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  1. CarolinaGirl

    Bloody diarrhea, dying 7 week old chicks. Help!

    This morning when I went out, my 7 week old Cochin was puffed out and unwell plus she had bloody poop. I ran in and checked online, sounded like cocci. I treated her for it with Sulmet and when I went back out to check about 30 minutes later, she had a convulsion and died on my feet. It's...
  2. CarolinaGirl

    My sweet roo is gone :(

    I'm not sure if this belongs in this forum but I wanted to talk about my sweet roo to those who also love their chickens and "get it". This evening, I went out to do my rounds with the animals... I began slicing up a melon for my chickens and goats and noticed my little helper, Basil, the roo...
  3. CarolinaGirl

    Rosemary's chick pictures

    Rosemary, my little bantam mix hen, finally hatched one lone little egg on Sunday night. The other 3 were no good when I candled them but this single little one hatched, thank goodness. Basil, my bantam roo, is quite the proud daddy.. He flies up on the coop I'm keeping her in and crows...
  4. CarolinaGirl

    Sick goat, ideas?

    This morning, when I let my little 5-6 month old buckling out for the day, he acted very strange. He vomited a bit or at least I classify it as vomiting. He spit out a gob of chewed on hay/cud and refused to eat for a good while... He's eating now but being very finicky. He's usually into...
  5. CarolinaGirl

    An ice cold watermelon kind of day. (DUW!)

    The produce stand sent my beasties 2 scrapped watermelons today... Seeing as I spoil my babies rotten, I popped them in the freezer for an hour to get the nice and cold. The ladies and their roos got one whole melon cut in half. My goats got the other one... No pictures of the goaties but...
  6. CarolinaGirl

    Coyotes, Bobcats, Beagles and more... Ugh.

    My flock and herd of goats are far from safe, I'm figuring out. After talking to a neighbor down the road then witnessing some of these beasts myself, I'm more than a little concerned. My biggest, most immediate concern is the *#$*# beagles! Someone highly irresponsible is letting their 11...
  7. CarolinaGirl

    What to do with monster dog.. Morally and Logically. (Long!)

    About a month ago, I saw a lab mix running around town... Being the big sucker that I am, I picked him up :| He was thin and well, very unruly and hyper-active. I did ask around town and I found who he belonged to, they didn't want him back. I suppose that should've been my warning! Found out...
  8. CarolinaGirl

    Help ease my guilt.

    Hopefully this fits in this forum... Yesterday, a friend asked if she and her 2 kids could come stay with me overnight while they're coming through from TN. That would be fine... if I had more notice! They'll be in town in 2 days and I just cannot get prepared that quickly. My guest bedroom...
  9. CarolinaGirl

    Introducing to flock?

    The 2 ducklings have got to move out of my office. Soon. No matter how much I clean them, it still stinks horribly. The chicks don't smell nearly as much. Whew.:o So here's my question, can I introduce them to the flock or do I need to break out the power tools and assemble something for these...
  10. CarolinaGirl

    Anyone owned by Great Pyrenees?

    I'm going to look at some 10 week old Pyre pups tomorrow... We're having coyote issues, and though the pup will be of no help for now, down the road, I'd love to have a great livestock guardian. However, is this a good choice? I've been reading excessively about them but I still get nervous. I...
  11. CarolinaGirl

    Castrating a buckling.

    My sweet Nubian/Boar cross buckling must be castrated... I'm just having a tough time deciding how to go about this and I need opinions of those who are experienced with this... I've been there, done that, actually... It was just a heck of a lot easier when I hadn't bottle fed them and they...
  12. CarolinaGirl

    Black Australorps & Golden Buffs.

    I'm considering adding 2 pullets of each to my flock when the FS gets them in a couple weeks. However, someone told me Australorps are aggressive? And I've heard very little about Golden Buffs. I actually thought he meant Buff Orpingtons until I got home and found the breed on Meyer. Basically...
  13. CarolinaGirl

    So, this is a frizzle, right?

    I picked up a bantam chick along with my standards at the FS a couple weeks ago. It was labeled "Silkie" but I knew it wasn't because it's missing the extra toe... Now that she's feathering, it's getting pretty obvious, I think. However, before I get my hopes up, I want to verify with you guys...
  14. CarolinaGirl

    Ducklings at play! (Picture heavy!)

    After many failed attempts of trying to swim in their very shallow water dish, I gave in and let my littles play in the bath tub supervised. It proved to be ADORABLE! My hissy little Rouen, Quackers, and his Pekin friend, Cheese. (My niece named them! ) Grooming. Lather, Rinse, Repeat...
  15. CarolinaGirl

    Vegetables/Fruits & Goats.

    The produce stand near my house asked if I could use their unwanted or "scrap" produce for my animals. I said sure, seeing as if it wasn't fit for them in my opinion, I could always toss it in my compost. Since then, I've been making my goaties a bucket full of produce every night to go with...
  16. CarolinaGirl

    Hissing Rouen?

    My 4 day old Rouen duckling is apparently a little hisser. My Pekins don't hiss at all but this little one hisses if I so much as stick my hand in the brooder. I didn't know they did this? Granted, I've never had a rouen but I was curious if this was the "norm" for them?
  17. CarolinaGirl

    Old wive's tale or true?

    Rosemary, my bantam mix, has gone broody! I'm going to let her hatch off some chicks, however, I'd like to avoid more bantam mix roos. A couple of elderly men at the FS informed me that the more pointed long eggs were Roos and the rounded (almost like a golf ball) ones were hens. I'm guessing...
  18. CarolinaGirl

    Nothing sweeter than chicks. (Picture heavy!)

    These fuzzies are just too cute for their own good. Hope I'm not overloading with pictures but I just can't help myself, I'm much too proud of my biddies Marilyn Monroe, the diva White Cochin. She's pretty and she knows it. Lilly, the White Leghorn. Mae, the Buff Orpington. I think she's...
  19. CarolinaGirl

    2 more ducklings and a question.

    They're not home yet, but I'll be picking them up Monday. My Crested Pekin, Maxine, is my only duckling. Well, she's 14 weeks, actually... and far from duckling. However, I'm thinking the poor girl is lonely. I finally found some ducklings today that weren't Muscovy or Mallard. I have a Muscovy...
  20. CarolinaGirl

    Why I should avoid the Feed Store... (Updated with pics!)

    My neighbor has wanted chickens since seeing and hearing about my batch from Ideal I got back in February. Her partner, not so much. However, she won the battle... This morning she called to let me know they had chicks at the FS and she was picking me up to look too. Uh-oh I used great self...
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