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Open Question: Some really random horse questions/survey?

Here's some random things I've been wondering about other riders, along with some more common questions. 1. Do you own a horse/pony? 2. What discipline do you ride in? 3. What do you think is the worst thing about your discipline? 4. How large is your horse/pony? 5. How much/often do you ride in a week? 6. Do you find that riding tends to rub the hair off your inner calf? 7. Do you board your horses, or keep them at home? 8. What do you think is the most difficult part of horse care to learn? 9. How long does it take you (on average) to groom and tack up for a ride? 10. If you had the time constraints of a regular 9-5 off-farm job but plenty of funds, how many horses do you feel you could care for and exercise adequately? 11. What other pets/livestock do you have? 12. What is your horse's worst vice? 13. Does your horse have any really unusual or distinct, once-in-a-lifetime type markings? 14. What are your favorite breeds? 15. Are there any breeds you have a prejudice/grudge against? 16. Do you often dream about riding? 18. In a few words, what do you think is the biggest problem in the horse world today? 19. Do you use SmartPak for supplements? 20. Why do you use Y!Answers? 21. What are the ages of the youngest and oldest horses you have ever owned? 22. Are there any certain markings that affect how much you like a horse? 23. How oten do you visit a tack or feed store?Riz-a - When I dream about riding my horse always shrinks too, until I'm like holding it up while *I* run! lol That's so strange! more

Open Question: need a great steer name!?

hi guys i am getting calves for the fair they will all be steers and i thought y'all may be able to help me? I will be getting 4 steers 1 will be a Big Market steer and the others will be dairy feeders from my friends dairy farm and dont bother listing things like beef steak, lunch, dinner, T-bone and other things my little brother has already suggestedthings like this. lol Thanks! more

Resolved Question: What kind of birthday treat can you give to a cow?

okedokie, i live on a dairy farm and well all of my calves i hold dear. today is my one calves first birthday and i wanna do something. i don't want it to be something like an extra helping of hay and i know a cake will make him sick. so if you have any ideas that will be perfectly okay for a cow and something that he would like, please leave your idea. more

Resolved Question: Any farm girls or cowgirls castrated their own goats or cattle?

My mom and I moved to a small hobby farm 2 years ago . We have about 40 acres and raise a few cattle and goats. Last year mom hired this farmer down the road to castrate the cattle and goats, I watched and learned how. I suggested to my mom that i could do it this year and save the money. she said it was not "lady like" and I shouldn't do it . I said ya but shoveling manure isn't lady like but I do that. The neighbor used a bander on the goats and calves. Some of the goats were more mature smile at 4 months than the calves and the bands didn't fit and he had to cut them. so i learned both methods. So who is right my mom or me anyone with first hand experience thanks more

Resolved Question: should there be a middle ground for groups like PETA?

i have a dog, i raise beef, pork, chickens and i hunt, but what i do not believe in is the mass farming/ production of meat that happens in our country. it is sad to see calves, that can barely walk because they were caged since they were born. I want to see a middle ground for people like me, and have people understand, we are not the nut jobs in peta, i bring what i raise to the farmers market or offer people a side or cuts of fresh meat that is not sick, or hormone injected. I just want a group for people that like meat, but are against the mass production and torture of it. Do you agree or disagree, Why? and what is your view more

Voting Question: How should i get my dog to stop chasing everything?

I have a yellow lab mix, we think she is weimaraner, she is very hyper, and loves to play. We live on a farm, and we are worried she will chase our spring calves. What should we do? more

Resolved Question: Thinking of starting an animal cruelty club at school...?

Yeah so I am a high school junior and I have been contemplating exactly what club I can start at my school...and I came up with an animal cruelty club! So far I've thought of the names S.A.A.C (Students Against Animal Cruelty) club and the A.A.C (Anti-Animal Cruelty) club. I just have tons of ideas- where we can volunteer at animal shelters, have fundraisers for shelters and sick strays, annual dog walks, dog biscuit sales, a speaker about being a veterinarian, etc. However, my biggest problem is.. I'm not vegan! I'm not even remotely vegetarian! The only meat I refuse to eat is veal because of how it is made from imprisoned young calves. But don't get me wrong-I really love animals! It sickens me to think of how animals are treated when they are tested and killed for aesthetic materials such as make-up and clothing. On the other hand, I believe that it makes sense to use them in research, especially veterinary research and I do believe in the wonders of protein from meat lol. I believe this is an awesome idea for a club but I'm afraid animal cruelty extremists will be angry at the fact that their club president is a meat-eater...however, I do have a close friend who is a vegan.... So what should I do? Should I ask my vegan friend to be the president and I just run the club or should I just clearly state that it will be more focused on sharing our love for our pets and speaking out against the cruelty to pets and wildlife and that it will not focus on the treatment of domesticated farm animals...? Any ideas on a club name that will clearly show that the club will "moderately" protest animal cruelty? I would really appreciate your POSITIVE opinions that can help me with this dilemma. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: I adopted an animal on farmville, were did it go?

