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    Breeding question for goats.......

    I just had my first goat babies on April Fools Day. I have both male and female goats and because of running out of good weather last fall we didn't get the second goat pen and house erected although we had all the stuff for it. Anyway so my 3 boys and my 2 girls wintered together in one pen...
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    Help........never had baby goats b4

    I have a mini-nubian I thought got bred in August .... guess not... anyway today I noticed her milk bag is filling. Any idea on how long and should I move her from being with the herd and if so when?
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    Suggestions for handling this cold snap....

    What ...if anything....... is everyone doing for extra protection during this cold snap? We ended up chasing the ducks off the ice as their hole finally froze and we broke it back open for them, but it froze again so that only one could get in the water at a time and they were taking turns. So...
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    Went to buy straw.......

    I stopped to buy straw this weekend on my way home from work with my son and while we were in the barn helping the farmer (as he is 86 and still does everything on his farm) when a ratty little kitten popped out from the sow pen. He told me that a few nights before in a snowstorm he had heard...
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    Is it possible doe is too big for buck?

    Probably a stupid question but the buck with the girls is a mini- nubian and the mini nubian doe seems to be pregnant but not the togg./alpine doe as i am pretty sure she was just in heat a couple weeks ago. He has been with her constantly since July. Is it possible she is too big?? I see him...
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    How much does egglaying decrease in the winter???

    I have 34 hens of various large breeds that are all supposed to be cold weather hardy as I looked for that with where we live. They were all born between may and june and I was getting about 20 eggs a day before all of this lovely weather hit and a few days we only got 2 eggs and now it's been...
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    Goats alert DD to fox........

    My husband and I are working long hours right now so that leaves the youngest 4 kids in charge of watching and caring for the animals of which all free range from 5:30 am to 8-9pm. except the goats which are in a pen about 100ft. from the chicken coop. My 12 y.o. DD heard the goats pitching a...
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    Help! Mosquitoes are carrying my goats away!

    I have 2 6 mo. old nigerians and 2 5 mo. old mini nubians and a 1 year old alpine/togg. mix. The mosquitoes are terrible! We haven't had enough real hot days and lots of rain lately. They are so bad that when the dog went to pee at the edge of the woods we were both covered. Needless to say...
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    Barred Rock question

    I am supposed to have 10 black australorp pullets and 1 roo and 5 barred rock pullets but i don't know how to tell them all apart. When do barred rocks start looking like barred rocks? They were 4 weeks yesterday.
  10. ronshoney

    I lost a baby turkey..........

    I had one of my bbw wasn't looking good this morning when I went to take them out and I got it to drink, but found it dead a little while ago. This is our first loss out of our bunch.
  11. ronshoney

    How many hogs would you need to butcher?

    How many hogs of what size would you need to raise and bucher to feed a family of 7-9 for a year? And how would you have it butchered? We really don't eat pork roast or pork loin but we eat everything else. Thanks!
  12. ronshoney

    How to keep baby ducks brooder dry??????

    I have 10 almost 3 week and 2 almost 2 week old ducks and was wondering how to set it up to keep it drier...... they are now in a x-lg dog cage and I have to totally empty it 1 to 2 times a day because the shavings are soaked from front to back! I figure there has to be an easier way. I am in...
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    Can anyone tell me what this is???????????

    This chick is just huge compared to the other ones..... everything about it is huge! Is it a meat chicken ???? There is supposed to be a Buff Orpington rooster and 5 hens but this chick is just huge! The other breeds I ordered are RIR, EE's, B. Rocks, Hubbard Isa Browns, Grey Leghorns, and...
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