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We used to have more than one rabbit and they lived in a big 12'x24'outdoor shelter and dug warrens that they lived in all winter. But, then a swarm of rats moved into those warrens and we had to hard-ware cloth their entire floor and switch to bales of straw for them to create tunnels in during...

that appears to have been it. I also noticed yesterday that the barrel was emptying more quickly than usual so we tightened up the nozzle which appeared to be leaking a bit. Once we stopped the leak, the bees went away. Since the pigs have 2 wallows, I just didn't think a lack of water was...

I'll try it out - thx

We noticed that there are just bees all around where they drink water. They have a 55 gallon barrel with a metal nozzle sticking out for their water. it works great, but now it's got bees all over the nozzle. We went in last night and washed the nozzle and all around the nozzle in case there...

Here are the images. We are trying to look inside of the mouth - not easy with this guy. The bump is soft, not hard to the touch.

I have a nubian who just developed a cheek lump. It's not in the throat, it's right on the side of the face. We're going to call the vet on Monday, but is there anything we can do? Do these tend to just go away on their own or do they always require intervention?

These are idaho pasture pigs. We originally got them because we have a lot of woods with a lot of brambles and wild areas. We thought that they would clear a lot of the back area and we were interested in having this intelligent animal that was as smart as a dog. I originally went to a farm...

We have 3 pigs, two barrows and a gilt. They are each about 250lbs. Two of them are very social. Barking at us, laying down for belly rubs, and just very happy pigs. One of them, the biggest, seems mean. He seems to challenge us if we go into their area. I think he's the alpha of the group and...

So, we started with ratX over a week ago but we're still seeing them, even in the daytime and no smell of dead rats. We started to get freaked out that their next stop will be the house, so we switched to one-bite a couple of days ago. When the chickens are all closed up in the coop, we put out...

thanks for the tip. we're making some of this today and we'll see how it works. looks easy to make.

The snow just melted here and the pig yard is very muddy, so its not easy to move the manure because its all a big mess. Anything that you can treat the ground with the reduce the smell?

My chickens are so spooked by everything that it would probably take a long time, but eventually one would peck it. The slightest change in the chicken area and the rooster keeps them in the coop all day, so introducing a visible rat trap would freak him out.

I wish they'd find their way into the pig yard. Our 3 pigs are all over 200lbs and would root out their holes fast. before the snow melted, we would see fox prints and even one day we found skunk prints all around the rabbit area. they would go through the goat yard since one rabbit enclosure...

We removed the rabbits and had them in a cage in our breezeway all week, now we have a hutch that we're moving them to, but it's close to our house. Their outdoor enclosure was a lot nicer, but until we know the rat situation is under control we want them enclosed in a more secure spot. The...

yes, that is what I was scared about. we aren't going to put them near that enclosure until we have altered it and the rats are gone. thanks for the reply