i adopted an animal on farmville, it said "you just adopted a pink calf" but i dont see it anywere, and its not in the gifts, box, so were is it?, or is it not a real farm animal, just points ect... more

Resolved Question: What animals are best to keep on Farmville?

I don't want to waste my time collecting from white chickens when they only give me 8 coins, and so I want to know which ones to keep. Here are the animals I have: Bull(3)(one in dairy farm)------------------------------------Goat(2) Regular Calf(7)--------------------------------------------------White/Black Kitties(I need them anyway) Green Calf(2)----------------------------------------------------Horse(17) Duck(2)-----------------------------------------------------------Luv Ewe(1)-Keeping anyway Swan(4)----------------------------------------------------------Referee Cow(1)-Keeping anyway Penguin(2) Brown Goose(3) Turkey(1) Wild Turkey(2) Full Chicken Coop(6 white chickens,9 brown, 2 black, 3 gold) Clumsy Reindeer(6) Reindeer(1) Rabbit(5) Lamb(2)Those were Luv Ewe, Referee Cow, and something else. Cant rememberoh-across from bulls is Goats(2) more

Resolved Question: Should I use 1040 Schedule F or Form 4797?

My father owns a farm in Missouri, and I held a few cattle there as an investment. Specifically, I owned one cow (which I paid $600 for) held for breeding, and when the calves were sold, my dad sent me a check for the amount that my cow's calf was worth. In 2009, I sold the cow back to my father, and he paid me $1800 for the cow and two calves. Now, do I report that income as farm income (Line 18 on Form 1040) and include Schedule F, or under "Other gains" (Line 14 on Form 1040) and include Form 4797? I'm a little confused because it was an investment, not really a business that I was greatly involved in. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: When will I heal from multiple rabbit bites?

This weekend I was out on my farm when i got bit by 3 rabbits several times. They kept running through the grass biting at my legs sometimes jumping up and biting my calves. I was limping and rnning out of the field for my life i was extremely frightened. How can I heal my legs quickly? more

Voting Question: farmville question about dairy farm?

when you find a calf do you get to keep it? more

Resolved Question: Not Really A Question?

I just realized not many people this. So here it is: If you want a free calf. Just go Horn Ranch's farm inside the barn (within the first few days) and you'll get a calf for free from Cain. I mean you even get to choose the color!!! (White and Black, Brown or Black) Hope this helps! more

Resolved Question: I want to break up with my boyfriend, can i do it over farmville?

So to speak, we are both avid farmvillers, per se, and he spends all are farmville money on growing wheat, which metaphorically in my mind is the eqivalency of spenind all our money on weed. They both start with a 'W', so you see. I've tried to confront him on his obscene use of our funds but which a barn full of cows and many young calves we need to think ahead for our future, and wheat is not the way to go. I've had enough of his chicken crap and I want out of this painful relationship. I can no longer withstand this kind of stress and inner termoil of the pain we will be causing our futures. Is it okay if I put a sign on his farm and ask for a divorce? i think it would be best, My heart is in the right place, so to speak, but Im no doctor. more

Resolved Question: How many people here have a milk cow? like a REAL cow?

because I do, and shes a milk cow. I know I know it's weird but are farm people with chickens, dogs, horses, cats/kittens and a cow/calf. I know it sounds really weird but its TRUE!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!the question is HOW MANY PEOPLE OWN A MILKING COW...... and I did TO finfish my sentence! my sentence was we are farm people with lots of animals. duh. more

Voting Question: how long does it take to get a calf in farmville on facebook?

Someone taught that if you have a bull in your dairy farm then you get a calf. I've had my bull in the dairy farm for a while but I still don't have a calf!!! How long does it take till you get a calf?? more

Resolved Question: On a farm how long will a cow feed her calf?

