DH says I have one more week to move these goats - then it's auction time. Please take a look - make me an offer! Jan ... [Non-text portions of this message...
hello everyone i just found this place, doing a search on a chicken question. by way of background, just this last fall my wife acquired 28 layers and two...
Hi, I am new to this list. It sounded interesting and thought maybe I could learn from all of you. I have Nubian goats (not registered) Indian Runner Ducks,...
... hi fran, i am new to this list as well. i think i should warn you that our two posts are 2 of the 3 posts here this year, and before that the last post...
Hello to all the newbies, Yes this time of the year, things are a bit slow. This group is hopping in the summer. Lots of info goes around. Stick it out and you...
That will be fine with me. I am on so many list that I can hardly keep up. LOL Fran ... From: cl47274 <cl0001@...> To: cheapcritters@yahoogroups.com ...
Thanks George. The youngest of the ducks should be about 9 or 10 months old now. At what age do they start laying? Fran ... From: Lazytfarm1@... To:...
Fran, Most ducks start laying the next spring after they hatch, If they were a normal hatch and not a real late hatch. You should get eggs this spring. Now I...
Howdy, Fran and Terry! Welcome to the list! I agree... this isn't a very active list. What kind of critters do you have? I have 4 alpacas, 2 goats, 2 dogs,...
Does your wife just want to make soap for family or start a home business? I will put together a list of suppliers and some soaping list she might want to...
Hi Terry, thanks for the welcome. We have 4 goats, 1 dog, 9 or so cats, 10 laying hens (RIR) and six ducks. These numbers will change tomorrow. What kind of...
Both of my wethers are Nubians. We just got them in September, so they aren't really used to us yet, although they'll let us handle them and like to have ...
HI I don't think I've ever posted to this list before, but I'm here too. At the time I signed up, we had a few goats, but no longer do. Now we have ...
... Hi folks: Late mail and lost mail is happening more and more on many list. I think Yahoo has been having some glitches of their own. I do know that Yahoo...
It probably is just a little early for the ducks to be laying. Ducks tend to be much more seasonal layers than a good laying breed of chicken like your RIRs...
Just wanted to thank everyone for answering my questions. It is nice to meet all of you. Had a little excitement here yesterday. One of my Nubian does gave...
Seems that if you can milk the doe you ought to be able to let the kid suck even if you can not leave the kid with the doe. That way you would have less to...
Hello all, I've been on the list for quite a while. I breed Fainting goats. Had a doe reject a kid last spring. Used a Prichard (sp? Prichett) valve for...
Have a few sore spots from my fall but getting around pretty good for an old broad. LOL We are bottle feeding the boy and girl. They did both get colostrom....
Fran, Go to your feed store and get a cow mastitis product called "today" and infuse her infected udder twice a day (it's a big tube...use half per dose) and...
Dummy here, LOL, how do you infuse into the udder? Fran ... From: Whispering Willow Acres To: cheapcritters@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003...
... business? I will put together a list of suppliers and some soaping list she might want to join. certainly just for family right now. i'd be glad to get...
LOL take the nipple and put the meds nozzle into the or hole in the nipple...let that sit.....however long the instructions say..and then milk all you can...
When I went out to take care of the goats, the one with mastitis looked awful. Couldn't get her up and she was frothing a little at the mouth. I managed to...
Oh my God...give her a shot of Penn if you have it...sounds like the infection is moving through other parts of her body..give her some baking soda mixed with...
A member of that list posted this request and I thought I would pass it on to this list. Once you have read it you will know as much about it as I do... :-) ...
Our doe, Honey, passed away last night. I wish there was a pill to take to give instant experience. We are so new to this. If we had been more experienced...
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