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  1. the funny farm6615

    What breed of horse is best for me?

    if i might make a sugestion, get a donkey. now dont laugh!!! donkeys are very non spooky, and they can go for miles!!! i wouldnt trade my jimmy for anything. look them up
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    whats your hay prices?

    here in south east iowa i just gave $3.50 for strait alfalfa squares that weigh @ 50-60 lbs each. i also get grass-clover mix from the amish for $1.50-$3.00 per bale depending on cutting ( i got 100 bale of first cutting for $150.00; and 100 2nd cutting for $225) but not sure if there is going...
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    what kind of animal is this?

    well, our wonderful dnr was on the news 2 nights ago denying that there are mountin lions in the area. the story was about a mountin lion that an amish man shot in his pasture!!! at the end of the story the dnr said IF there were any lions in the area they are just males looking for a territory...
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    I need help i have a horse and he isnt eating

    try taking rabbit pellets and reg. oatmeal and soaking them in hot water and add a bit of mollassas to make a mush. this is what my aunt gave her 30 year old gelding when he could no longer eat hay and regular grain. good luck.
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    what kind of animal is this?

    he's back!! and has been seen by 2 neighbors. but the dnr has been telling us all that "there are NO wolves in this area" i will try to get another picture
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    Food Aggression? Update: Going from Bad to Worse! (post #5)

    i would report this to the barn owner and her owner. it sounds like they will be the ones who will have the say so on how and what will be done. be careful and good luck!
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    How many animals do you have?

    10 horses 11 dogs 7 ducks 3 geese 40 chickens 16 rabbits 5 cats 1 goldfish 1 hamster 2 pet mice so... 86, funny, doesnt seem like that many!! :)
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    Curly Horse Thread

    yes i think she was afraid of her horses. he was great as long as you werent behind him. i would have kept him but after being kicked many times, and he finaly broke a bone.... hubby said he had to go.
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    What breed is this guy?

    my aunt has a 1/2 arab and 1/2 appy that is solid sorrel with a few white dots on his hips the size of a dime. and he is built like a quarter horse. so dont rule out the appy.
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    Curly Horse Thread

    i had a creamello with blue eyes. but he had been badly abused as a baby, and as a result any time you went behind him he would start kicking. hubby finaly made me get rid of him, after he broke my wrist. the people who i gave him to had him broke to ride and love him. but he still kicks. i...
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    our new grullo

    yes, everyone is always so surprised that all the animals get along at my house.
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    100 deg temp kills bunnies ?

    we use frozen soda bottles for them to lay on and next to. and along with frozen friuts and vegies we give frozen bread- if they dont want to eat it they lay on it. and fans during the day. i haddent heard of the frozen tiles what kind of tiles do you use? this might be better that the soda...
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    Yes Or No?

    yes dyl: friut trees? i have 6 pear trees
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    What is the size of your round pen

    i had a 40 foot store bought metal round pen, and the filly i was working with, the first thing she would do when turned loose to be worked, was lay down and roll in the sand. till one day she rolled too close to the panel and when she tried to get up somehow she got her hind leg cought betwen...
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    Bedding for Rabbit Hutch?

    it depends, for the rabbit in the house that lives in a gunea pig cage, we started out using shavings but when she jumped around the shavings went everywhere!! what a mess to clean up everyday. so now we use straw. if they are outside and the mess isnt that important. shavings would be ok. in my...
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    Irresponsible brother wants a HORSE???

    we helped a friend take a 2 year old horse to sell at auction. in the 6 days before the sale it stayed at our house, this is the expenses from the start of those 6 days: $35.00 for hay $12.00 for a cheap halter $12.00 for wormer $10.00 for lice dust (didnt see any but...) $60.00 for gas- round...
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    our new grullo

    yes my husband thinks he is soooo smart now becouse after he is gelded, people will think he is realy fast. (hes not)
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    our new grullo

    all the reg. horses we had in the past came allready named on their papers, and when we had babies we let the new owners name them. he is 3 and the original owners didnt send his papers in, so we get to name him. we allready called and we and are good to go to send his papers in, (since he is 3...
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    our new grullo

    finally got the new horse delivered. he is a grullo quarter horse. and his name is rowdy. we are getting ready to send his papers in and we need to give him a reg. name. how does everyone come up with those realy cool names on their horses papers? the ones i have thought of so far sound dumb.
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    too much clover?

    mowed the clover patches and turned them back out, no slobering today! and yes it was gross, my 2 year old loves to put her head on my shoulder, and then, slimed :sick and not just once! yuck.
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