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    new to lambs - 2 week old orphan mini sheep help needed?

    hi all. i have a small poultry rescue out here in Belgium and sometimes we get a 'non-poultry' animal in. Today a 2 week old lamb has been brought in after her mother died. i know zero over sheep but the man said he had 2 choices, bring her here or put her to sleep, so of course i took her in...
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    rejected piglet..help?

    my minipig sow gave birth nearly 3 weeks ago and all was well for the first week. she delivered 7 healthy piglets and one little runt that struggled for the first few days but pulled through nicely. just over a week after birth, the sow rejected one of the piglets...i dont know if it was the...
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    overbred sow? *photos added*

    one of our minipg sows is pregnant for the 2nd time this year, she had her last litter in march and looks fit to burst again. this would be her third litter..shes only three years old. we didnt want her to have another litter but it seems by some miracle that the boar has bred her although...
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    when can i take away the babies?

    my sow had a nest of 6 piglets 4 weeks ago, sadly one died at 2 days old but the other 5 are doing so well. even though they are eating starter food for piglets, and all the scraps mum gets, they are still demanding a lot of milk off mum, and she's getting so thin im extremely worried. you can...
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    what to use to worm pigs?

    i have mini pigs and have never wormed them. ive always used the natural deterents (pumpkin seeds, garlic etc...) but think its time to worm them properely i have a sow thats 25kg and a boar of 35kg..theres also a baby of around 15kg can i use ivomec cattle wormer on pigs or must it be...
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    donkeys and parasites...can i use cattle wormer - ivomec pour on

    just wondering if this is safe to use on donkeys and if not what is the best to use to deworm and demite/louse donkeys?
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    eye lids stuck closed.......?

    just been out feeding the piggies and i see one eye on my boar is closed, stuck shut even with sticky goo. he's not the easiest mini pig to catch and keep still........should i attempt to clean off the goo? can salt water be used to flush it clean?
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    momma pig lost lots of weight ...whats best way to.....

    12 months ago we got ourselves a gottinger....We were told he was castrated hence his 'good calm' nature so we went and got him a friend a little while later. well 8 weeks ago our phoebe gave birth to 3 little pigs. we upped her food, seperated James the dad (who turns out to be not castrated...
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