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I had a similar thing happen a couple of years ago. I would forget to close the coop door, and it would be a racoon raid. I went to close the door on evening, just after sunset, and I caught a coon in action. We had a shoot out and I won. He paid the ultimate price for killing the rest of...

Thanks for the link. I am going to try to drain her tomorrow morning. I will post my results.

I have had good success with DE to get rid of flies in my barn yard, but I have not fed it to any of my animals. I predict that you will hear both sides. Some people have strong opinions on DE.

I am not sure if she is laying. She is not waddling or raising her legs. She seems to be alert and healthy in every other way.

I have a hen with a droopy bottom. It really sags, almost touching the ground. Now she has a a big droopy spot between her legs that is without feathers and is raw. She is about a year old. She is a cross between a black star and a rhode island red. She is alert and seems normal in all...

That is a great coop. When you finish it, sit for a while and enjoy it. That is the cleanest it will ever be. Really good work guys.

The only roo that has ever flogged me is a banty!

Hammer down on that sucker!

Diatomatious Earth - It is a natrual insect control made from the crushed up shells of diatoms (tiny little animals). For a fly, it would be like walking on shards of glass. That is the readers digest version. You can find all kinds of info on the web. Some people have a problem with it...

I have had great success with DE for flies. You can find all the information you want about DE on this website. We put it out in our pen twice a year. I sprinkle it on the dirt and my wife rakes it in. You get it at the farm store. As for mosquitos, there is a gizmo called a thermocell...

How big do PBPs get. I have heard that pigs will get as large as the environment you keep them in.

The local vet I use for my dogs and cat is Cliff Peck. I have not had to use him for any of my live stock. He is a great vet, and he makes house calls. His office is in Ferndale. I guess you could call the vet in Morrilton and see who he would recomend in Little Rock area for goats. You...

My wife and I are going to have our first baby on Monday the 23rd. She was just commenting to how bad her hartburn has been. I should have bought stock in Malox.

racoons are the ninja warriors of the predator world. I would not be surprised by anything a racoon would do. Good luck.

I have found that anything will eat chicken feed if they can get to it. I guess it is like candy to other livestock.