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    Anyone else seen this behavior? Hen laying down to eat.

    Ok, I have a two year old Black Australorp that decided to go broody about 3 months ago. Got her a light brahma and EE chick to raise (lost the EE to severe crossbeak at about a 6 wks old). Ever since then, the brahma is now huge and fluffy and no longer with "mama", I've noticed her laying...
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    Does anyone breed Silver Fox rabbits?

    I would love to see pictures if you do! When we have meat rabbits eventually, this is the breed we're going with as long as I can find a breeder to get some from.
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    Can multiple species share the same run?

    So at the moment, I only have chickens. We will eventually have meat rabbits but those will most likely not be in with the chickens. The way our grandparents grew up (well for me at least since I'm 35) all the different livestock pretty much just ran around together with separate feeding areas...
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    How many of you feed only (or mostly) wet food to your cats?

    One of my kittens appears pudgy (not quite a year). I can still feel her ribs but she does have a round belly. Got her from the shelter at 3 1/2 months already spayed. She had a bout of roundworms a few months ago (very potbellied all of a sudden) but slimmed down after treatment. In doing...
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    Rabbits and Roses?

    Pondering a rabbit exercise area so when we have meat rabbits eventually I'll have an area they can get out and stretch. The area I'm currently considering has two rose bushes and a baby nectarine tree. I'm planning to put down chicken wire so they can't dig holes. Would I need to put a cage...
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    Ok - Do I have the general idea of duck raising down?

    All right, if we decide to add ducks to our mini-farm I think I have done enough reading to have a good idea of what is required for ducks and how they are different than chickens. Am I missing anything? Housing - anything from a large doghouse to a coop as long as it's secure at night (will...
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    Housing question - ducks & chickens?

    Someone else mentioned they kept their ducks and chickens in the same "house" just separate. Could you guys that have done this give me some pros and cons to this method? We are going to be redoing our chicken coop (converting a large shed) and was already planning for two areas so I can have...
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    Getting older ducks?

    Apparently, all DH's coworkers know I'm the "animal lady". Just starting the venture of deciding if a couple ducks will be a benefit to our mini-farm that's in its infancy right now. Been researching here and just collecting information up till now. DH called me about an hour ago and asked...
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    Pond filtering/emptying questions

    In the very early pre-planning stages of considering ducks. Love the above ground yard timber ponds I've seen others post and will most likely go that route instead of trying to dig in the clay soil we have here in sunny San Diego. One plan I saw didn't have a filter, just a drain. Another is...
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    Ducks Imprint?

    Just read a post about ducklings imprinting on someone that hatched eggs in her incubator since her broody hen decided to quit sitting on the eggs. I didn't know ducks imprint! Can someone explain this a little bit more to me please? We're still in the pondering process of weather or not...
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    Sigh - I'm in for it now. Benefit of ducks?

    Ok, so I've never considered ducks because they are just too messy and aside from the cute factor didn't know what they had going for them. After (admittedly a bit foolishly) looking at a few pond threads and venturing into the 101 reasons why we love ducks thread am now considering the...
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    Kitten advice - any vet techs around today? UPDATE Pg 2

    Hi all~ Before any gives me the answer "take her to the vet" please understand I already know that and am willing to do so I am just looking for a bit of advice before spending the money if it is something I could have solved at home. Our female kitten is now around 8 months old and the last...
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    Chickens & Oranges (well citrus anyway)

    I know it's bad for them to eat oranges on purpose (in other words don't give them oranges as treats). DH and I are in the process of planning where our new coop is going to end up. We have a two level backyard so there is a rather steep small hill (about 6 feet difference in height) between...
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    Guinea Pig question, has anyone else experienced this?

    We've had our new GP for less than a year now and we got them when they were 3 weeks old so they are still babies. DDs got them a couple months after they lost our first ever GP to a tragic accident. I knew the new pigs would not replace the one that passed but was hopeful that they would at...
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    Meat Rabbits - something other than CA, NZ, or FW?

    So here's the deal. Looking into raising meat rabbits probably in about a year or so and I know the usual breeds are the three I listed. CA and NZ are readily available in my area (FW are a little hard to come by) so I could get those if I wanted but I would rather have something other than...
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    So we're back to considering goats... Nigerians or Kinders?

    I completely blame Becca and Harley at Shadow Paints for the resurgence of considering goats for milk! Was reading up on Nigerians and it looks like this might be what we want for milk for our family of 6. This project will be researched thoroughly before we embark on it and hopefully we will...
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    Could my rabbit be pregnant? Bunny experts feel free to chime in!

    Ok, so I'm not looking to get scolded for anything just friendly advice. I have two rescue rabbits of unknown breeds one male and one female. The buck is around a year and a half while the doe is somewhere around 3 or 4, her last owner wasn't sure. DH built a wonderful hutch for the two of...
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    Anyone else have lots of different animals? I can't be the only one...

    So this is mostly just for fun but kinda not too. I think my poor DH is starting to think I'm a little bit crazy for wanting all the animals I do. You can see by my signature that we already own quite a few different species. I could totally have more. I would love to have a ferret (if they...
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    Rabbit Experts (Bunnylady / Rabbitmage?) Can they have fennel?

    I don't have it listed on my approved veggies but I used fennel bulb for a soup recipe and have all the feathery tops left and instead of just throwing it away wondered if the rabbits could have it. Anyone know if this is okay for them?
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    Rabbit colony link?

    Ok, don't shoot me, this may be an impossible request but a while ago in one of the many "can chickens and rabbits be kept together" threads someone (most likely one of the rabbits breeders on here) posted a link to a really great informative article from a guy on how he does his open pen...
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