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My poor Fritzie is constipated, and he's hiding his little head in shame because I'm sharing that tidbit with you all. Nothing else is going on with him. He's playful and he eats like normal. I feed him wet food and he drinks water, so that's not the issue. I think it just happens sometimes...

Thanks for sharing those tips! We've started working on it and hope to have things remedied soon. According to the neighbors, the amount of rain we've had these past few months have been highly unusual, so we hope to fix things ourselves while stashing some money away in case we need to hire a...

@Smarty Plants, that was smart to shave him first! I would not have thought of that. You're lucky he was so well-behaved. I'm not sure I could get away with that with mine. I've never been in your situation, thankfully, but I've seen some commercial shampoos that are supposed to remove skunk...

Well guys, my husband put up a camera like some of you suggested, but so far, we've not seen a thing. The chickens (or their remains) haven't been found and neither have any predators. It's awfully puzzling. Maybe they were practicing to become Houdini, because it's like they vanished into...

Did anyone else suffer from winter damage this year? Some of our outbuildings took a real beating during the winter storms and we'll start repairs on those as soon as it warms up some. Our garden fence partially fell too, and will need repaired. How have you guys faired so far?

^Yes, it's the same chemical. Buttercups are toxic to goats, cattle, horses, just about every creature really. Most livestock will avoid them though. I hate to be cynical but I bet they'll come right back no matter what you do. Weeds are excellent survivalists and opportunists. Their seeds...

It's nice to meet you! What is your avatar meant to be? I'm dying to know It almost looks like an illusion. Sometimes I see a bear, sometimes a man, and sometimes a boar. Just depends on how I tilt my head.

Ball Canning Back to Basics is an excellent read, but I bet a booklet will come with your canning supplies and that should be enough to get you going. I recommend starting with water bath canning as it's pretty easy to master and it's more affordable to start. Pressure canners can be downright...

It's been raining here relentlessly and now there's some huge muddy spots on my homestead that need cleaned up. I'm not talking about a simple mud hole, but several feet of stagnated water and mud. It smells horrible. It's hard to keep it out of the house too. How do you guys deal with it...

I like the way you think @Andrew T. That's a clever idea for scheduling things that way. I live on a hobby farm right now with few animals, but when I was younger, my parents had a huge farm with tons of livestock. They'd have the vet come out in the spring right before breeding season.

I went out to feed my chickens this morning when I noticed I'm missing three hens. I know they were in the coop last night because I count the chickens as they go in. I've looked everywhere for them. There's nothing out of place to suggest there was a predator. There's no blood, trail of...

I'm not worried about it personally, but I felt the same way about Ebola and every other dangerous disease that started overseas. I worry more about salmonella and other infectious things that are more likely to cause a problem in U.S. households.