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I will definitely give this a try! Thanks!

I'll be the first to admit that I am not a good person to train a dog. I tend to do the basics and let the rest go. Max has been really easy to train. He seems to catch on fast, and so there has been no need for aggressive training. All of this falling down and rolling around started about...

We are raising our first LGD, an Anatolian Shepherd. He is not registered or fancy, but he did come from a farm of working dogs, and thats what I wanted. He is now nine and one-half months old, and Im sure we have done our share of goofs with him, but my biggest problem at the moment is that...

Thank you!

At what age do you process Muscovy, what do you think is the average dressed weight, and how much breast meat should there be? I'm new to this. :/ Can you tell?

Thanks to all of you for the help!! :D

How often do they need a three-in-a-row dosing?

Does Ivermectin prevent heartworms?

What wormer do you use for your LGDs? Thanks!

Max is usually okay around the ducks and chickens until they start running and flapping, especially the ducks. We have Muscovy that can fly and get away, but the Pekin are vulnerable. Max knows "No," too, and will leave them alone as soon as I say No. I would like to be able to leave him...

Callie looks like Max He was 6 months June 1. This is my first experience with an LGD and boy is it ever an experience! We love Max, but I will sure be glad when he gets out of the puppy stage. He's pretty good with our sheep, but he still tries to "play" with the chickens and the ducks...

I've had people tell me they run their hair sheep together in the pasture and not put much effort into them at all. I just assumed that meant leaving the entire herd together year-round. From what I gather from this thread, it sounds like most run the ram with the ewes, separating the lambs...

For those of you who keep the ram in with the ewes year-round, do you worry about the ewe being bred and still nursing the previous lambing? Don't the lambs have to be off the ewes for at least a month in order for the ewe to produce colostrum for the new lambs? Thanks!

The lamb is a little ram, so no problem culling there. I hate this part of having livestock! Thanks for your help!

Sorry. Vaginal.