Resolved Question: Life in the Australian Army...well all i can say is loves the kitchens?

Life in the Australian Army... Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For Those of you not in the know, Eromanga is a small town, west of Quilpie in the far south west of Queensland ) Dear Mum & Dad, I am well. Hope youse are too. Tell me big brothers Doug and Phil that the Army is better than workin' on the farm - tell them to get in bloody quick smart before the jobs are all gone! I wuz a bit slow in settling down at first, because ya don't hafta get outta bed until 6am. But I like sleeping in now, cuz all ya gotta do before brekky is make ya bed and shine ya boots and clean ya uniform. No bloody cows to milk, no calves to feed, no feed to stack - nothin'!! Ya haz gotta shower though, but its not so bad, coz there's lotsa hot water and even a light to see what ya doing! At brekky ya get cereal, fruit and eggs but there's no kangaroo steaks or possum stew like wot Mum makes. You don't get fed again until noon and by that time all the city boys are buggered because we've been on a 'route march' - geez its only just like walking to the windmill in the back paddock!! This one will kill me brothers Doug and Phil with laughter. I keep getting medals for shootin' - dunno why. The bullseye is as big as a bloody possum's bum and it don't move and it's not firing back at ya like the Johnsons did when our big scrubber bull got into their prize cows before the Ekka last year! All ya gotta do is make yourself comfortable and hit the target - it's a piece of cake!! You don't even load your own cartridges, they comes in little boxes, and ya don't have to steady yourself against the rollbar of the roo shooting truck when you reload! Sometimes ya gotta wrestle with the city boys and I gotta be real careful coz they break easy - it's not like fighting with Doug and Phil and Jack and Boori and Steve and Muzza all at once like we do at home after the muster. Turns out I'm not a bad boxer either and it looks like I'm the best the platoon's got, and I've only been beaten by this one bloke from the Engineers - he's 6 foot 5 and 15 stone and three pick handles across the shoulders and as ya know I'm only 5 foot 7 and eight stone wringin' wet, but I fought him till the other blokes carried me off to the boozer. I can't complain about the Army - tell the boys to get in quick before word gets around how bloody good it is. loves you all shelly x x xyou dont have to hunt cris im all yours but that you already know hun i loves your big hugs x x x more

Resolved Question: Is an "adult cow" proper English?

I was playing a game of Scattegories with some friends. One friend wrote down "adult cow" for a farm animal that starts with the letter 'A'. We stated that answer was not valid because by definition a cow is an adult. Baby cows are referred to as baby cows or calves. I just wanted to get a definitive answer. Thank you.Thank you all so far for your answers. My friend is countering with the following examples: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=845620&jid=BJN&volumeId=46&issueId=03&aid=845612 http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3Azrnw-ClgZf8J%3Awww.wdmc.org%2F2009%2FAdult%2520Dairy%2520Cow%2520Mortality.pdf+adult+cow&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbSvHgOoDPCUCrHJVhpmZZd93ua5rw&pli=1> more

Resolved Question: Neutering/spaying my puppies?

Hi, Ive got a 5 week old male heeler puppy, he will be trained to be a herding dog. We herd everythiing from Goats and Sheep to Llamas and cows, even buffulo (live on a large ranch and i work on peoples farms moving livestock). I told the vet because i already have 1 male 6 month old heeler, i need to have this one neutered. BUT neutering reduces aggression right? Well, he needs aggression to be moving the subborn bull buff. or ram that doesnt want to leave the girls or the mother animal that wont leave her calf. Im having second guesses now about having him altered? The vet also told me he can do the neutering as young as 8 weeks old...your opinions please. i also have 2 female heelers, that again..will be working dogs on our farm. They will be getting spayed. Will this cause problems when herding? Need the aggression for moving stubborn livestock. He said he can also do it as young as 10 weeks. What are your opinions? For those of you who read about the rescued heelers - one of them found a home with a man i work for...he is very knolageable about heelers. more

Resolved Question: When do the baby calf's on farmville grow up?

When a friend finds a baby calf on their farm, and you adopt it does it grow up to be a big cow, or does it stay small forever? When will it grow up if it does become a big cow?? Thank you! Please, no rude or mean comments! more

Resolved Question: Where does the baby calf on farmville go after i have adopted it?

I adopted a baby calf and i was trying to put it in the dairy farm but it would not let me ( i think), now i cant find it any where, i tryed putting a cow on the farm but the calf is not there, i think that the calf has ' dissaperred'? Any advice what to do? or what to do in the future? more

Resolved Question: Can u get a green calf on Farmville ?

