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Born last night, this morning. Found at 7:30 this morning. 8 scattered all over the nest box, no two touching. All moving, but barely. Temp was 55f at the time. Sparse fur pulled, little hay put in nest box. Felt COLD to the touch. Added hay. Collected all the fur I could (2nd litter, so no...

IGNORANT because I'm not a farmer. Much less,a farmer who supplies on a regional or national level. So, this is just my ignorant musings. Eggs are being dumped. Milk is being dumped. Hogs are being euthanized and buried. And there is a looming meat shortage. Now I'm NOT in favor of the...

It's been suggested that I learn to can food. If I get a handle on my rabbit program, or I get lucky and have a successful garden, at some point I'm gonna have more food than I can use, and my freezer has only so much space. Presently, I don't have that delimma, but I don't want to wait until...

I called my local feed store to inquire if they had duck food. "no sir, we don't have enough call to warrant keeping it in stock, but I can order you some" So I called Tractor Supply. (Closer than the feed store) "Do you carry duck starter, duck growth, or duck food?" "Let me check. No, but we...

AKA "Here we go again". I think most of you know I'm a newby to animals, and that I ask a ton of questions. My goal was simple. 6 chickens, 4 rabbits, and 2 goats. I've got the chickens....working wonderfully. The rabbits...some frustrations but getting there. 5 runner ducks....totally...

Ok. You folks are like family...and more level headed and rational than most people that I actually "know". So I need advice. With the world gone mad over this covid 19 thing,schools closed (probably for the rest off the year) and even with lots of people working from home or just not working...

I am SOOO glad I found this site. You guys are so understanding and gentle with help and suggestions. I would not even ASK this on the "other" site. About a week ago, I began getting eggs that were smeared with poop. First couple days ignored it. By third day decided it may be poor husbandry on...

It's cold and raining and I'm stuck inside. On such days my mind often muses about things even MORE strange than usual. I put ACV into my animal's water. Why? I don't have a clue. But it seems such a universal practice, and is so inexpensive, then why NOT? Oh, I've done some research, but...

First, I'm a newby at EVERYTHING. Moved into a small country place 11 months ago. Started with chickens (6 EEs) in March. Wonderful experience, no problems. Rabbits came onboard about a month ago. Good progress, expecting 1st litter in a week. In the planning and infrastructure phase of goats in...

I am in the VERY EARLY stages of introducing (just planning and dreaming right now) goats on my place. And, like many, I am pondering the possibilities of fencing. I am considereng Nigerian dwarfs, and would like to rotate their browsing. But this early in the game, don't want to pop for...

Have you ever known anyone who just seemed to be "lucky"? You know, everything just naturally turned out fortuitous for them? My ex wife was one of those people (except maybe when she met me!). I often joked that she could fall into a pile of poop and come up with a diamond stuck to her...

Okay. Its 10 days til Christmas. My sister and her crew are coming for Christmas since we did Thanksgiving at her house. So, I am dedicating the next 10 days to housecleaning. Which should work out just about right. Lest you should get the idea that I'm a slob......well, you'd probably be pretty...

I like titles that are "catchy" but I can tell already that this is gonna be a long, exciting (for me at least) adventure. So I thought I'd make the title simple and easy to remember. IT HAS STARTED! Any of you who know me, remember I've been saying for weeks and weeks that my goal for having my...

I knew it would happen. Pushed to the far reaches of my mind, but just waiting to be unleashed onto my reality of yet another worry, another project. In the past few days the subtle hints are popping up....seed catalogs, spring plantings, garden prep. Yep. "GARDENS". COMING SOON TO A PLOT OF...

It's the infamous attention sponge back with another unlikely scenario question. I always considered this to be an "urban legend" thing, but since I have read several "supposedly" first hand accounts of this (one here on BYH I believe), I just gotta ask. Breeding through the wire. Now I don't...

Since my bunny quest is 99.5% finished, I can start thinking about my next (and possibly last) expansion. Goats- mid to late spring. I'm still unsure about this one. Research scares the beejesus out of me about fencing. But still I plod on. Ideally, I wanted temporary fencing because the goats...

Rabbit cages. All wire. Suspended. Why didn't you guys warn me? A. That it takes at least three people to hang, level, and align them? I had to build a frame tall enough to set them on, first. Even then, its a nightmare to adjust the Chains so they're level all...

It's "pity party" time. Homesteading, farming, ranching. Call it what you will IT'S TOUGH! Everybody on here already knows that. Then you add in lack of experience, a former lifetime of sedentary work, age aches and pains and stiffness, super limited budget and the toughness intensifies. Then...

Ladybugs. You gotta love em! They eat aphids and other garden pests, but not the garden. And legend has it, they bring good luck. But i don't need THIS MUCH good luck. When I moved into the house, it had been vacant (except for two legged squatters who broke in and stayed awhile) for several...

I am on track with my rabbitry. My goal was to be 100% ready to GET stock by mid December, and the prognosis is good. BUT. There's a fly in the ointment. I am going to have meat rabbits. And I have done LOTS of research. One buck, three does to cover my personal needs, allowing for an easy...