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I have a 5 year old buff Orpington whose vent is very bloody. Not bloody poop, but oozing straight blood and goopy blood clots. No external injuries, and vent does not seem swollen or inflamed. Very much like when a person has a heavy period. (Apologies to gentleman readers.). She is eating...

So, I am starting my little girl in 4-H, and it is best for kids to start with banties, as the kids can handle them more easily. She has decided that the Belgian d'uccles will be her breed, and we will be getting a couple soon. I will do a thorough quarantine follows by a look-don't-touch...

With our first chicks, I started them in a brooder...which they quickly outgrew, so they wound up feathering out in my bathtub. I'd like to avoid that this time! I have a buckeye hen who goes broody regularly, so I'd like her to raise some chicks for me this spring. I have a couple dummy eggs...

Years ago I lived in Bakersfield. My mom, who still lives in the area, said a while back that Bakersfield was loudly arguing the chicken issue. What was the outcome? I was really surprised that in such a farming-intensive area that there should be any problem at all!!!

LOVE the diversity of chicken people. The "what religion are you?" thread has been very interesting, so I thought it might be fun to find out what people do for a living. I'm betting we've got a little bit of everything out there. I personally am a teacher. I've taught all grades preschool...

So...I live in the cool, damp western Washington state, where if we don't keep moving we'll all rust shut! (Actually, I'm from the Mojave Desert, so I love the wet. I'm just setting the stage, here.) So slugs here are simply ENORMOUS! When I say 8-9 inches long, I'm not in any way...

Okay, guys, I've had absolutely NO luck starting a lasting thread, but I thought I'd give it a try. Is anyone else out there living with AD/HD, either yourself or a loved one? I'd love to have a place to talk about the ups and downs of life out of focus! My 9 year old son is pretty...

I am in love with birch trees, and now that we own our own place I can actually plant big things like trees. I have an ideal birch tree spot that will keep the roots cool and moist, the leaves sunny, and is right where I can see it from nearly any spot in my front or back yard. But which kind...

Okay, time for a new line of pet products, here! My cardigan Welsh corgi, Maddie LOVES to chew, but not on the dog toys I carefully select at the store. Her toys are scented like bacon or beef, but she prefers stinky shoes, items from the dirty laundry pile, and unspeakable things she digs up...

Is anybody else out there working with their dogs looking toward entering obedience trials? I just purchased a 1 year old cardigan welsh corgi with that goal in mind, and I'd love to talk with others...kind of like an obedience junkie support group/place to ask questions/etc. Anyone...

Woo-hoo! I met my new dog yesterday, and she comes home on the 17th! She's a brindle and white cardigan welsh corgi (the kind with a tail), and she's almost a year old. Her owner got her as a conformation prospect, but she didn't quite grow out to be a beauty queen, so they're selling her TO...

Weird question, I know, but it's like this: As a kid, our dogs always had doggie doors. The ultimate in convenience for both owner and dog, and it made housebreaking really easy. Last summer we bought a house with a half acre fenced yard, so this coming spring I'm getting a puppy after...

My 8 year old son is really the dearest boy ever. He came to us with AD/HD and fetal alcohol effects, but as we've had him in our home since he was 2 days old, we've been able to nurture him through many of the issues that have come up. School is hard for him, but after a lot of support (both...

My SLW, Dot, is at the top of the pecking order. She is a beautiful bird, but lately she's been having issues. First, I noticed more Dot feathers than anyone else's in the run and in the yard. Then I noticed that her longest tail feathers were gone, so her butt looks very rounded. This...

We are thinking about getting a dog in the next year or so. We have a fully fenced yard, and our 2 kids have been asking, and it seems like a good time. We're having a tough time deciding on a breed or mixture of breeds. Here's what we're thinking: 4 year old DD wants a chihuahua or a toy...

I was beginning to think I had all non-laying pullets. My 3 "big girls" (a BO, a BR, and a SLW) were hatched the 1st week in March. They've all developed nice grown-up looking combs and wattles in the last couple weeks, and they're trying out their big girl voices. The kids and I have been...

Had a baffling conversation with a lady at the park the other day. She had an ENORMOUS English mastiff with her. He's only 9 months old, but already nearly the size of a shetland pony. He was very sweet and friendly, but he was taller than my 4 year old, and probably twice the weight...

This is the view out my kitchen window...or should that be "out my chicken window?"

The last couple weeks we've had a problem with those little sugar ants on our kitchen counter, and I'm just grossed out. We got some of those little bait things, where they take the tainted food back to their queen, but we're not noticing any results. How long are those things supposed to...

I'm a newbie, but I know full well that my 2 ameracaunas are ee's, despite the label at the feed store. I'm fine with that, and knew it going in...Lily and Dolly are sweet and welcome additions to our flock. My question is this: I understand that all hatchery ameracaunas are ee's, but why...