I've seen a brown calf on a m8s farm but can u get a green 1? more

Resolved Question: Do you consider this murder by the police?

This drunk man was in a standoff of sorts on a farm road with the police. Locals knew him as harmless, but drunk. So he got drunk and unusually mad out in the country. He had a shotgun with him (he was out hunting) and somebody called the police on him. He never once pointed the gun at the police, but he screamed at them not to come any closer. So this large police presence grew around him, and he was there alone, with his shotgun saying all drunk "I didn't do nothin!!! Leave me alone!!!". So the police release a German Shepherd on him, and the dog starting biting his leg and he was screaming to them to call off their dog. The dog ripped part of his calf muscle off, and the man screamed and shot the German Shepherd. Then all the police shot the man. This is a real true story. So I'm asking, do you feel the police murdered this man by releasing a German Shepherd on him basically knowing that the man would kill it? Then the police could just use an excuse that a police dog is considered an officer and "he fired on us". etc. I feel this was murder, 1st degree. What do you feel? I also feel there could have been much more of a constructive way of dealing with this man, such as let a relative go talk to him, a friend, spouse, if they were willing etc. ThanksQuestion 2: If a police dog is a police officer, than why didn't an officer disarm the man rather than letting a dog go bite him? Perhaps a cop could have just walked up and disarmed the guy. Much different to shoot a human than an animal.I'm having trouble with this one. The LAW says that a dog is an officer. In reality, we all know it is really just an animal, and that human life is more valuable than an animal. That's my problem with this. Sure it's an "officer", but it's not really an "officer with a badge, gun, rationale, human values, a human mind, with a wife & kids...EDIT: SO the gist of this is, you people feel its fine to kill a human being for shooting an animal? (Despite the law saying a dog is an officer, it's a dog and we all know it) Just asking, not judging.ALSO: if the man turned his rifle to the cops and shot a real human police officer and killed him, would it be the same crime and tragic situation to you as if he killed just the dog? Of course I would completely understand them shooting him down for shooting at people, but a dog that is biting him while he's drunk? No way.... I guess it just makes sense to everybody else dunno... more

Voting Question: Working with animals with ringworm?

I work on a farm, and a few animals came back from auction with ringworm. Well, now all the cows and calves have it, and I am handling them daily. How do I keep myself from getting it, as well as prevent passing it on to my animals at home? more

Resolved Question: Do I have to share the baby calf that was born on my farm? (Farmville) ='(?

Do I really have to? It's so cute though... Cause it says 'share' and 'cancel' if i push cancel do i get to keep it? more

Voting Question: Now they have a holy cow, Is there anything a christian doesn't interrupt as a sign from god?

Holy cow? Farmer sees divine sign in bovine A calf with a white marking on its forehead in the approximate shape of a cross was born last week at a dairy farm. http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20091209/NEWS01/91209007/1001/rss more

Resolved Question: Does Where You Live in the US Affect how Children Behave?

I'm 12 and live on a farm in north central Kansas. I do work, like feeding calves, breaking ice, helping my dad during harvest, and other chores, and I'm not misbehaved. I act normal and at restaurants I get compliments on how well I act. When I went on vacation to the Rockies I was eating in this Italian place and heard this waitress give a child a compliment on how well he behaved, even though he had just sassed his Mom when the waitress was right there. Just wondering, does where you live affect how you behave? I can see like kids acting different in NY than in KS, but can anyone give me more details? more

Resolved Question: Dairy farms which keep calves with their mothers?

Do they exist? If so, where? I would feel a lot better about drinking milk if I knew the calves hadnt been separated from their mothers at birth or killed... more

Resolved Question: Ostrich or Beef Cattle Farming?

I would like to discuss the advantage of ostrich and beef cattle farming had over one another, here i listed the obvious Ostrich Advantage : produce more offspring and have fast incubation period higher stocking rate Eat lesser feed Better forager as they will not only eat plant matter but bugs as well Disadvantage: more aggressive not many people accept the idea of consuming ostrich meat Beef Cattle: Produce heavier carcass Do well in multispecies grazing with sheep and goat as they will vacuum each other parasite and they eat differently meaning cattle prefer tall grass , sheep prefer forbs and short grass and goat are browser meaning they eat things that cattle hate while grass only form 20 - 15% of the goat diet More docile and easier to manage Market for Beef are more readily available Disadvantage: Lower Stocking rate Their hoof and weight may damage soil and pasture mostly produce one calf at a time and a longer gestation period more

Resolved Question: PLEASE HELP!! 10 POINTS BEST ANSWER! EMERGANCY!?

