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[Imprfctme]

look what followed me home!
5 total.. 3 girls.. 2 boys

The doe is mom to the two little doelings (pink collar and blue collar)
One of the bucklings is a bottle baby (red collar)











the bottle boy:


and yes.. I know.. the doe is in dire need of a hoof trim

So sweet! Any names yet?

 

[yinepu]

Quote:
The doe was named Rosie when I got her

for the boys:
Aragorn and Gandalf

the girls:
Arwen and Willow

 

[Kilsharion]

The doe was named Rosie when I got her

for the boys:
Aragorn and Gandalf

the girls:
Arwen and Willow

I have a good friend named Arwen. Come to think of it, I have an acquaintance named Willow. That's too bloody funny.

BTW, told my husband you had picked up five goats, today...His response, "What in the world, she's crazier than you are."

My comeback, "Nah...she's what I'd be if I had more acres to play with."

....**sighs** still no pips

 

[yinepu]

Quote: well.. It was ALMOST 8

the doe rode home on the back seat of the pickup ... the babies were in a dog crate in the bed of the truck.. i told her she wasn't allowed to drive

and tell your husband that i cornered the market on crazy YEARS ago... I aspire to be the crazy old woman with a yard full of goats.. and a cursing parrot..
Hey I've reached my goal!

 

[Kilsharion]

well.. It was ALMOST 8

the doe rode home on the back seat of the pickup ... the babies were in a dog crate in the bed of the truck.. i told her she wasn't allowed to drive

and tell your husband that i cornered the market on crazy YEARS ago... I aspire to be the crazy old woman with a yard full of goats.. and a cursing parrot..
Hey I've reached my goal!

 

[ShadowsFIAL]

PS Hiding out from the mayhem that is in my house right now. All 4 of husband's siblings, their offspring and one spouse are here. I love them, but 5 kids under 6 plus two hysterical dogs gets old after a while.....

I understand that situation. Whenever my sister comes over with her 4 children, my two aunts come over, my four cousins, and my parents... did I mention that five of those people should be on medication and two are >_> It can get crazy.... Thats all i am saying. Lets just say I hid in my room a lot when I lived with my parents xD

look what followed me home!
5 total.. 3 girls.. 2 boys

The doe is mom to the two little doelings (pink collar and blue collar)
One of the bucklings is a bottle baby (red collar)











the bottle boy:


and yes.. I know.. the doe is in dire need of a hoof trim

Aaaw! So cute <3 I am rather picky with goats, but those are cute. I want to get some nubians myself. =)

well.. It was ALMOST 8

the doe rode home on the back seat of the pickup ... the babies were in a dog crate in the bed of the truck.. i told her she wasn't allowed to drive

and tell your husband that i cornered the market on crazy YEARS ago... I aspire to be the crazy old woman with a yard full of goats.. and a cursing parrot..
Hey I've reached my goal!

XD That is a great goal, sounds perfectly fine to me.

 

[CatKai]

I've read that many, many times on this site. That coddling a young male will make him lose fear of humans, and when he hits "that age" he may turn on people due to that lack of fear. It can happen. I see nothing wrong with showing them who is the boss though

Yep I made that mistake with a Marans roo last year. There was no fixing the situation once he started with his bad attitude... I have not made that mistake again with any of my roo's and of the 6 I have had this year, not 1 has a bad attitude.
This makes me think of the dog thing we were talking about. My 2pm apt was a 40# dog that tried to kill me, the best dog I saw all afternoon was a chihuahua and ended the day with a 145 # Rottie that puts his owner in the corner...

 

[barbg1971]

Long story short. This little one does not belong to me, she belongs to my neighbor. She comes to my house for treats (corn). Yesterday I noticed something was amiss with her. Today, as my husband was coming through the pasture, he noticed she wasn't any better so he brought her to me to try and help her. I have no idea what could be wrong or what to do. I do know that asking the neighbor to pay a vet bill is out of the question and I can't afford it. Is there anything at all I may be able to do to help her? She's eating, drinking, and going potty but she has trouble standing up and when she does get on her feet she falls over easily. Any ideas at all? I will try anything to help her and if there's a medicine that might help I would be willing to see if I can get it for her.

 

[Little Wing]

**blinks** Care to share the source of that? I have heard and experienced exactly the opposite of that with territorial/tempermental birds.

I don't coddle much of anything. However, I do handle Dinner every time I am in his run. It's taken a lot of handling to get him to settle down and not freak out when I'm around.

Here it talks about doing exactly what I do - holding him until he calms, then releasing him.
Here, also it talks of holding him for a while:



And, here.

The last two are from this site. The first one was from another site. But, I've seen in my own experience with him as a cockerel, that the better result is me being the boss of him. If I want to pick him up - he better let me and not give me any trouble about it. If I want to not give him treats, he can stand right there and wait for 'em, etc. Just like working with most animals of any type...you have to be boss. They have to see you as the one in control - or they, by george, are going to take control.

Edit: by the way - I'm not intending to be snarky. I'm truly curious as to where you saw someone saying that you shouldn't hold a rooster because it will make them mean.

I've read that many, many times on this site. That coddling a young male will make him lose fear of humans, and when he hits "that age" he may turn on people due to that lack of fear. It can happen. I see nothing wrong with showing them who is the boss though!

Remember me telling you about my old rooster Fred?.. he used to come in the house and sit on the couch to watch TV.. was housebroken.. plus loved to go for rides in the car while sitting on my lap... he also loved hugs.. certainly not a "normal rooster" by any means.. and he was as sweet as could be.. I even taught him a few tricks. He's dead now.. i still miss my "educated rooster"

the roosters I have had the most trouble with were ones I never handled.. they would try their best to show me they were boss.. and then i would let them go to Camp Kenmore as a reward!

When a rooster flogs me (or even attempts to) I grab him by his neck or feet and hold him.. carrying him around for a good 5 to 10 minutes while holding him around his body and with one hand on his legs... However a mean rooster that sneaks up behind me usually gets smacked with a feed scoop if I am in the middle of feeding.
My husband's approach is a bit different.. he will kick an evil rooster across the yard. usually while wearing his army boots since they would normally give him problems just before he would go to work or right after he had come home. His method does work much faster than mine... but i have a bit more patience with nasty birds than he does

I agree with you to some extent - I think that just being consistent in your relationship with an animal helps it understand its 'place' and they will actively try to fit in and show you what they need.

Sorry, got busy outside. I'm not sure where all it was but there are people on both sides of the fence on this one. Whenever I do pick up my roos I hold and talk to them until they are calm but I don't pick them up just to hold them. I do do that with my hens though. I've heard both sides and keeping them in check makes since to me. Maybe it's a man/rooster thing. I feel the same about kids. I think too many people are friends instead of parents to their kids and they turn out obnoxious and mean like roos.

I've only had one mean roo and he was grown when I got him. First time he came at the grand kids he was gone.

I think people should do whatever fits the personality of themselves and their chickens.

Nothing snarky about you response.

 

[yinepu]

Long story short. This little one does not belong to me, she belongs to my neighbor. She comes to my house for treats (corn). Yesterday I noticed something was amiss with her. Today, as my husband was coming through the pasture, he noticed she wasn't any better so he brought her to me to try and help her. I have no idea what could be wrong or what to do. I do know that asking the neighbor to pay a vet bill is out of the question and I can't afford it. Is there anything at all I may be able to do to help her? She's eating, drinking, and going potty but she has trouble standing up and when she does get on her feet she falls over easily. Any ideas at all? I will try anything to help her and if there's a medicine that might help I would be willing to see if I can get it for her.

selenium deficiency?... weak legs are one of the symptoms