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Thank you!! I completely APPRECIATED your frankness and expertise! It was a romantic dream....if I had no othe animals, or maybe just a dog, I would get a calf to raise as a pet. But the expense and care of that one animal full-grown would end up taking too much away from the animals I have...

Thank you! I ultimately decided against getting any calf at this time. I knew I'd possibly be bottle feeding along with feeding calf grower until he was around 5 months (that's what another member had told someone). That along with how much hay a full-size cow requires were factors. Then the...

Hi all! We have many animals here at our mini farm.....40+ chickens, 5 barn cats, 4 pot belly pigs, 2 ND wethers, a miniature horse and will soon be bringing home a former pony- ride pony. We also have indoor pets.....7 dogs, 7 cats, 2 lovebirds and 3 cages of African Soft Fur rats and...

Hi everyone! I am going to be training my mini horse, Toby, to drive. I've been looking for used bridles/harnesses and came across these 2 well-used driving bridles for $7. I noticed rust on the bits and am wondering if I should just pass on these? I've cropped the photo so you can see each...

Toby is here!!! It was a long, tiring day of driving, but he is PERFECT! He is so calm and sweet!! Loves to be lived on and does not seem to care about the goats! A little curious about them, and they do not appreciate how awesome he is, lol!

UPDATE!! My husband and I decided to wait until spring to get a mini horse.....That being said, I posted an ad on a miniature horse Facebook page (stating that we were looking for something that would be available at the end of March). A woman in Michigan commented saying she has a 3 year old...

How do you do your minis feet? I will be getting a mini horse this weekend and am considering trimming his hooves myself. I trim my goats hooves and I know it's very different, but I think I can learn.

Thank you. I asked the owner this morning if the horse was still available as I was having hay delivered next week and wanted to be sure I was getting enough if I was to be getting the horse next weekend. To which he replied: "Sorry to say but he is gone they picked him up and we're delighted...

Well, my worries were for NOTHING. I had been texting back and forth with the owner for over a week----I had already told owner that I wanted the horse and we had come to an agreement that he would deliver the horse to us next Saturday (I don't own a trailer, and although the owner would have...

I was thinking that......just curious, how does a vet go about gelding? Any idea on how much they charge?

Hi all! I haven't been on here in quite some time, but was hoping for some input. I'm going to be getting a miniature stud horse soon, and was wondering what experiences others have had with studs as pets. This guy is 3 1/3 years old, 34", broke to drive and the owner says he comes right to...

Just like most responding, I always banded mine when they got their CD-T vaccs. I tried to wait as long as I could (10-12 weeks). That's because I was told it would help prevent urinary problems as adults the later you band.

I like River, Sage, Meadow and Dawn.

I have an aggressive little bantam Cochin. I think that's why the person I bought him from got rid of him. When he's on the attack, I chase him down and either carry him for a bit or dunk him a few times in a container of water! I've also carried a switch with me, and he KNOWS when I have my...

So:hugs sorry about Shadow. I have the meanest too ever! He's a bantam Cochin, and I dare not turn my back on him or know where he's at when I'm doing chores! He knows when I let my guard down, and that's when he quickly and stealthily sneaks up behind me and goes in for the kill! He is so...

Do NOT house/pen the pig with the goats. Pigs can do some serious damage to other animals, and often it's for no reason other than the animal got too close to the pig. I've had pot belly and farm pigs for years, it's best to have them in a pen constructed of hog panels and T-posts. Very easy...

So sorry you are going through this! Especially since it's your first time having goats. Necropsy is good, like frustratedearthmother said, but I think you had better get a vet out ASAP. Maybe you'll be able to save a couple of them.

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