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  1. farmgirl01

    My first time with bloat.

    Overeating on pelleted grain. I"m about 95% sure of it.
  2. farmgirl01

    Bugs on chickens?

    I use Frontline spray on every birds and Sevin dust in the coops, nest and bedding. The above post is great advice.
  3. farmgirl01

    My first time with bloat.

    Just wanted to let everyone know I had my first case ever of bloat. All the reading I did on BYH paid off. I noticed it and treated it very quickly. He is doing great today. Its nice to know that there is so much great info on this forum. :D
  4. farmgirl01

    He ACTS like he's STARVING!

    When I had my bottle calf I had the same issue. I went and got another nipple and made sure it had a very small hole. He had to really work at getting the milk out and by the time he got it all drank his brain had caught up with his stomach. He still looked for more, just not as bad.
  5. farmgirl01

    DIY Hay Baler!

    I bet the nest is a house wren. We get them around our barn. Very small bird. Hay looks real good.:clap
  6. farmgirl01

    DIY Hay Baler!

    I've read some where that folks were stuffing the hay in old feed sacks. I have lots of those laying around.
  7. farmgirl01

    How to smoke a rabbit

    Never smoked a rabbit, just slow cooker. I wonder if there are any Youtube videos.
  8. farmgirl01

    DIY Hay Baler!

    Ours was cut with a modified brush hog. The point is, that you try with what you have. :) We cut in the morning and I raked it in rows late that evening. The next day at high noon, I turned and fluffed the rows and we started to bail around 5. We got 16 bales with 1/4 acre. Let us know how...
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    Mites, mange, scabies, or whatever you call it

    I use it on the birds to prevent feather damage from feather mites. The mites will chew on the feather and can cause lots of damage. I have only seen mites one time and it was years ago. When at a chicken show the judge handles every single bird and you can bring home lots of "other...
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    DIY Hay Baler!

    We made one and it works great.
  11. farmgirl01

    Goat Hoof Trimming

    Very good video.:clap
  12. farmgirl01

    Mites, mange, scabies, or whatever you call it

    I've used the Frontline spray with success. I use it on my chickens as well.
  13. farmgirl01

    Moving a Pig

    We use buckets on most of our pigs. They were trained to follow a food bucket at a young age. But I did have one that would move. The way we had to move her was drag her to the trailer by her back feet. It was a little loud but got the job done.
  14. farmgirl01

    Overun by gophers

    :yuckyuck
  15. farmgirl01

    Hand Well Pumps

    Our well is only 60 feet deep and all the info said a hand pump would not draw the water up. But our well only had about 7 feet of water in it. It dried up many years ago. Good luck on you project, I hope you can fine a good solution.
  16. farmgirl01

    good meat rabbits?

    We raised mini Rex for our meat rabbits. At the time, our family was small and this breed fit well into our situation.
  17. farmgirl01

    4-Hers?

    This is our third year with 4-H showing poultry. This will be our first year showing goats. My son has a ND doeling. I will be happy to answer any question will the poultry side. We are in the Southern part of Arkansas.
  18. farmgirl01

    newcomer needs advice

    I'd start with hens and rabbits. That leadds to good fertilizer for a good garden plot for next years garden. It usually progress from there.
  19. farmgirl01

    Our first dairy show!

    Conjrats to everyone. :clap
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