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Yes that’s the kind of input I was looking for, and that’s my thought as well.

She’s very used to the other animals, just no cow friends.

Specifically, my 5 month old ewe lamb appears to be mounting my mini pig. It could be play but does look more like mounting. She has an older sheep as companion but never does it to her. Whatever, Piggy does NOT enjoy it! Just curious.

I have a pet midsize mini Aberdeen Angus heifer that I got as a yearling and is now 18 months. (don't shoot me, I know they are herd animals but as a pet, she will also live a LOT longer than your average cow, so, trade off) Very friendly and seems quite content. Up until now I have been able...

Ha ha, we've been expectin' for over 5 years now, what is gestation period again ?? ; )) I actually use her as a poster child now for all the "do you think my donkey is pregnant" photo/queries that come up. :)

[ Thanks for that. My pet pig, goat tortoise etc all cohabit with never any aggression towards each other, would obviously watch for that, and they would all eat bermuda hay and grass. Are rabbit pellets an absolute necessity? I think my bigger concern would be digging. Are they all prone to...

I have a mini-farm, and was thinking of adding a couple of rescue rabbits to my goat and pig area. The Humane Society wouldn't adopt to me because they said that rabbits get Giardia from mingling with other species? Is this really a problem? I do have another pen I could put them in if need...

In the past I have trimmed my pigs hooves, using the "pig anesthetizing" technique I found on Youtube (belly rubs and gentle foot handling, worked great!) but he's gotten crankier lately, maybe because last time I did have my blacksmith do it. That was pretty traumatic for him, as he had to be...

Thank you for your thoughtful answer. It does seem like our coyotes are either single, or pairs, or small family units, rarely see or hear evidence of a "pack", so maybe that's what it boils down to and/or "luck" ?? I would have to think, though, if my donkeys were being harassed or showed...

I only have 2, a middle aged pair, and they are pretty easy going. They have lived their entire lives (with previous owners, and now me) out and unprotected against coyotes. The coyotes live in a draw not far from me and i see them pass by constantly, and they will get any chicken that didn't...

I am NOT talking about using minis as livestock guardians, just want to make that clear right off the bat. My minis have lived outside amongst coyotes for years, and I never have worried about it but am hearing that lots of people wouldn't dream of leaving theirs unprotected at night. Does...

I wouldn't remotely consider doing them if they were fighting, but they both stand quite well and in fact I did do it myself. I'll probably alternate with farrier trims and see how it goes, thanks for your info.

Excellent, thanks!

Yep, I did it. And they are still walking ; ) Kind of hard with the regular blacksmith trimmers (can't hold tiny donkey feet in between knees) so did some with that and finished up with goat/pig trimmers and the rasp was very helpful.

Uh oh....

Feel a little silly asking, but it just occured to me to make sure my pipe corrals would contain calves. I plan to let them out in larger fenced area but basically to keep them up at night in my pipe corrals. I've had full grown sheep squeeze their way out of the corrals, but I think calves...

Thanks for your thorough and informative advice, I'm sure I will be referring back to it repeatedly. Unfortunately, because the Jerseys were the older ones, 2 of those have already passed. Will see what I end up with, perhaps just Holsteins.

Thanks, I haven't got all the details yet but apparently the situation was "deplorable". The rescue is working with a vet so they are getting every reasonable chance.

Yes, I've signed on for 2. It's a rescue situation where apparently quite a few day old to 3 day old calves were basically left without food etc. The rescue jumped in, and are on top of it, and I'm assisting by fostering 2. A couple of the older ones have already died, and I am told several...

Thanks again, will check it out. I've had a lot of animals all of my life and i'm pretty good at being boss (y).