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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    Ok, so I totally did this against the plan, but everyone was getting along and Ginny kept trying to get out of her pen and in the yard with the other girls. So, I cautiously let her out and stayed close by just in case. Everything actually went pretty well. Ginny was even allowed in the coop to...
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    Quote: I'm sorry that happened to your girls, that must have been so hard. I know how hard it was for me just seeing one of mine all torn up. But, what a happy ending! They are tough birds, I know she'll be ok. Its just hard to watch sometimes! BTW - the dog is staying, but a six foot fence...
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    I was surprised by the silkie also. But, she seems to be opposite of what I thought silkies were like! She's not real friendly (not mean, but doesn't ever come up to me like the others), she was the first one to start laying and she lays almost every day. Nothing like what I expected! But...
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    I started reintroducing her yesterday. At first I put her out in the yard with them, but stayed right there just in case. It did not go well. I can't believe how brutal those girls can be! It was like watching a gang initiation where they all jump the new guy and beat the crap out of him. I...
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    Bunny with a tummy ache

    I am happy to report that Veronica is back to her normal self this morning! My bunnies are both 4-5 lbs and I've been giving them about 1/4 cup each of pellets. Should I increase that a little bit? I gave them a tablespoon of the rolled oats and sunflower seed mix this morning and they loved...
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    Bunny with a tummy ache

    Quote: No the hay would work it through its system. They don't need any greens other then hay. They are useless and not nutritionally necessary. and sometimes they can cause more problems when a rabbit has bloat or goes into GI stasis. Give the rabbit all the alfalfa it can eat for now, if its...
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    Quote: I didn't think of that! I have her inside in a dog exercise pen that I just made smaller. I clipped a blanket over the top so she wouldn't fly out. I can just put that out in the yard during the day and move it back inside at night. I'll try that tomorrow. She'll be so happy to be back...
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    Live Fish?

    This is an interesting thread! I have a lone catfish in a small 3 gal tank. He's about the size of my index finger. I hate him and he hates me back! I've been looking for a way to get rid of him. I don't have the heart to flush a live fish or not feed him and let him starve. Would it be cruel...
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    Any Gardeners Here?

    Quote: The frame is a great idea! It would be nice if it lasted a little longer so I don't have to keep re-seeding it. I got the mix from Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply. Here is the website: www.groworganic.com Its called Omega-3 Chicken Forage Mix. This is my first order from them...
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    Any Gardeners Here?

    Thanks for the advice. I don't have great soil, its a lot of clay. I will be bringing in a good organic soil for the planter beds so I will just get some more for the part of the chicken yard that will be planted. I hope the girls like it if I'm going to all this trouble for them!
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    Bunny with a tummy ache

    I will definitely label the herbs! I already have some markers, but I will have to make more once I know exactly what I'm planting. I checked out that book on Amazon, it looks like something I would want in my library. I'm always looking for good reference books! She is pooping. Not as much as...
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    Any Gardeners Here?

    I am new to gardening, this will be my second year and am planning my spring garden. Last year I just had one raised bed, this year I'll have three. I'm going to devote a portion to medicinal herbs and greens just for the chickens and bunnies. My question is this - I just bought some seeds...
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    Bunny with a tummy ache

    Thankfully, no she's not pregnant! She's spayed and the male is neutered. So that's one less thing for me to worry about! She's actually already starting to act like she's feeling better. But, I am going to give her some mint or chamomile. I have both. I'm actually getting ready to plant my...
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    Bunny with a tummy ache

    I have two dutch bunnies that live in a pen in my office (converted garage). Right now, one of my chickens is recovering from a dog bite and living in a pen next to theirs. I let them all out in the room together for a couple hours every day for exercise. (They have a love-hate relationship! The...
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    Samoyed dogs

    I had a male samoyed years ago. He was a great dog! Very stubborn, of course! But, I gave him lots a training as a real young pup and he was very obedient most of the time. I used to show horses and he was always at the barn with me and loved trail rides. He was a little hyper until he was about...
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    Ginny is doing great. She got stitched up and was on antibiotics for a week. I'm amazed at how fast she is recovering! She still has her stitches in, but that's healing well. Some feathers have started to grow back also. I couldn't believe that she was eating, drinking, pooping and acting like a...
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    silkies and EEs?

    I only have a small flock of 5. They are 2 silkies, 2 RIRs and 1 EE. They all do great together and eat all the same food. Good luck
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    Quote: This is actually the second time he's gone after the chickens. The first time he was too slow and just barely got the back of one of my silkies. That's when I decided to fence in a little yard around the coop so I could let the girls out without worrying about the dogs getting them. I...
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    I just wanted to thank everyone for the help. I was just really concerned about her crop being exposed. I also didn't have anyone to help me work on her so I couldn't do much. When I did start cutting back the feathers, I saw that there was some skin that I could pull over but I couldn't get...
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    Dog bite at crop **Graphic Pictures** Update and Question

    So, I was trimming the feathers back around her crop, but I had a hard time. I had a towel over her head so she was calm, but it was obviously painful for her so I didn't do too much. I know you can't give chickens any pain killers that end in "caine", but is there anything else I can give her...
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