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So this might seem a little, ah, callous but are you certain it's not just sleepy?
My chicks tended to plop down under a heat light with their wings stretched out and fall asleep. I don't know how long it has been doing this so I just thought I would ask.

If you arnt certain they are eating ( turkey chicks are notorious for being to stupid to do so). You can put bits of cottage cheese with black pepper sprinkled on it in their food. or just "peck" it with your finger.

I haven't raised chicks in a few years but do poults every year.

LOL, @BrownSheep. :) It could just be sleepy. But, it has been like that since we brought it home. It's the smallest one, so I know it isn't different ones each time. The others are running around and even sometimes step right on it, but it barely moves. I have seen it drink, but not eat. :hu
 

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Glad you got chicks! They are so cute. I'm going to get some, even if I have to raise them in the bathtub. Haha. Ice storm, snow storm, thunderstorms on the way. Shhh.... I hear a rumor of sunshine next weekend!
 

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Yup. Thurs, Fri, And Sat. I'm SO looking forward to sun. :celebrate

I'm excited to have keets and chicks. We lost the smallest chick last night. So, today we drove to Sulphur Springs to get 2 replacements. This time we got 2 Cornish Rocks - which are meat birds. We brought them home and put them in with the other birds and they jumped right in the middle of them. So, we are back on track. :celebrate
 
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Fleming feed store in Lindale has organic chick crumbles! And layer pellets!
 

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WooHoo! Our puppies are WORKING! :celebrate

Last night and tonight we have been leaving them out of their kennel, since they have stopped chasing the goats. Last night we heard them sound off once.

Tonight, they have sounded off twice.
DH went out with the ultra bright, pistol grip flood light, and twice saw movement in the woods.He couldn't say for sure, but thought it was about the size of a coyote.

The goats were all standing inside the loading shed. It's so nice to know our livestock are safe! :celebrate
 

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Happy to hear the chasing is coming to an end.
Completely understandable. They were with different livestock, never around goats, and they are puppies and the goats had never been around a LGD!
Good work!:thumbsup
 

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Happy to hear the chasing is coming to an end.
Completely understandable. They were with different livestock, never around goats, and they are puppies and the goats had never been around a LGD!
Good work!:thumbsup
Thanks @Southern by choice ! We are making progress. :D

Yesterday was their 1st vet visit. We really like this Vet. He's a meat goat man. Has mostly Spanish, but some percentage Boers. Great resource for selling meat goats and other things farm related.

Doesn't know much about LGDs but recently had a female Pyr/Toli mix (75/25) show up in his druveway. She insisted on hanging out near his goats. He tried to get her to leave, bit she wouldn't leave. I told him he hit the mother lode for LGDs. He used to lose goats at least a couple times a month, to coyotes. Since she showed up, he hasn't lost one goat. Three times now his does kidded out in the pasture. He couldn't find them, so the dog took him right to the mom and kids. :celebrate

He was more than happy to talk, so I spent some time educating him on LGDs. :D

The puppies are growing fast! 19 weeks. Deo is 58 pounds and Violet is 46 pounds. They were afraid going in, but soon figured out it was safe, and they relaxed. :love there were several dog's of different sizes and neither of the pups reacted to them.

The goats are warming up to us, and seem to be wanting more attention. I live It when they come up to me and nibble on my hand and let me per them. :love They do like their apple treats, but we limit those, because we don't want them getting too much sugar. They also like the feed pellets for treats. So, They get more of those.

We have been cutting browse from the woods, and when they see us bringing a couple branches to the pen, they all come running, bleeting. Its just so cute! I'm in LOVE :love
 
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