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    Routine disease testing for donkeys?

    Just wondering if there are any diseases all donkeys should be tested for ( like goats and CAE) besides a fecal analysis? Also are there any nessesary routine vaccines besides flu and tetanus? I have been searching online and have found many possible diseases but none that are so common that...
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    Neglected donkey hooves. Please help.

    Sorry it took so long to respond thank you all for your responses. My husband was wanting to make a small area in order to work his feet. Do any of you have a picture for a good hoof trimming stock for a jack like him? I honestly think he is a good donkey he just doesn’t trust us the way the...
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    Neglected donkey hooves. Please help.

    Hello, I’m sharing this story because I don’t know what else to do. In December 2013 while I was in the service my husbands spine fractured due to undiagnosed bone cancer. 4 surgeries, 3 metal implants, 3 months of radiation, over a years worth of chemo, countless biopsies and 1 bone marrow...
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    Farm journal?

    Hello, So I’ve been thinking about getting serious about my animals in terms of tracking and planning. So far I keep all information about births, laying records, fertility, issues, interventions, sales and purchases etc. on my smartphone calendar. However my husband has become frustrated with...
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    I LOVE my babies!

    Whoops! I posted the second one right away. I guess I’m just so exited to share them with other farm animal enthusiasts. My family and friends might comment from time to time but I get the feeling you guys probably understand the pride and joy. The pigs were pot bellies that a distant relative...
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    My babies part 2

    Hello, I wanted to show of all my babies but did not have enough room on my previous post so here they are. These are my first female lambs. I was so sure mom was only carrying a singleton but I was wrong turns out they were just tiny and they are doing good. Cupid loves these two and...
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    I LOVE my babies!

    Hello, Just wanted to share pictures of my babies they aren’t show animals or anything but I LOVE them none the less. This was my first runt. Mommy rejected him and I was unable to help him past his 48hrs of life. I knew it was a long shot for someone as inexperienced as me but I had to try...
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    Failure to lamb

    I was wondering about ring womb too because that is exactly what I felt. I just never found the cervix.
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    Failure to lamb

    I did not think to take her temp but that is pretty much what I was thinking happened. I just wasn’t sure why I couldn’t find the cervical opening it must of got her right away.
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    Failure to lamb

    Hello, So our first lambing back in mid January was the most traumatizing event on my new farm. I’m pretty sure it could have been avoided with proper research but I would like to know what more experienced lamb owners think might have happened. So we were watching one of our kathadin ewes...
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    Just getting started with heard animals.

    Just getting started with heard animals.
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    Stepping out of the shadows

    Yeah due to the weather I have to prune and keep it short in order to protect it from frost. yeah due to the weather I have to prune it to keep it short and protect it from frost. It’s a bit of a hassle but it’s kind of a link to home so I’m going to try as long as I can.
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    Stepping out of the shadows

    Hello, This is one of the sites I’ve been lurking around for over a year. Just today I had a specific question for the sister site BYC and decided to join in order to post. Well anyway now that I am no longer in hiding I figured I’d sign up for all my regular lurking sites. I grew up around...
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