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  1. Chauntecleer's Keeper

    Use my loss as your wake up call

    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...
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    Help Please - Hen with droopy bottom

    Thanks for the link. I am going to try to drain her tomorrow morning. I will post my results.
  3. Chauntecleer's Keeper

    Diatomaceous Earth - To Use Or Not To Use

    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.
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    Help Please - Hen with droopy bottom

    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.
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    Help Please - Hen with droopy bottom

    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...
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    Our *fancy* coop - gothic playhouse

    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.
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    Are banty roos as loud as standards???

    The only roo that has ever flogged me is a banty!
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    possum in the silkie house

    Hammer down on that sucker!
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    How to keep down the insect population?

    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...
  10. Chauntecleer's Keeper

    How to keep down the insect population?

    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...
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    Went out for a hen brought home a pig

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

    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...
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    sign up for the pregnant heartburn club

    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.
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    Can raccoons 'fly'?

    racoons are the ninja warriors of the predator world. I would not be surprised by anything a racoon would do. Good luck.
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    Rabbit... Can they eat chicken feed????

    I have found that anything will eat chicken feed if they can get to it. I guess it is like candy to other livestock.
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    Goats Shed...REALLY SMELLY...Baking Soda??

    Are you housing bucks? They can have smelly urine. I have not had any problems with my girls. I use the hay under the hay rack, that is not consumed, for bedding. My goats eat pine shavings like potato chips.
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    Sunken hips in goat

    tod1972, from what I have been told there is a very good goat vet in Morrilton, AR. I have not had to use him yet. His name is Cy Shurtleff and the number is 501-354-1738. Good luck.
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    Recommended Goat Treats for Making Friends?

    We have tried a lot of different things, but you cannot beat animal crackers. They are cheap and you can eat them too. I put a mailbox up near the goat pen, and I keep animal crackers in it for my neighbors to use when they bring their grandkids by. Even my biggest scardy cat will come to me...
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    24/7 lighting?

    I had a light on this winter 24/7. There does not seem to be any problems, but I guess I will put a timer on it now that it is warming up and the days are getting longer.
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    What to do after you clean your coop.

    That will be a great picture to show at his wedding. My wife and I are about to have our first poop scooper/fence builder on Monday the 23rd.
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