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  1. Birdsong 82

    Bearded dragon?!

    Never thought I’d have to be asking this but here I am. My daughters fiancé‘s family kind of just gets pets as if they’re not actually breathing creatures and they got themselves a bearded dragon and it is not being well. Taken care of is just about ready to let it out in the wild. Which is...
  2. Birdsong 82

    Looking for hens in va

    I came home the other day and feathers everywhere!!! My rooster was the only one left. He seems so lonely and sad. I was hoping to find him some full grown ladies because I won’t be getting baby chicks for another month or two and then he still has to wait a bit after that.
  3. Birdsong 82

    Rooster was attacked. It looks pretty brutal maybe flesh sticking out. Graphic pictures

    This is how I found him this morning and the coop is sealed up tight, and there was nothing in there before I close them up and nothing in there now, so it had to have happened in the afternoon, and I didn’t notice it because he was faced the other way on the roosting pole I don’t even know.
  4. Birdsong 82

    Hypothermia ?

    I got my coops to lock them up later than normal due to sick goat. I have a loner girl stays in her own area in the back side of the main coop but the other chickens reject and attack her. She stays on her own till I get some pullets in the spring…. Anyway… I bring her inside every night and...
  5. Birdsong 82

    Goat emergency

    When I was out replenishing the goat hay this morning one of my goats wouldn’t even come out of the shelter, which usually he’s the first one out, and he can barely walk like he’s with his legs apart, and just keep standing and staring in the distance with his head tilted and shakes every once...
  6. Birdsong 82

    Question about a heartbroken dog

    My coworker lost his eldest dog that he’s had for about 17 years and I know it was heartbreaking for him, but he has a younger dog who is confused in acting strange and I think just heartbroken because she grew up with the other since she was a puppy. My friend keeps trying to figure out ways...
  7. Birdsong 82

    HUGE Black snake in chicken coop. Can’t Get him out

    OK, I went to close my chickens coop up and I found a black snake. That’s gotta be a good 7 foot long in the rafters. I need to close them up and I cannot get the snake out and he’s getting a little testy when I try about 8 foot up and I’m 5 foot tall. He’s not real happy with me wanting to mess...
  8. Birdsong 82

    Milkweed question

    I bought a milkweed plant at the nursery to a to the raised bed with the bee balm. As it started to take to the new soil and start to grow, I noticed part of the plant doesn’t look like the other. I can see where the milkweed is, but what’s the other one growing off of it?(and yes. I realize...
  9. Birdsong 82

    Goats hair loss. I’ve been used to shedding for eight years but there’s something else creating bald spots almost.

    I’ve got two goats that are losing significant amounts of hair. I’ve had them for eight years, so I’m used to shedding this time of year but they’re starting to get bald patches. I cleaned out their shelter this weekend and looked for bugs. Can’t find any of them, or in the shelter. Any thoughts...
  10. Birdsong 82

    Should I mow yet? Or let the bees eat till spring breaks

    Wasn’t sure if this is where I should post this question but seemed the closest to appropriate. In my area we’re going through the period right before spring where there’s frost most mornings but 60s and 70s in the afternoon. There are lots of weeds growing up amongst my lawn ( bout 41/2 to 5...
  11. Birdsong 82

    Coworkers chihuahua and mammary gland

    Ok. Coworker sent me a picture today. His 13-14 yrs old chihuahua had I guess cyst in the mammary gland (I think I’ve got this right) Anyway he was tolls awhile back it would rupture on its own and heal back. Well it did but he’s noticing now that at the healing point this is what it looks...
  12. Birdsong 82

    Goat coughing breathing really hard. Maybe choking I think

    I found her coughing about hour ago and she been breathing really hard since. Like she tried to cough something up once or twice . She’s hiding from me now cause I’m trying to figure it out. I didn’t se anything but she got away fast.
  13. Birdsong 82

    Trying to find a friend for my lonely young cat

    Looking for advice on best option to give this young boy some company. When we got him off the streets, he was very young and I had two other cats at the time. Sadly, they were older, and one of them got cancer, and passed away and the one he especially adored Passed away about six months...
  14. Birdsong 82

    Left tomatoes in canner for 5 hrs. Any good?

    As you see here, I had quite the harvest this weekend. So obviously I had some canning to do. Yesterday afternoon, I put a few quarts into the canner.(water bath) and I got a phone call with some sad news about a relative which distracted me and I totally forgot about the canner going. So for...
  15. Birdsong 82

    Goat with a lump on her face

    Good morning. Came out this morning and noticed my goat looks like the side of her face is swollen. It may have been there last night, but I didn’t see them very long since I got home pretty late. But I don’t know if this is necessarily an emergency as she’s acting completely normal, eating and...
  16. Birdsong 82

    Moles destroying my vegetable garden. HELP!!!

    I’ve seen more tracks in the backyard, but somehow they found my vegetable garden out front. And there Hass to be more than one within a couple days. Oh my gosh tracks everywhere. Luckily my tomatoes are big enough where I don’t think it’s affected them yet, but I already had to pull out some...
  17. Birdsong 82

    Ground cherry sprouts?

    I planted ground cherry seeds and started them inside and moved outside to a sheltered area. But what I’ve got sprouting I’m not sure if ground cherries or not. I’ve never planted them before. They kind of look like very well-maintained weeds. I would hate to transfer them into my garden if...
  18. Birdsong 82

    Sunflowers in the vegetable garden. Ok or no way?

    I’m probably thinking way too much into this, but that’s what I do especially when it comes to my plants. It’s been far too many years since I’ve planted sunflowers in the vegetable garden. I know sunflowers can be tough around other plants, but I wanted to plant a couple in my vegetable garden...
  19. Birdsong 82

    Rooster With an eye injury after raccoon attack

    Last night I had a raccoon rip open piece of wood that I guess I hadn’t realized it slightly rotted on side of the chicken coop. Out of the three in the coop and that’s the only one he got in one coop he only got one. Still broke my heart. And the rooster is visibly upset. And kind of beat up...
  20. Birdsong 82

    Heat in the coop advice

    OK as I owned chickens for many many years I’ve never had to add heat to the coop. Living in Central Virginia we get some really low temperatures sometimes at night but never anything to seriously worry about. Recently moved a little bit further west in Virginia and the change has amazed me. Now...
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