People on here are very friendly if you need help post what you need help with somebody will comment or you can always look thru old post someone may have had simular problem this site is great....Glad to here are school district isn't the only one with a program like yours
I have small dog my male is a Westie and my female is a mixed up little thing pug,karn,doxie,losopso they are both very gentle with the chicks and everything they meet don't think either one would hurt a fly but they do get groochie with each other... But had to put a stop to it when she snuck 2...
Trying to get picture of my 2 dogs who think there hens one male who when the chicks are peeping whines like crazy and one female that has moved the screen on the brooding box and kidnapped 3 chicks to her kennel not once but twice and always the same 3 chicks funny part is the chicks cuddle...
I'm the proud parent of 2 African geese Larry and Lisa they are my pen patrol they are out with all my birds when I have new animals to intruduce I put them in a seprate pen in with the rest so everybody get a chance to meet and get used to each other for a couple of days. I do this with all my...
Had a simular problem last fall with 2 cochins and 5 eggs which 3 hatched within 2 days they the other 2 never did after a full week of sitting but my two hens took turns being momma and sitting on the nest and raising the chicks. If one cheaped they both responed (found out hard way when one...
Something to try is a small stuff toy with a plain material coat so it cant pick the fuzzy off or terry cloth is not good either if you can find something like this warm it up in microwave and put it in with chick it might cuddle right up to it and quiet down... It has worked for me in the past...
Another thing to try and I have had success with is put about 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a gallon of water the fleas,lice,and mites don't like the taste and will leave does not harm the animals. Was tring to find something about a year ago for the same problem went to local omish...
My chickens and ducks seem to go in about dusk to there appointed pens and coops but my 2 African geese lay gaurd at the door until I show up then they go to there pen. But there are times when I need them in bed earlier. A good number of my animals are rescued animals and know what a fish net...
Not sure if it will work but I'm the type of person who would give it a try. A few of my birds have come from a bad situations and have turned out great now my flock is a mixed up batch of chickens but I won't have it any other way. She may even become a nanny to them you never know till you try..
My silkie hatched last weak Monday to adorable chicks I had her in a rabbit cage in the coop My 2 big cochin hens became very protective of the cage after chicks hatched would hardly let me in to feed and water the new family. So I decided to move mom and babies into another pen so they could...
Have to agree with the dsmo the stuff does to wonder for swollen or inflammed muscles and for open wounds or any wounds on any animal including myself I use a product called corona it works great on water fowl found out last summer when my two kayki campbells and about 18 chickens attacked by...
Love your plan another fun thing to do did this with my boys is on easter morning told them to get eggs for breakfast then we could go look for there easter candy when they went to the coop all my hens laid different colored eggs.....And they weren't hard boiled they thought our chickens where...
You really want to Knock her socks off cook your turkey on a Weber charcoal grill not in the house do this all the time have never had a dry bird for any holiday. It takes approx 45 minutes less to cook and the only mess is the aluminum pan and a pan to melt butter to inject before you put on...
I'm from north central WI I'm going to try something for my first year with duck and geese I found a old metal bath tub and I built ramps for them to get in and out and I placed a tank heater in there with a protective metal cage on it so the animals cant get burnt or mess with the wires the...