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    Goat aprons

    Ha! I'm sure that would get frustrating!
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    Goat aprons

    That's what I keep thinking, but I've been reading that they've been used forever in other countries, successfully.
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    Goat aprons

    So I have 2 ND bucks who are living separate, but would really like not to be. They are still young, about 3 months old, so they are tiny. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone uses goat aprons and if so, are they successful? I'd love for them to all run together, but I don't want any unexpected...
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    New goats - intro help

    She's getting there. She still tries to head butt them, but here soon if she keeps it up, she will see what horns are lol. She's polled and they aren't. I have seen her playing some with them this week! I've got 2 more coming in May so she will need to get over herself lol.
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    New goats - intro help

    They are doing ok. It's been a week and she isn't running them off every time they try to go in lol. She has let them climb the play structure a couple times too. I still have the separate pen up and they are actually going in there every night on their own, which is nice since they are little...
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    New goats - intro help

    Thanks. I am setting up a different shelter today that they can access on their own, so I will see how things go after that.
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    New goats - intro help

    I currently have one goat, a ND doe, who is 11-12 years old. Her sister died in late November. I decided I wanted to go ahead and start raising/ breeding goats, plus I figured she'd want since company since they are here animals. Anyway, today I got 2 3 month old does. I brought them home and...
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    Kentucky people

    https://www.mthealthy.com/categories/rare-fancy They arent too far away and they have many breeds to choose from.
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    Can a dog and chickens safely coexist in a small backyard?

    I have 4 dogs, a pittie, a chihuahua,a chi mix and a Heinz 57. The Heinz 57 is a puppy, but she is learning to leave them alone. The other 3 don't bother the chickens at all. I had the two little ones before the chickens and I adopted my pit after I had them. I just taught her to leave them...
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    How Many PET Chickens Are In Your Flock?

    In 2015 I started with 6. After many losses and additions, I am at 75. I have 4 broody hens at the moment tho, so who knows what I'll end up at in a week or so. I am making plans to start building another coop 🤪.
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    Official BYC Poll: What type of COOP bedding do you like best?

    Mine is elevated and has a wooden floor with linoleum under the roosts. It makes it so much easier to clean! That's for the warm months. In the winter I use equine pine pellets. They soak up moisture like crazy and become a thick saw dust, which is also easy to clean. I also use these for cat...
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    Chicken unable to stand

    I didn't feel anything when I checked her and nothing came out. So I'm at a loss. I guess i will give her vitamins and such in her water and see what happens. If she isnt better in a few more days or showing any signs of improvement I guess I will have to put her out of her misery. I can't get...
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    Chicken unable to stand

    She was when I originally brought her in, which is why I thought she was egg bound, but now she is just laying with her legs under her.
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