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    Pet Financial Help.....Please read.

    I just noticed the thread from Mangled about her injured boxer--I'm so glad to hear he's on the mend and that Mangled finally got the help she needed. I wish I would have seen it earlier. I have a list of places that will pay for emergency medical care for companion pets. Some of these are...
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    Many of you think I'm "mean.'' Here's my point of view....

    Dear Mr. or Ms. Average Pet Owner: Thank you for contacting us animal rescuers, shelter volunteers, and foster-homes about your inability to keep your pet. We receive an extremely high volume of inquiries and requests to accept surrendered animals (and none of us is getting paid, OK?). To help...
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    Equine Nutrition: Myths vs. Facts

    Here is a link to a website that addressed many of the feeding suggestions/advice I see on this website. Without resorting to pulling quotes from recent posts, some of the myths I want to address are: "Beet pulp must be soaked." "Alfalfa can't be fed as the sole source of forage." "Corn...
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    Calling All Southern Hotties!

    What percent of protein do you feed your hens in the heat of summer? I've always fed my a 16% lay pellet, but I've read that hens need more protein in the summer months so I switched to 20%. Is this ok? What do y'all do?
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    Head Shots of My Chickens! Image heavy!

    Here are some piccies of my chickies! Some are better than others, but I was having fun. This is Bucky the Buckeye Rooster. He's three years old. I think he's quite handsome and so does he! Here are some of the hens. The reddish brown ones are buckeyes and the others are EE's. The...
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    Best Practice?

    I used your search feature for similar topics, but couldn't find any... So forgive me if this is a tried and trite topic. What do you all do routinely to care for your flock? I'm talking about daily, weekly, monthly and yearly practices. Do you vaccinate? Do you use antibiotics, wormers...
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    Hi! Glad to have found y'all

    I've been raising chickens for about 3 years now. My little backyard flock consists of one Buckeye Rooster, 5 Buckeye hens, 9 Easter Egger hens and one guinea hen (I guess it's a hen). The EE's are about 3 years old and the Buckeye's are about 2 y/o. I get about 9-12 eggs a day from my...
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