Bruce
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Hmm, sounds like she was quite racist!
Mystang's Homesteading Circus
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Mini Horses
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Had the chick color thing with one of mine this Spring. She & another hen hatched out clutches a day apart. One evening a hen & chicks would not go in and layed out in heavy grass. hen taken (fox?) & chicks alive. Tried to put them with other hen that night. She kept the one black -- hers were all black -- not the other 5, brown & white. I had to be momma hen. OF COURSE 3 of 5 are roo-dinner It's odd but some are finicky.
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mystang89
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Trees, woods, splitting. Lots and lots of cutting trees down. I dream about cutting trees down now. That is what my life has become recently. We are trying to prepare for winter and so we're cutting trees down in the back. 1. So we can clear and clean out a bit of it. It's overgrown and needs some cleaning. 2. I'm trying to do what was done many moons ago, especially with locus, and cut some trees down, leaving about 1'+ of stump so another tree can grow off that. This way I have a continual selection of trees from which to cut in the coming years and I don't deforest my entire area.
Chickens with the chicks are doing great! No more attacks for Mr raccoon either. Knock on wood that doesn't happen.
Elsa, the ewe that had back feet problems still had just as much problems. Seeing her in pain stabs my wife and myself in the heart each time. I don't want to put her down. I want to save enough money to pay a vet to make a house call. However it might come down to having to fill her. She's a great mother, makes a great amount of milk and she's grown on me. We have tried a drench of selenium. That have BOSS mixed with their sweet feed every day. They have a mineral block. I'm really starting to think she has some sort of hip problem but I'm no vet. Just frustrated. Frustrated I can't do anything right for her. Frustrated she is still in pain. Frustrated I don't know what is wrong in the first place. Frustrated there isn't a blasted vet anywhere near me who deals with sheep. I'M IN THE BLASTED COUNTRY! Why not!?
...just frustrated I, the Shepherd, can't make my sheep feel better.
I keep telling myself all in good time. Be patient. It'll happen. It's become a mantra.
Chickens with the chicks are doing great! No more attacks for Mr raccoon either. Knock on wood that doesn't happen.
Elsa, the ewe that had back feet problems still had just as much problems. Seeing her in pain stabs my wife and myself in the heart each time. I don't want to put her down. I want to save enough money to pay a vet to make a house call. However it might come down to having to fill her. She's a great mother, makes a great amount of milk and she's grown on me. We have tried a drench of selenium. That have BOSS mixed with their sweet feed every day. They have a mineral block. I'm really starting to think she has some sort of hip problem but I'm no vet. Just frustrated. Frustrated I can't do anything right for her. Frustrated she is still in pain. Frustrated I don't know what is wrong in the first place. Frustrated there isn't a blasted vet anywhere near me who deals with sheep. I'M IN THE BLASTED COUNTRY! Why not!?
...just frustrated I, the Shepherd, can't make my sheep feel better.
I keep telling myself all in good time. Be patient. It'll happen. It's become a mantra.
Mike CHS
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I saw earlier in your thread that she was having foot problems but didn't see anything about the symptoms. Have you checked to see if the gland in the middle of the toes is swollen?
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mystang89
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Um, how do I tell if it's swollen. I can see it. Tomorrow when I'm milking her I will take a picture of her and other sheep around. What's does a swollen gland on the foot mean or what's that gland called and I'll look it up. Thanks
Mike CHS
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Here is a good link that tells about it: We check them whenever we work feet but that is the first thing we look for if their hooves are otherwise alright. If they have any hoof rot they can also get things inside that hurts them.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/musc...sheep/impacted-or-infected-oil-gland-in-sheep
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/musc...sheep/impacted-or-infected-oil-gland-in-sheep
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mystang89
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So here are comparison pictures. The first set are from Henrietta. She is an Awassi/mix.
Front feet
Back feet
This set is from Elsa. She is an East Fresian/Icelandic mix. Front feet.
Back feet
The spots aren't raised or anything but the are bare as you can tell. They don't seem any more sensitive to touch than any other part of her feet.
Front feet
Back feet
This set is from Elsa. She is an East Fresian/Icelandic mix. Front feet.
Back feet
The spots aren't raised or anything but the are bare as you can tell. They don't seem any more sensitive to touch than any other part of her feet.
Mike CHS
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They don't seem to be swollen from the pictures so that idea may be of no help.
Mini Horses
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The hair loss would make me wonder -- did solutions or heat from inflammation cause that. Especially L/R. Has she had any antibiotics? It's a pretty defined area, right at the point of where inflammation may have caused it....only on that foot.
If you lift her leg and move to manipulate the hip area, does she show any sensitivity from such repositioning? If so, that may help define what parts are painful. We do that with horses to help "locate" possible problems. Works with all animals so, if you haven't, or as least lately, that would be my suggestion.
Shame there are no "local" farm vets near you. However, today it isn't unusual. They are a dying breed, the large animals ones. More $ in a $40 office visit for Fifi....
If you lift her leg and move to manipulate the hip area, does she show any sensitivity from such repositioning? If so, that may help define what parts are painful. We do that with horses to help "locate" possible problems. Works with all animals so, if you haven't, or as least lately, that would be my suggestion.
Shame there are no "local" farm vets near you. However, today it isn't unusual. They are a dying breed, the large animals ones. More $ in a $40 office visit for Fifi....
Mike CHS
Herd Master
I like our vet plus he only charges $40 for a farm call and that includes a Vet Tech.