I asked this once, but i really would like some more opinions then just 5! I was wondering a little about the heeler breed. I have had some bad experiances with the breed so far due to false information given to me from breeders and owners alike and im hoping you can help me. Here is some back ground information to help you to understand the situation: Im 16 years old and i live on a 10 acre farm with some cows, horses, goats, etc. We also had 3 dogs at the time - 11 year old female pit bull - 5 year old great pyranies - 6 year old border collie mix - all spayed females. My dog is the 11 year old pit bull - i bought her when she was 5 years old from a breeder in the usa and she is getting old and her hips are going so my mom said i could get a puppy. I researed on the internet different breeds and i found that the heeler fitted really closely with my activity level and the fact that i hike, jog and am just in general active. I emailed some breeders about their puppies and the personal experiances as well as asked people around here (sask canada) where there are lots of border collies and heelers who live out doors. 3 of the 5 breeders i emailed said that his dogs were the lazyest dogs he had ever owned and that they woudnt require more then an hour of light exersice a day if that. I decided that that was okay, i mean, i dont mind walking and if it just wants to lay down fine. But when i bought one from a man in the states, i paid about 1700 dollars for the puppy, and it supposedly had its shots and everything, hips tested etc. No such things had been done. i brought him to our vet and he had neumorous problems, including hips, eyes, deaf and hyperactivity, anxity problems (when he was by himself he would shake and twitch, drool, puke, his eyes would blink non stop). I tried getting in touch with the "breeder" but no luck. I still have this male, and i am really debaiting wether to put him down or not as he is very hard to deal with, he is 60+ lbs and still has all those issues but on a much larger scale, he almost kills himself trying to get out of his kennel, he has a hard time eating, bites and lunges at my mom, attacks the other dogs. A friend of my moms tried to get him to herd hoping that it might ease some of the hyperactivity but he ended up rolling a calf and doing bad damage to its nose and rear leg. I do bring him on walks with muzzel on with the pit bull and my friends dogs, mostly labs and collies, hoping he will socalize a little bit as i would like to take him on road trips with me and my friends. I really would like to know if anything can be done for him, or if i should have him put down, he is about 1 year old now. Or if i should consider anouther puppy, if you could help me in that aspect, or wether i should go with a different breed all together. i do bring him to the vet. Our vet has been very good with us with his vet care. How ever she doesnt live here anymore. The past 3 vets we have gone to have turned him down because of his aggression yea i do realize i got him from a puppy mill now, the man sent pictures of a really nice facility, of "the puppy" and of the "parents" his papers vet docs etc. everything seemed legit.When you look at him in the face. His eyes are blank. like looking into black holes.There is nothing wrong with this breed for me. BUT this dog has a NEURO. issue more

Resolved Question: please help!! really need help asap! life/death of dog.?

I was wondering a little about the heeler breed. I have had some bad experiances with the breed so far due to false information given to me from breeders and owners alike and im hoping you can help me. Here is some back ground information to help you to understand the situation: Im 16 years old and i live on a 10 acre farm with some cows, horses, goats, etc. We also had 3 dogs at the time - 11 year old female pit bull - 5 year old great pyranies - 6 year old border collie mix - all spayed females. My dog is the 11 year old pit bull - i bought her when she was 5 years old from a breeder in the usa and she is getting old and her hips are going so my mom said i could get a puppy. I researed on the internet different breeds and i found that the heeler fitted really closely with my activity level and the fact that i hike, jog and am just in general active. I emailed some breeders about their puppies and the personal experiances as well as asked people around here (sask canada) where there are lots of border collies and heelers who live out doors. 3 of the 5 breeders i emailed said that his dogs were the lazyest dogs he had ever owned and that they woudnt require more then an hour of light exersice a day if that. I decided that that was okay, i mean, i dont mind walking and if it just wants to lay down fine. But when i bought one from a man in the states, i paid about 1700 dollars for the puppy, and it supposedly had its shots and everything, hips tested etc. No such things had been done. i brought him to our vet and he had neumorous problems, including hips, eyes, deaf and hyperactivity, anxity problems (when he was by himself he would shake and twitch, drool, puke, his eyes would blink non stop). I tried getting in touch with the "breeder" but no luck. I still have this male, and i am really debaiting wether to put him down or not as he is very hard to deal with, he is 60+ lbs and still has all those issues but on a much larger scale, he almost kills himself trying to get out of his kennel, he has a hard time eating, bites and lunges at my mom, attacks the other dogs. A friend of my moms tried to get him to herd hoping that it might ease some of the hyperactivity but he ended up rolling a calf and doing bad damage to its nose and rear leg. I do bring him on walks with muzzel on with the pit bull and my friends dogs, mostly labs and collies, hoping he will socalize a little bit as i would like to take him on road trips with me and my friends. I really would like to know if anything can be done for him, or if i should have him put down, he is about 1 year old now. Or if i should consider anouther puppy, if you could help me in that aspect, or wether i should go with a different breed all together. i do bring him to the vet. Our vet has been very good with us with his vet care. How ever she doesnt live here anymore. The past 3 vets we have gone to have turned him down because of his aggression yea i do realize i got him from a puppy mill now, the man sent pictures of a really nice facility, of "the puppy" and of the "parents" his papers vet docs etc. everything seemed legit.There are no breeders in our area. Nor are there any trainers willing to work with him. When you look at him in the eyes...it looks like looking into a black hole. more

