Recent content by big mami

Thank you so much for your great information. In the intervening time, I wound up re-homing my puppy to a sheep ranch that already has other LGDs and will keep puppy away from lambs until he is older. Many thanks to all who responded.

Now one ear looks bad and has pus. I'm determined not to pay for a vet. I'm thinking I could lance it and flush it with betadine solution? Then would I put neosporin or would I do the blukote? Can I get penicillin from a feed store? Thoughts?

We got him at 6 weeks and he has always been in with the old LGD and two Nigerian Dwarf goats who have their horns. They will not let him touch them. Sometimes (very rarely) they allow him to chase them, but when they're sick of it they turn around and lower their horns and he stops. We...

I admit it - I made a mistake. I thought our 11 year old LGD would insure that the 6 month old LGD puppy would not harm the lambs. Not the case. Old dog is sleeping while puppy is chewing on the poor lambs' ears! The stupid lambs don't make a sound while it's happening. We have tried the...

Hi, My misbehaving LGD puppy "played" with our new lamb and wound up removing some wool/skin from part of it's ears. I don't want a vet bill. Should I put on neosporin? Fly strike ointment? Should I bandage? Leave it alone? Just happened today.

Okay, I really didn't want to have to ask about this, but my fixed male 11.5 year old LGD is in with a puppy LGD and two unfixed female Nigerian dwarf goats. About 2 weeks ago I saw my old LGD either attempting to or actually having sex with one of the goats, followed by him licking her a long...

We had a 5 month pig down this morning and the vet said probably tick-borne illness. Both pigs were covered in ticks. I put the large dog Frontline on them and the sick one is getting antibiotics. But does that mean I have to treat my pigs for ticks every month like the dog??? Does anyone...

Could someone help me figure out if we need to keep feeding pellets or not? We're new to pigs, and the two 3-month-old Gloucestershire Old Spots are on 2 acres of pasture and get pellets as well as a slop bucket daily. I say we can stop the pellets so that they'll eat more pasture; my husband...

We're new to pigs, and at first we gave our two piglets treats from our hands and on the ground in front of us. After a few inadvertent nips, we have switched to giving treats only in the trough. Unfortunately, the piglets still bite our shoes whenever we're near them! They think we have put...

Hi, We're new to pigs and are going to get two Glostershire Old Spot weaners this spring. I want them to eat the apple drops in my orchard this fall, then butcher after that. But I also like to let my chickens into the orchard for fresh greens and bugs. Would the pigs eat my chickens or could...

Not to hijack this thread, but I have a similar issue. We recently adopted a 1 year 2 month old Maremma who had been fenced outside (surrounding) ducks on her previous farm. We have her with an older LGD with two goats, and their orchard shares a fence with the chicken yard. Our older LGD...

Thanks so much! Great info.

Hi all - we're planning to get two weaners for the first time next year, and we have a lot of learning and preparation to do! Currently, we have a fenced-in 2+ acre pasture for them, but need to build an A-frame for shade, get a feeding trough, and sink our horse trough low enough for them to...

Hi folks, We have 2 feeder lambs for the first time ever, have them on 1 acre and we're in central coast California. They are castrated males WITHOUT docked tails. In the past three days we've notice the lambs scratching themselves against the fence, and they now have half a dozen to a dozen...