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[cheryl98117]

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If the barn uses little or no electricity why not use a little windmill or solar panel?
just curious...

We live in this little barn, and at present, are using power from 2 LONG extension cords until we can hook up the power in the conduits...so, pluging in any electric heater is asking for trouble.
What we need is a small oil stove or zero clearance externally vented RV heater, although they use LP gas which is expensive, whereas the oil stove uses #2 Diesle or Kerosene (which is expensiv-er than LP) I like Oil better simply because it is easier to use...We had a Toyotomi Fuel Oil stove (like a monitor) and I absolutely LOVE it!!!
So off to the stove store we go.

I was gonna offer up my oil radiator heater... But it still uses electricity, just not anywhere near as much as a coil heater... We used two to heat our house last winter, "our furnace was out for a year and a hlaf..." But by reading your above post... It sounds like you are looking for an oil burning heater?

 

[Rainwolf]

hey just wanted to give a heads up for anyone looking for J feeders.
I use them for my quails and also in my chicken coop.

Best price/shipping I've found!
http://bassequipment.com/Feeders/Standard+Bass+Feeder/default.aspx

 

[Rainwolf]

also anyone close to me... I just trimmed a bunch off of my Bay tree. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/2009653274.html

Come gets some before its all gone!

 

[cheryl98117]

And now my new foster mares... I'm partially sharing because I want to, and partially to document that they arived at my home in the condition that they are in... In my oppinion the gray mare is thin... The gray mares name is Juliet, the bay is Misty. Juliet is 35 years old, and Misty is in her mid to late 20's...

 

[Rainwolf]

what breed is the gray? I know my appy's (when I had them) always looks "thin" to others. but if they looked like others wanted them to they would have been to fat to move!

I've since then found a lot of non-farm (read as people who have no clue

) horse owners and dog owners tend to like a rolly polly animal... oy even my dog looks skinny to them and you can't even feel her ribs she's so puggy! (she's almost 11 and slowing down so I allow her to get a little chunky)

 

[cheryl98117]

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Juliet is an apendix QH, has a bit of a hay belly, and sunk inon her back hips... It could just be her age, but I can keep her healthy and happy. I specialize in elder equine care, plus equine nutrition in general. Juliets teeth are all but rotten out, so she gets a warm mash of beat pulp, Alfalfa pellets, and wheat bran, with two cups of LMF senior sweet feed. Usually I prefer to not feed sweet feed as there is little nutritional value in corn, and all the sugars... Straight oats are much better than sweet feed.

I have an 11 year old dog as well. She's my first "kid" and she's rolly polly... I call her my uniboob.

She is on a diet, but just doesn't lose any weight... But she isn't gaining iether... So...

She's happy healthy, and still moves around, plays with the younger dogs, and kicks butt doing so! lol

 

[cheryl98117]

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Well you do want to SEE the ribs, what you DON'T want is to be able to stick your finger between them. I am more worried about how sunk in on the rear end that she is... You can't really see it in this photo though. I remember Juliet from a barn I used to take lessons from when I was a kid. She was gorgeous then, a champion breed show jumper. But her owners before the rescue, ran her into the ground, so now she has all sorts of physical issues. Both girls will be spoilt rotten and pampered while in my care.

 

[Rainwolf]

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Juliet is an apendix QH, has a bit of a hay belly, and sunk inon her back hips... It could just be her age, but I can keep her healthy and happy. I specialize in elder equine care, plus equine nutrition in general. Juliets teeth are all but rotten out, so she gets a warm mash of beat pulp, Alfalfa pellets, and wheat bran, with two cups of LMF senior sweet feed. Usually I prefer to not feed sweet feed as there is little nutritional value in corn, and all the sugars... Straight oats are much better than sweet feed.

I have an 11 year old dog as well. She's my first "kid" and she's rolly polly... I call her my uniboob.

She is on a diet, but just doesn't lose any weight... But she isn't gaining iether... So...

She's happy healthy, and still moves around, plays with the younger dogs, and kicks butt doing so! lol

Ouch QH she is a bit thin

Yes most likely its age poor thing. sounds like she will be getting spoiled just right!

I only asked cuz most appaloosas are way over fed in general even by many people who deal with them a lot. My first horse was a salt/pepper blanket with black spots on the blanket. He was a Indian res horse (means most likely from old mustang stock way back when) and I was taught how to care for him and the other 2 girls (black w/snowflakes and a salt/red roan blanket) I got from res by a old horse guy on the res. This was a long time ago when appy's were not real common here. I never could figure out why everyone thought my horses were thin until I got a couple TB's and found out that what was fit and healthy for a appy was skinny for the TB.

BTW none of anything i said was directed in any way... its something thats kind of a pet peeve for me so I always ask breed before I say skinny/fat about a animal.

 

[T Hi]

Ok I'm kinda freaking out!!!!

Palmer one of my female ducks was/is doing just fine running around and being goofy. THEN- she ate a really sticky slug. Had a bit of a time swallowing the thing down but did. Then she played in the pool with the others and now she won't dry off!!!!!!

They all had been in their pool in the run earlier and she had no problems. But now they are hanging out in the yard eating grass and bugs and playing in the big pool and she can't get dry!!!

HHHEEELLLPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LaSombra]

I think one of my BCM pullets has a broken leg!

I posted about it on the diseases/injuries forum, but nobody has responded and it's been a couple hours now... poor thing!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=410212

That's the thread...