Voting Question: In Oblivion, Where can I find a farm animal mod?

Well, a while back, I ran into a mod that had farm animals wandering everywhere in the forest. I like hunting in this game, but now, when I went to look for it, all I came up with are like a fox and bunny, or things that just appear in farms. I want to see if anybody knows about a mod where cows, bunnies, calf's, chickens, etc. wander the forests. Oh, and also, does anybody know of a mod that can increase the number of game animals such as deer, boar, bear, and wolves? Or something that increases the price of the meat/fur? Thanks!Oh, and in case you didn't catch it, I'm talking about The Elder Scrolls IV, Oblivion.I already looked for it on the internet. That was the first thing I did. I didn't find it. That's why I am asking it here >.<Any more? more

Resolved Question: what name?????????????????

it is a purebred cow i am naming . story is every farm has a prefix(word) that is in every cow from that farms name, ours is Riverfield then it has another word to follow the prefix ,and every year you get a letter. this year we got F so every cow borns name has to start with riverfield followed by a word beginning with f. sorry for making it so complicated but long story short iwant you to think of some thing appropriate the calf is jet black all over. so fill theblanks Riverfield F------------- Oh i nearly forgot it is female more

Resolved Question: When is the earliest you can take a kitten home?

My friend lives on a farm and has tons of barn cats... one had a litter a couple weeks ago and it's right between two calves and surrounded by cows. I want to know the earliest to take her because she's the only one left (the rest got stepped on) and I want to take her before she is roaming around the other cats (they are all unhealthy). Also before she gets stepped on! But I don't want to take her away from her mother too early. She's already eating kitten food, and we're thinking another week or two I'll take her, but like I said not if it's too early. Please no mean or unhelpful answers! Thanks :)sorry i didn't mean a "couple" as in two i just cant remember when she was born... i want to say she's 3-4 weeks. and as for save the cats lady... its a farm of course they have cats, they get sick and then they get better. not all the kittens are being "sent to there death". yes there are coyotes, but the cats are smart enough to stay in the barn at night. and if i can save this one kitten from being stepped on or eaten by another animal, i don't care about the price of getting her fixed! more

Resolved Question: Need some help with a Jersey calf?

So we got a Jersey calf bull last night from a friend's dairy farm and he's drinking his milk just fine and all but we wanted to give him some hay and grain or something just so he can get used to it. We also have horses, so we have a high quality alfalfa mix hay and sweet feed. He's 2 or 3 days old and is very energetic but is very big for his breed and age (his mom is hurt because he was so big that she had problems delivering him). When can we start giving him hay? Thanks in advance! more

Resolved Question: How many stanzas does this poem have and where are they located?

