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    Any Ideas on How To Id without bands/zip ties?

    Hi guys I manage the chicken portion of our feed store and have had great sucess in selling and educationg my backyard customers on the pleasures of raising baby chicks. Normally I work everyday but this term in school has me off on a very busy weekend day...Saturdays. So my delema is having my...
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    What size leg band?

    Getting in baby chicks for our feed store this fall and would like to leg band them so I can take any back that don't find the perfect home. However I went to look into getting bands and they come in all sizes, what is the appropriate size for baby chicks, standard layers and sometimes assorted...
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    Great Laying Breeds?

    Please help me with your suggestions of great laying breeds to bring into my feed store for the customers looking for a good layer that is heat tolerant. Your suggestions would help a lot with what to order this fall. Thanks!
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    What could be wrong with this ewe?

    **I posted this on Back Year Herds but didn't get much help, I had so much great help with my pot bellied pig issues here I thought I would try my other problems here as well, hope you dont mind** I rescued a hair muttish type ewe and her two doelings begining of June. The babies were two days...
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    Orphaned Pot Bellied Pigs Help!

    I posted a couple days ago wondering if my pot bellied pig could be pregnant, you were all a great help and last night she had babies. However I do beleive they are premature and she wants nothing to do with them. I thought perhaps she was just nervouse with me around, she is still very shy, sio...
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    EMERGENCY...Orphaned Baby Piglets!!!

    Rescued this lil gal about a month ago and have been learning a lot about this species. However I'm concerned that she may be prego? Does anyone have exprience with these mini pigs? She is very scittish and will only let me pet her when I bring her treats (greens from the garden) and then its...
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    Laying Hens Attacking/Killing Other Laying Hens?

    We had a flock of 12 pullets that just started laying about a month ago. There are Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons, Amerucanas, Cochins, Brahmas, and Australorps. It seems like when they started laying was when they became aggressive towards eachother. They have free choice layer feed and get...
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