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    what wild animal poop is this?

    Raccoons. Unfortunately they are smart and persistent predators and will keep coming back and testing ANY shelter you put your birds in to try to get at them. They will climb up and go between the rafters, so use 1 x 1 cage wire or hardware cloth between them well stapled down (chicken wire is...
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    Finding the Right Sheep

    Thank you for the information Margoli. I stand corrected--I know that with most conventional wool sheep the tail can be a manure trap if left undocked but did not realize that the tail on hair sheep was hairless.
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    Finding the Right Sheep

    Have you contacted your local cooperative extension office to see what breeds they recommend or what the local breeders are raising? In my county the extension office is geared more to high-input commercial agriculture, but they at least can point me in the right direction for...
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    Hello from Ohio

    Thanks for the welcome! Shetlands and Border Leicesters are an interesting combination--what made you decided on them? I'm trying to preserve the hardiness of the breed and variety of fine fleece types and colors in my flock, though as a handspinner I confess to preferring the longer silky...
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    Hello from Ohio

    Hi all-- Just discovered this site! Never quite sure about what to write on these introductions, but here goes. I'm located in north central Ohio, raising Shetland sheep, poultry (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, peafowl), and trying to keep the wildlife from eating my garden (with a notable...
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