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    Pen sized for pastured broilers on a rotational program

    Hello everyone! I'm trying to plan out raising CornishX on an intensive managed rotational grazing system. My only problem is figuring exactly how much space each batch of birds (125 - 150 per batch average is my estimate) will actually need on pasture. I'll be operating under the 1,000...
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    Anyone have just a really tiny CornishX?

    Hello everyone! I finally got back into chickens again after losing my flock to a very determined fox. I currently have five CornishX, four Rhode Island pullets, and three straight run turkeys in the brooder. Four out of five CornishX - about two, going on three weeks old I'd estimate - are...
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    Greedy, thieving dog, lazy dog, and puppy training

    Hello everyone! I've come for a bit of advice I currently have three dogs. Hazel, the main problem, who is 2 and some months old. She's a DanexBoxer, and I love her dearly. She's really a joy of a dog, loves to play and be with you, and (generally) listens well. Duke, my five year old Weim...
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    So I got a puppy...

    Yep. I got a puppy. Today. A freakishly adorable 8 week old cutie pie (has no self control ) The story on him is that he's a LabxWeim, but I think he may have a touch of Chow in him going by the way his tail is held occasionally. He has some funky spots on his tongue and gums. I quadruple...
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    Got me some geese!

    I bought (what I thought) where a pair of young African geese. I recalled a flock that came charging down a hill, hissing an spitting, when we turned out car around in some no-stoplight town one day. So I thought, hey! Thats exactly what I need to protect my chickens! Welll.... I think they...
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    Think an owl got my Delly :(

    I went out this morning to let out the flock. I'm down to only four standard birds (three hens and a rooster), a Pekin pair, and three bantams (two hens and a rooster). Well, today I went out and noticed something off about the flock, couldn't put my finger on it. Then I found my sweet Delaware...
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    Ducks with ice on feathers

    We've been having a lot of melting/freezing action here the last couple of days and I noticed my Pekin pair looking a bit ratty. I caught the drake and yup, he's got hunks of ice stuck to him! Not major freezing, but definite ice drops on his chest, feathers, and back. I brought them both in...
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    Advice needed on torn toenail (dog)

    I just got back in, congratulating my girl on an EXCELLENT job, she's improved SO much with listening to commands and tuned in quick to my commands. I had to use my "LISTEN NOW OR I'LL EAT YOU" voice once, but just as a quick reminder than I'M the one giving out the commands and SHE'S the one...
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    What kind of quail...?

    I bought 12 Quail from a local guy, along with cage, feeder, and waterer. I put them in my brooder (large, has a heat lamp) and they dust-bathed for a good half hour or so. Happy little birds. Anyways! I don't know what kind they are. They're mostly white, with a spot of brown on the back of...
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    Good reasons to build the coop BEFORE you buy the chickens!

    I am: Soaked to the bone Freezing cold And thinking: WHY DIDN'T I BUILD THE COOP FIRST?! I have a decent flock of chickens and ducks. Mainly pullets, a couple bantams, and my big BCM roo. As for ducks, it's the Pekin pair and the three young mallards, they enjoy a pond liner all day long. It's...
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    Whats big, black, and showed up on my doorstep?

    I have a BIG black lab mix (prolly Boxer) sitting in my backyard now! He looks older, has gray on his muzzle, and is not fixed. We have a nice spay/neuter program in the area but a lot of men don't want their 'best friends' getting snipped because it hurts their masculineness somehow. Figures...
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    I have an amazingly talented dog...

    My Weimaraner is farting at me in stereo. Never has there been such a range of odors with such room-filling capabilities. Not to mention the sound effects, true art right there! The best part is that he likes to lay right next to my chair. With his butt pointed in my direction. Oh Duke, how...
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    How often do you bathe your dog?

    I just got through showering Hazel and was a bit curious Hazel gets a shower every 1-2 weeks. She has a short, slick coat (no undercoat) which is great if she's splashing in the water. She repels most of it and what she does get wet (mainly her underside) drys quickly. She gets bathed so often...
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    Pics of the ENTIRE bunny herd! *uber pic heavy*

    Beware! I nearly drained my battery this morning getting pictures of EVERYONE. I managed to get some halfway decent ones. Enjoy! Current count, including culls: 15 Current count not including culls: 11 Bucks: 6 Does: 9 Unnamed black buck. He's my new black herdsire. Obviously rather ugly at the...
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    Decent dog food?

    I'm on the hunt for a decent dog food, annnd...so far it's not all that promising. I went from Ol' Roy Meaty Chunks and Gravy to Diamond High-Energy formula (the 'only dog food fed' by a breeder I know) thinking it would be better for my dogs. Nu uh. Before: Hazel held good weight, though her...
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    Heating the coop?

    My dad build me a really nice insulated coop (well, we're BUILDING it...it's not put together yet!) for the winter. You can completely take it apart for transportation, which is awesome considering it be a pain to get into the backyard otherwise. Plus is has a small run attached, for when I...
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    Catahoula Leopard Dog or Rhodesian Ridgeback?

    I have two dogs currently-Hazel, my little over a year in a half BoxerxDane girl. She's very energetic (something that I love!) and adores flushing and going on mock 'hunting expeditions'. While not destructive, she does need at least an hour or two of running and playing each day to keep her...
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    Hmm..bunny opinions?

    I went on a mission today to get some nice 'set up' pics of my buns to post up on here, since most of the time it's more along the lines of "bunny eating...bunny eating...bunny completely ignoring the camera and investigating something else" Well, I failed miserably! BUT! I did get some of my...
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    Bunnies! :D

    Picked up six(!) rabbits at the auction today. I like this set a heck of a lot more then the last ones I bought (sold them all, just not what I wanted). The buck is rather friendly and everyone is inquisitive. Bought one Vienna/Charlie blue-eyed buck, herdsire. Self Black doe, very nice coat...
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    Tiny Sebright vs. Black Copper Marans...will they ever get along?

    Alright, so I bought a 'family' of bantam chickens, one OEGB (assumed) hen with two chicks, and a silver Sebright rooster. The Sebright got out of the box before I could stuff him into the quarenteen cage along with the hen and chicks. Guess who came over to visit? Chicken Smackdown...
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