Does the poem below have four stanzas? I am confused because I was thinking along the lines that a stanza is kind of paragraph. I am sure not sure how this poem only has four stanzas. Where are the stanzas and can someone explain to me what a stanza is? Thanks Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green, The night above the dingle starry, Time let me hail and climb Golden in the heydays of his eyes, And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns And once below a time I lordly had the trees and leaves Trail with daisies and barley Down the rivers of the windfall light. And as I was green and carefree, famous among the barns About the happy yard and singing as the farm was home, In the sun that is young once only, Time let me play and be Golden in the mercy of his means, And green and golden I was huntsman and herdsman, the calves Sang to my horn, the foxes on the hills barked clear and cold, And the sabbath rang slowly In the pebbles of the holy streams. All the sun long it was running, it was lovely, the hay Fields high as the house, the tunes from the chimneys, it was air And playing, lovely and watery And fire green as grass. And nightly under the simple stars As I rode to sleep the owls were bearing the farm away, All the moon long I heard, blessed among stables, the nightjars Flying with the ricks, and the horses Flashing into the dark. And then to awake, and the farm, like a wanderer white With the dew, come back, the cock on his shoulder: it was all Shining, it was Adam and maiden, The sky gathered again And the sun grew round that very day. So it must have been after the birth of the simple light In the first, spinning place, the spellbound horses walking warm Out of the whinnying green stable On to the fields of praise. And honoured among foxes and pheasants by the gay house Under the new made clouds and happy as the heart was long, In the sun born over and over, I ran my heedless ways, My wishes raced through the house high hay And nothing I cared, at my sky blue trades, that time allows In all his tuneful turning so few and such morning songs Before the children green and golden Follow him out of grace, Nothing I cared, in the lamb white days, that time would take me Up to the swallow thronged loft by the shadow of my hand, In the moon that is always rising, Nor that riding to sleep I should hear him fly with the high fields And wake to the farm forever fled from the childless land. Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means, Time held me green and dying Though I sang in my chains like the sea. more

Voting Question: My english professor said to revise this paper.....its on what education means to me. Help and critique? Pleas?

Education is a flexible word, meaning that it’s a word that can be stretched in several ways. It’s been stereotyped into being thought of as books, glasses, libraries, and desks that have gum stuck to the bottom. The common person does not visualize education being something totally different. To me, my education didn’t come from books and long study times (although, that did help with academic subjects!). I learned best when I was actually performing something, watching a certain act or demonstration, gaining experience, watching people around me, or just simply growing up in the appropriate environment. Putting together all of these things and the value that education is to every individual, makes the education for that individual. This is true for someone like me because of a few reasons. My life goal is to be a veterinarian. That has been my dream career ever since I was able to think on my own. My family has always owned animals. Being so, I’ve been able to be around these creatures, and maybe that was a contributor to my interests. Earlier, I mentioned that the environment would play a role in someone’s life after and teach them about who they are. I was surrounded by dogs, cats, and rabbits on a day-to-day basis. As I grew older, my perception of things also grew up. I was learning more to process thinking and became very curious about my pets and other animals. I knew there was more to them than just being my pets, and I wanted to learn just all about their species. When I was six years old, a dog, whom I loved very much, went to the veterinary clinic when she became sick with what’s called canine parvovirus. This sickness is similar to a human flu, with deadly outcomes. Sasha (my dog) became so ill that she couldn’t keep any food down and was losing her strength. We took her to Carol, our local small animal veterinarian. Carol put her on an IV to relieve Sasha of the pain. After about two days, we received a call from Carol, saying that the best thing for the dog was to put her to sleep. I went to watch, and of course, I cried at the sight of my beloved dog dying in front of my eyes. Once we were finished, I asked Carol why she killed my dog. She told me that if I wanted to keep Sasha alive and in that pain and suffering, then I wasn’t thinking for the best interest of my animal. Carol did Sasha a favor. She made it so Sasha didn’t have to suffer anymore, and to me, that really affected me emotionally. I suddenly understood that a veterinarian really looks out for the best of the animal, and I wanted to be someone making those choices because I love animals. This experience and what Carol demonstrated in front of me taught me much about my values and humanity. From that day, I was certain I wanted to be a veterinarian. I didn’t want to work with only dogs and cats, but all species large and small. Growing up, I began to be fascinated with also large animals. I wasn’t around horses or cattle too much but they still interested me. Just like dogs and cats, I wanted to help every animal feel better. Noticing the other animals of the world encouraged me to study them, and learn the different animal species. It helped me discover the wonder creatures we share the world with. When I was twelve, I began finding ways to observe people who handle large animals. It was around that time that I began horseback riding lessons so I, too, would get more acquainted with horses. A family friend let me help with the calves at their dairy farm. As I entered high school, I took Agricultural education to learn more about livestock and species within the food animal range. My father was against me pursuing this dream because of lack of experience and the danger in the job, but I had the drive for it. If I didn’t have experience, I went to get the experience. Learning all about myself and my possibilities, there just wasn’t another job I could see myself making a living off of. My passion is in veterinary medicine. It has been since the start and it always will be, and it’s all because of my education. more

Voting Question: MAJOR pain after toenail removal, 4 wks later?

