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Russ- It's a radio ad
Well, that makes more sense. I was waiting for a video to start while listening to the add. Hahaha
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Quote: That's not exciting enough? Guess your not a Pemco customer.![]()
Russ- It's a radio ad
Well, that makes more sense. I was waiting for a video to start while listening to the add. Hahaha
Quote: That's not exciting enough? Guess your not a Pemco customer.![]()
Russ- It's a radio ad
Well, that makes more sense. I was waiting for a video to start while listening to the add. Hahaha
Here's an exciting video:
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/Caught-on-video-Dramatic-interstate-snowstorm-crash/-/9357080/18071790/-/ruu8ga/-/index.html
Bwahaha!!! I had the mute on waiting for the ad to end before listening!!!Well, that makes more sense. I was waiting for a video to start while listening to the add. Hahaha
We had pygmy GOATS. Little money pits. They ate dollar bills and pooped goat berries!!!CR, you used to have goats, right? I'm trying to do as much research as possible before I get any and would like to hear from real people and you seem to tell it like it is. May I ask you about them? Anyone else with experience, please pipe up as well!
Likes/dislikes???
Did you have meat, dairy or fiber goats?
What would you do different if you started over?
I have 2.33 acres, but we have about 3/4 of an acre in yard. The field consists of mostly rye grass and weeds. There is some brush in the main area I would keep them, which is contained with a 4ft non-climb mesh fence. I'm reading as much as I can find and plan to talk to our extension office about mineral supplement, etc., but I'd appreciate as many opinions as possible.
Forgive me for going off topic on here (I know there are other livestock forums), but after being on this forum for awhile I value the opinions of the people here!
I take mine to auction and. Normally what I get for one bird I can take to Grocery and buy 2 birdsQuestion for those of you who do not slaughter your own birds. (neither of us want to do it) How do you go about doing it? Where do you take your chickens to and how much does it cost? How do the chickens come from the butcher? Is it cost effective to do it and at what number of birds does it make sense? Does it make sense to run like 50 ? birds for how ? long in an fenced run over our septic field (really the only cleared area of our property)?
FYI Paintball MARKERS are not regulated. you could use paintball to deter the cat. OR put the paint balls in the freezer. a well placed shot and problem solved !! DO NOT PLAY paint ball with frozen paint !!!!!Quote:Me, I would go the paintball marker route. Hurts like the dickens, leaves paint so the owner knows it has been in trouble, and is non-leathal. Don't get one from a sports store though, go to a paintball shop. Tell them your situation, they should not try and up-sell you. And they can set the velocity so it is effective. The markers out of the baox are usually factory set too fast and thus causes LOTS of paintballs to break in the barrel(mess to clean) and at too high a velocity, accuracy goes WAY down.I totally understand your frustration. The dog that grabbed Rhodie was a bird dog (lab) and the owner insisted that their dog was just a pet and wasn't trained to hunt so he wouldn't have gone after my bird. The dog was in my back yard and I saw Rhodie in it's mouth. Oh boy, that was a "fun" discussion that DH ended up having to come mediate. It turned out OK, and those were some difficult days, but relationships are finally being mended.
Another neighbor has a cat that has been in my yard and stalking my chickens. The big girls are pretty good about chasing it off, but I do worry about Latte. Gun use is not allowed, although I have been mad enough to threaten pulling out the BB gun. DH has talked about getting a pellet gun. I don't know. The owners gave me permission to spray it with the hose - yeah, like I'm going to have time to run over and turn on the hose if my chickens being attacked.
I totally understand your frustration.Quote:
Originally Posted by itsren
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Originally Posted by Chicken Rustler
Today I walked into my barn to find the neighbors STUPID bird dog trying to get into my chickens.
This dog already killed all but one of the owners chickens so I rustled that one. This dog should have been dealt with then.
Another neighbor has a cat that has been in my yard and stalking my chickens. The big girls are pretty good about chasing it off, but I do worry about Latte. Gun use is not allowed, although I have been mad enough to threaten pulling out the BB gun. DH has talked about getting a pellet gun. I don't know. The owners gave me permission to spray it with the hose - yeah, like I'm going to have time to run over and turn on the hose if my chickens being attacked.
You are close enough I could make a road tri[p. Be careful of what you are bragging !!! lolSo, Himself's brother came to visit - and brought a little gift. I am the lucky recipient of Tuna, Wahoo, Prawns, Antelope, and elk!
Quote: Yes but I still loved my little goats. I am very certain that if a goat could steal your car keys, that the goat would drive to the nearest biker bar and tip the bikes over, then tell the bikers where you live. Even knowing this, I still love goats.![]()
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I thought "snowdrops" were flowers?
They are.
My mother was a snow freak out lady. My parents lived on a hill over 500 ft in the convergence zone.With tonights snow forecast. It's a good time to revisit.
First Snowflake Freakout Lady
Russ
I'll be interested in finding out what breed you choose! We were going to wait til we have more property in a couple years, but she just fell into place and fit in so well, we couldn't say no...but we'll still be wanting a guardian dog down the road, and she loves other dogs so a buddy would be nice someday.Lovely EE and adorable puppy! I'm researching dogs lately too; sometime in the next 2 years I think we'll get a puppy. Thinking Christmas 2013, which gives me many many months to get things situated for having a dog. I also need something that will take to training easily and leave my chickens alone. Can't wait to decide on a breed and find us a dog! I also want a dog that is big and a guard dog.
Quote: This girl hasn't laid for me yet (she's around 8 months old, I'm thinking winter has made her a late bloomer), so I really don't know what to expect from her eggs. Her beard has been black since we bought her a few months ago. A color-changing beard that indicates laying would be really cool!
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What good girls! I'm glad it was just a tasty meal and no one was hurt!I think my chickens murdered something/someone today. I picked up eggs in the early afternoon and found that three of them had blood spatters. One of the Wyandottes was just finishing laying and her egg was clean. I picked up the other Wyandotte's egg later and noticed that it had blood spatters too. Mom and I went out to inspect everyone and found nothing abnormal going on with anyone's vent, but then we noticed that the ladder area where Pudge and Pengin roost was covered with blood. Actually covered. We inspected feet and only found a little Bumblefoot on the Duck and George. We found more blood on the rest of the ladder, quite a lot on the long perch and some on the opposite ladder. There was a large spot of gore on the wall. There was some blood on the other side of the house too, but not quite as much. There was a tiny bit on their nest shelf. Looked around, didn't see bloody poos or anything. Didn't find any injuries on anyone. We think they got a mouse and were fighting over it. I have such nice girls, yes I do...
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