Recent content by Shiloh Acres

Congratulations! I used to breed mollies a long time ago, and then got interested in raising a few other kinds (especially Bettas). Raising fish is fun. Congrats again on the babies! :)

Wow, ok, I won't complain about the drought. Worst in many years, they say, and the last one has folks selling off herds they couldn't feed. No hay. And probably none this year. So I'm watering my pasture, which seems weird to me, but so far everyone is just able to eat. Weather strangely cool...

I'm in-between a bunch of y'all. Canton and Corsicana and Alvaredo are all within driving distance and I get by all of them sometimes. Sulphur Springs is where I went to pick up my llamas. My town barely has a name and population of humans is ... Less than that of cows, I'm sure. :) Enjoying it...

I take the box out when the babies start spending much of their time outside of it. I don't raise them in very cold weather, so that's not an issue. Once they are outside of it most of the day, it becomes EVERYONE's litterbox, and since I raise outdoor cage rabbits, not house rabbits, it's time...

What sort of litter do you use, and are you comfortable with her raising babies on it? If she's a pet, I can imagine it might cause issues with her litter training. Same for the kits if they are to be pets. If she's a breeder, I'd be wanting a nest box anyway. You can move them before they...

Did you mean she kindled in a litterbox? In which case I would do as previous poster said -- get a nestbox and move them. Or did you mean she pooped and/or peed in the nesting box before she kindled there? In which case ... If mine do a lot, I clean it out and give new bedding. I try to...

What worries me with most animals isn't the depth of the water (though that's the reason I've had chicks drown in duck pools) but more the container restricting their movement. If they can get their head inside and lose their balance, or fall in and be unable to get out, or another rambunctious...

Thanks. The first one says tip-resistant. Might have to check that out. I need to go to town today or tomorrow. :) I have the other kind in dif sizes. My rooster tips over the smaller one several times a day, and the goats or geese tip over the other one daily. I usually have multiple water...

Just protection from sun? Wind? Rain? Right now I have an area when I want to separate mom and baby from the others that is just a wooden platform in a fence corner with a tarp over it for rain protection. There is already a tree there to protect from sun, and buildings as well as sheets of...

I use a sandy soil in one of my coops. I had planned to cover that one and do deep litter as well, but it's ended up just being soil. So far it's working great for me. The floor is raised and drains well, the chickens dust-bathe in there, and it very rarely needs any cleaning. Bugs lie it though...

Thanks. :) I have a couple of rubber bowls, some shallow pans I used for the goslings they don't need anymore, and I sometimes use a shallow planter box. I'll try those and see if one works. I suspect she will tip the bowls, and the pans don't hold much. I've had other animals drown putting...

Sigh ... Almost all of my does do this. Especially once the bunnies get bigger. They will likely ALL (mom + babies) start going in there. I often remove boxes before I really want to for this reason, and make sure not to put them in too early for the same reason (which is tricky for me since...

Thanksfor the replies. It might be actual blood? It is red, and doesn't look thin or watery. It has a couple of dark clotted-looking spots. There is not much of it. A couple of drops worth beside the vulva, and a bit staining the tail where it lies over the vulva. I pressed the sides and she...

Again, maybe I'm worrying too much? Or if it's NOT normal, I'm afraid it could be serious? My 1 year old doe kidded 16 days ago. Easy kidding, everything normal with her though the kid had some issues, but kid has been great since the third day. This morning when I let them out, I noticed the...

Awww, poor little guy. That's going to be a lot to go through at once. Then again, maybe my wether was just extra-whiny when I banded him (tried to find a Burdizzo (sp?) and even advertised to pay someone with one to do it). But he laid around and yelled for days. I felt awful for him, but he...