 150 or so. I do not want him to be in pain or stressed out at...
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    When to band a male pig?

    Thank you so much for replying, but oh god that is not what I wanted to hear! lol! There is no way in the world my hubby is gonna do that. He has come to terms with culling chickens, but this duty he will draw the line at. And I don't have the stomach for it myself. CRAP! We were not ready for...
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    When to band a male pig?

    Hi guys. this may be too late, but this is our first pig and we are kinda on our own here. We have a male Hampshire mix. He is now 6 moths old and growing fast. I know that he should have been castrated when new got him, but he was only 3 days old because his mother wouldn't feed her babies. My...
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    MITES OR LICE? DONT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

    ok, I have been reading threads for an hour now and have some questions. We have 45 10 week old girls. Dark and light Brahmas, Buff Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, and Rhode Island Reds. This is our second time around with chicks, only starting last year with a dozen birds (Barred Rocks and Red...
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    New member - my name is Brenda

    Welcome! You will love this site, it has taught me so much in just one year. These folks are awesome!
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    Runts, Dwarfs, or just slow growers???? Need advise

    Well we didn't remove these 2 till day 14. They were beginning to get walked on and pushed around too much. The other girls were just so much bigger and so much more active. I wish I would done it a day or 2 earlier, but its working out. Thankfully. Keep an eye on them, and don't hesitate to...
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    Runts, Dwarfs, or just slow growers???? Need advise

    Well, GOOD NEWS!!! I know that we are not out of the woods, but I have been taking all of the advise you guys gave and hand feeding with a baby Super Food!! Starter feed, vitamin powder, sugar, yogurt, water. All hand fed. I just take a spoon and rub it along the bottom of the top beak and they...
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    Runts, Dwarfs, or just slow growers???? Need advise

    So good to hear :-) but how do you hand feed if they don't want it or won't take it? I would love to help them get the extra vitamins
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    Weaning a baby pigeon?? HOW?

    Thank you so much for the reply. My husband ended up with a long weekend from work and we actually found a home for all of our adult pigeons including the parents that Monday. We kept the baby since it become soooooo attatched to my hubby. It is now finally weaned, after your advice and the...
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    Runts, Dwarfs, or just slow growers???? Need advise

    Thank you for your help. I have heard that term before and I hate it!! :( WE are doing everything we can to help them. Also planning for the future in hopes that they make it, making a little hen house just for them in case they really dont catch up but do pull thru. With RIR's already advancing...
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    Runts, Dwarfs, or just slow growers???? Need advise

    We ordered chicks from Ideal this year and they are now about 14 days old. We got Buff Orpingtons and Rocks, Brahmas, and Reds. We have 2 little girls that are not growing at the same rate as the others. One is a Brahma that is very tiny and has a hard time walking and cant seem to get herself...
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    Weaning a baby pigeon?? HOW?

    Hi. We have a baby Tumbler (we think) that we have been hand feeding for about a week now becouse the parents stopped doing it. It is about 17 days old. I am wondering when to wean and how to wean? We are feeding every 3 to 4 hours. What is the best way? I have tried soaking seeds, and we have...
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    EMERGENCY Hen sliced open by rooster!

    ty Dawg. very much.
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    EMERGENCY Hen sliced open by rooster!

    We have a hen that has a wide open gash on her back from the rooster. the cut is almost 2 inches long and right down to the meat!! the cut is clean, but she is clearly in distress, her eggs have been soft for 2 days. We didnt know why till now. Can she be helped? what should we do? Do we have to...
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    avian pox

    Also, should we NOT be eating the eggs????? oh my gosh!!!
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    avian pox

    OMG I just jumped on to ask about the same problem!! I live in northern Florida, and we have had a lot of rain, and we are LOADED with mosquitos. Is that what causes this? What do we do if they do get them around the eyes and or mouth and nose? I am also new to chickens (March). This is all new...
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