It's definitely something she won't outgrow. You are going to need to nip this in the bud or it can get dangerous, especially if she chases a wheel on a vehicle that's moving. Dogs get obsessive about things like wheels and laser pointers because they're focusing on a job. Canines are wired to...
What kind of mastiff? You might get some guarding instinct from the mastiff part of the pup but I wouldn't get my hopes up. If someone is giving away pups then I certainly would question the working ability that these pups will have inherited from their parents. I personally wouldn't trust any...
He, and the others, may have ringworm. Lime sulfur dips are the treatment. You can hope it's localized and treat with an anti-fungal (athletes foot treatment) but you have to also be careful about ingestion. When I treated my litter of three they lost about 90% of their hair. We treated once a...
A nail trim BEFORE the bath would be a great idea :) I've found that they generally relax if you hold them while you run the warm water over their back and clean them up. Mine always freaked out if I just filled the sink with water and put them in. Get your fingers wet and rub their heads rather...
They're plenty big enough for a bath as long as you feel their health is good and they get dried thoroughly. You can wash them then blow dry them. The blow dryer will freak them out so hold on tight! If you're still stimulating them to go to the bathroom you can do it under warm, running water...
Save your skin, clip those little needle nails! You can use human nail clippers. When our little guys were old enough to explore using a litterbox we put them in a bathtub and introduced a baking sheet with litter. They're low enough for little legs to climb in but keeps most litter in. As soon...
I don't have a suggestions but I would be very careful with any chemicals deemed "pet safe" by the company. My neighbor got a pup, Jake, from one of our litters several years back. They started spraying the "pet safe" pesticides around the house when Jake was about 5 years old. He immediately...
I LOVE bottle babies! Out of the 12 I bottle fed I only lost one. It was very weak when we got it and we didn't think it was going to make it. I had a litter of three that ended up with ringworm. That was awful! It was a good thing I was a vet tech so we treated them at no cost to me.
A belly...
Look to see what mill your chicken feed comes from and ask if they have organic goat feed. You can either ask the feed store or try to contact the mill directly.
You just have to look around for meat that's not enhanced. Not impossible but it can be annoying. A butcher is your best bet but some grocery stores have meat that's not enhanced as well.
HA! The coop won't be built until we can get the darned dirt work guy out. We're on his "list" but with so much new construction in town the work that we need done isn't worth their time.
We have two 10'x10' dog kennels. My initial plan was to put one up and put a large dog crate inside for...
We don't even have the sage cleared to build our coop. DH would most certainly have a fit if I got chicks. I've been tempted though :D
A coworker got chicks several weeks ago. She said she'd give me any roos because she's in the city and can't have them at her place. I agreed when she got them...