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    2011 dates for Kankakee Illinois Bird Swap (updated for 2011)

    Does anyone know if you are allowed to sell fresh eggs at the swap? My girls just started laying agian and I have a ton of eggs. Chicken Lover, I have seen a few piglets up there.. the guy at the very first booth to the right of the entrance always has one or two.. and he sells very cheap...
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    2009 Kankakee IL Bird Swap dates

    So whos going to the last swap this sunday? I have a couple of welsummer roos, thinking of taking them up.. maybe a few others..
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    milk replacer?

    I ran out and bout the goat replacer on my way home with my days old kid, then looked up and found NEVER to use the replacer after I used 1 bottle.. I immediatly changed to whole milk, not one problem, but now what do I do with a fortune of milk replacer.. certianaly it can be used for...
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    Need some help trying to find this painting

    Your discription sounded like a very cool painting I would be interested in, so I spent 2 hours looking through thousands of Mr. Curry's paintings.. quite a man he was... Only to finally say to myself.... maybe I should change my searching a bit.. 2 minutes and 3 seconds later.. Frans...
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    We got 2 bottle babies!! Question on feeding

    He is a nubian, and I am sure a cross, he came from a dairy farm.. where they had nubians and saar... I can't remember how to spell it right now.. but I think he is a cross because his ear is up.. are nubians born with up ears? one ear is down due to his dairy reg tag.
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    We got 2 bottle babies!! Question on feeding

    I have only had my bottle baby for 3 days and I have been winging it and now you all have me a little concerned, am I feeding him enough, too much, too often??? So I could keep track I have been writing it down, yesterday his schedule was: 7:30am 12oz 9:45am 8oz noon 7oz 3:00pm 6oz 6:00pm 8oz...
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    2009 Kankakee IL Bird Swap dates

    We didn't sleep in the truck, we left the house at 3:15, had to stop at the ATM, then drove up.. got there at 4:31, we were late.. lol, sold ALL my silkies before I unloaded them. I gave away one of my roosters to a wonderful lady who just lost a silkie pet.. I saw her and hubby a little...
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    2009 Kankakee IL Bird Swap dates

    Oh why did I go.. I took a truckload of chickens and came back with 2 lambs, a week old goat and an alpaca.. and broke of course We all had a great time.. and I do love what I came home with LETS HEAR SOME OTHER STORIES.
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    2009 Kankakee IL Bird Swap dates

    We're only an hour away, so we'll just get up at 3 and head out.. LOL or just take off and sleep in the truck when hubby gets home at midnight.
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    2009 Kankakee IL Bird Swap dates

    I finally got everyone sorted as to who was going to the swap Sunday. Now I have to figure out how to stuff & stack em. LOL Hope to see you'all there! Fran
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    This is Foot Rot (goat), right?

    I ave not done my homework here.. so go ahead and kick me before I even speak.. but.. I thought kids were not born with CAE, I thought it was transferred via mothers nursing-milk.. which is why you remove the kid immediatly and feed from a clean mother. no???? (girls (6) received their shots...
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    This is Foot Rot (goat), right?

    This is going to be an ongoing debate, probably forever. Every now and then, we just have to stop reading, put it all down, digest what we have read, and come to our own heart and head conclusions. There is another interesting thread I read over at Goatworld...
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    This is Foot Rot (goat), right?

    For anyone who has been following along with this thread, Today I made the final decision. I WILL be treating all the does tomorrow with LA-200. Tonight was the second treatment for the boys and I do not even reconize these guys. They are so much better. They both have spunk. They are both...
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    This is Foot Rot (goat), right?

    WHat are thoughts of using it externaly on preg. does? I am so impressed, they are even better this evening.. I spent the afternoon reading the merek manual http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/90528.htm I wish I had started there 6 weeks ago. After reading, I now realize...
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    This is Foot Rot (goat), right?

    I am so confused right now on whether or not to inject the pregnant does with LA-200? I did the Buck & Wether and both are 98% better 24 hours later.. I also used it topicaly on the raw frogs. I cannot believe the difference. I want to do the girls, but am very afraid. BUT, I think I might be...
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