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    Cockleburs in feed

    I bought a bag of pellets feed today for my chickens, it is horizon acres brand from a big name feed store and it is full of whole cockleburs mixed in with the pellets. Aren't these toxic to chickens? Thanks
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    How to splint adult goat knee

    I have an adult goat who had a hoof infection. We treated it for a long time and its finally clearing up. The problem is that while she had it, she kept her knee bent. I'm going to splint it so she will put weight on her foot again but I cant straighten it out . Any advice for splinting a goat...
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    Nigerian dwarf goat problem

    I have a female nigerian dwarf goat who is 11 months old. The past 2 days she hasnt been eating, her sides are large and it seems like she is straining to poop. I also noticed a slight amount of blood around her vulva. She has been in the same area as my 9 month old male. I dont see a bagged...
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    Cat and Dog buying scam

    I was recently contacted by a lady in texas who had bought a norwegian mountain cat from a breeder. Turns out this breeder was the same breeder I had problems with when I bought a great pyrenees dog. She is a scam artist who won't refund money when you catch on to her scam. I am not in Texas so...
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    AdGA problems

    I have a dwarf goat I am trying to adga register and it keeps getting rejected for this reason..." The dam has another registered birth within a six month period from this birth". I am new to adga can someone please tell me in basic terms what exactly this means? Does that mean the birth count...
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    6 week old lamb sick

    I have a 6 week old female bottle fed lamb who was doing fine and now suddenly is straining to poop. She drank her bottle normally in the morning and then was put out into our barnyard for the first time yesterday. When I walked her back during the evening ishe refused to eat her bottle and...
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    Problems with cornish cross pullets

    I ordered some chicks from my local farm store and they sent me cornish cross chicks by mistake. I also have a wide variety of other breeds and ended up with cornish cross chicks, jersey giant chicks, and lavendar orpingtons with this delivery. I was supposed to have red rangers instead of...
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    what to use if fermenting feed..

    I was hoping to gain some insight on fermenting chicken feed from anyone who has done it. Do you actually ferment the store bought feed or do you buy specific grains for it? and what is the point of fermenting can it acutally reduce the amount of feed you are giving? thank you
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    La Mancha goat attacked

    My male goat was attacked by something that left puncture marks along his side and ripped his third eyelid as well as a couple of punctures on his face and neck. I am currently guessing either a dog or coyote attacked him, but i'm kind of stumped at the width of the punctures as they are about a...
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    sweet potato curing

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone had ever tried curing sweetpotatoes in a clean incubator? I have one that is large and I can set the humidity and temperature to the curing temperatures. I live in the Midwest and it's cool outside right now so it's hard for me to find a way to maintain the...
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    Rooster foot problem

    hello, I have a black australorp rooster who is favoring his foot. I researched bumble foot as the pad of his foot is swollen and slightly warm and can not find an entry point for any infection on it. I soaked it in epsom salts and he did better for about a day, but then reverted to favoring it...
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    Need to help if halfway out?

    I have a chick that just zipped and hatched halfway out of the egg but now seems like it can't get the rest of it's body out. how long should i let it try before i have to help?
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    steps for having hens hatch chicks

    I have a flock of about 30 hens. My roosters are actually seperate as I want to do more selective breeding. could someone list the steps of having the hens hatch out chicks once they have been mated with the roosters. I'm kind of naive about wether i just let them lay and then candle all the...
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    Question about duck genetics

    Could someone give me a basic rundown on duck genetics? I have a pekin male and a cayuga female that have created a nest. when/if the babies hatch, do I need to sell them to decrease the probability of a parent mating with an offspring? Thank you.
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    Rooster cleaning nesting box?

    I heard a ruckus in my coop today and when I went out there the rooster was "yelling" and scratching out one of the nesting boxes. One of the hens was near him yelling at him. Has anyone else had a rooster that cleaned out the nesting box for a hen?
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    What to use in chicken coop

    We bought 40 acres recently and it came with an old chicken coop. the walls are stone, and it's long and in good shape. I am researching chickens at the moment before I make the commitment for them and I was wondering what is the best thing to put down on the floor of the coop? The floor is a...
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    vaccines and vets

    hello, my husband and I recently bought 40 acres and are looking at the possibility of raising some chickens. Being new to this I want to collect as much information before making the chicken commitment. One of the questions I have regards vaccinations. what do chickens need to be vaccinated...
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