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    Will they eat themselves to death?

    Well, I came on to ask this question and....amazing!...you just asked it for me! I guess I am going to have to break down and buy hay because I'm not sure if it will ever rain here again!!! I usually just get one big bale for the winter. However, since there is no rain, means there are no...
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    Not sure what to do from here - graphic story about my pot bellies...

    I'm pretty sure my pot belly bit off about a third of my baby goat's ear last week. and they are in a huge lot together. I am about ready to butcher her. She just eats. She's not nice. She won't let you pet her or get near her. I loved my first pot belly so much. She would come when I...
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    Feed question

    Ok, after much searching, I found the answer. If you do choose to vaccinate your birds, you shouldn't give the chicks medicated feed. The vaccination requires several cycles of infection, which the medicated feed will prevent. Your chicks won't be harmed, but you will have wasted your...
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    Feed question

    I'm not sure why, that is just what the hatchery says. From the hatchery: To reduce the threat of coccidiosis you should either: 1) Have us vaccinate your birds and not use medicated feed. OR 2) Use a medicated feed containing a coccidiostat. I'm not going to use it as my main food. They...
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    Feed question

    I know this is going to sound weird. My question is: I bought feed for my chicks the first week I got them. When I got ready to feed them, I noticed it was medicated. I had my chicks vaccinated and they said feeding them medicated feed would counteract the vaccination. So I had to buy new...
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