I had my two big toenails permanently removed nearly 4 weeks ago. There is no infection present, but my toes still swell, and they get bright purple. They have frequent intense throbbing, fire feelings, horrible HORRIBLE stabbing pain, etc. I am not a wimp, and they are driving me nuts... I do get swelling in my feet/lower calves most evenings and sometimes think that the swelling is causing some of this pain. They are still draining and oozing, but I am sure there is no infection present. I saw the DR for a post-op appt last week, and he was unconcerned. He also has the bedside manner of a farm veterinarian, you should have seen him slam (literally) those needles (all 9 of them) in my toes during the procedure. Gee! I am having trouble dealing with the almost 4 weeks of excruciating pain. I do take ibuproferin, as it offers a minor percentage of relief. Help? more

Resolved Question: what life time movie is this?

I was watching lifetime last weekend and i was watching this movie and it was about this 17 year old girl who lived with her mom in the city and kept getting in trouble and had no repsect for anything so her mom sent her to her dad who lived on a farm and there she met her new step sister cause her dad got remarried and the step sister got pregnant anyway she kept getting nicer but at first she hated cows and killed 1 by giving it some weather fluid and as she kept getting nicer she was removing all the dark make up and becomming good and then she went back with her mom and went back to all the makeup but then her step sister had the baby early and it died but she went there and saw it and then she decided to stay with her dad and one night the cows got out and she had to help one and a car hit and she flipped out but she delivered a baby calf that was in the dead cow. in the end she stayed with her dad and was a good person. do u no what this movie is called???? more

Voting Question: What is a good name to call a cow?

On my farm, my cow had a calf and i want to name it. A really catchy name,but a fun sort of name because i have little sisters and brothers and i want them to understand the name and call it its name. But nothing to random though Oh and she is white with black spots. in case you didn't know :) Thanks <3It is a girl :) more

Resolved Question: Why do laws take so long to be enacted?

The Michigan legislature recently sent a bill to the Governor regarding improved standards for farm animal care in the state. However, the changes for calves take 3 years to take effect, and the changes for pigs and chickens take TEN YEARS to be enforceable! I understand that facilities that deal in these animals need time to adjust to the new standards, but why 3 and 10? Seems a little much to me. Is there something I'm not seeing? Thanks all! more

Voting Question: why do people think chocolate is romantic?

its not, aztecs drank chocolate or xocolatl while they were performing human sacrifice. can you imagine an aztec priest drinking chocolate while blood still drips from his obsidian dagger? another thing is the milk thats in the chocolate. who on earth in their right mind would drink something from cows titties? thats a calf's titty. cows milk is causing osteoporosis in humans. its hormones that build your bones. you should be sucking selma hayek's titty. do you even know how filthy cows can be? dont look at those clean, propaganda farms. cows dont mind where they sleep, they will lie down with their udders straight on their doo doo. but no one really thinks about it, milk chocolate, doo doo, same colour, right? it makes you fat, you get pimples on your face and back and butt. if you eat chocolate on a date, quickly get in bed before your butt and back erupts with pimples. very romantic, huh? more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my novel so far? What do you think about this part of my novel?

I'm working on a novel.My novel is about the 20 beautiful Lovelace siblings.The children are sent to live with their cruel great uncle in rural Louisiana after their parents die. Tell me what do you think of this part of my novel so far? 7 year old Josiah Lovelace ran away from his cruel uncle's home.He packed some clothes,his toothbrush,a small mirror,a spoon,a fork,a butter knife,an small umbrella,a face towel,and his tent with matching sleeping bag. Josiah ran across the yard and opened the gate and ran as fast as his legs could carry him in the pitch darkness of the rural town.He hid out in a corn field and slept there until day. The next day Josiah walked 250 miles. He came across a farm with a small cottage on the property. He stared at the beautiful stone facade cottage. He walked up to the cottage and noticed it was empty.He turned the knob and surprisingly the door wasn't locked. Josiah then set up his sleeping bag and placed his bag down next to his sleeping bag. He stared in awe at the gleaming hardwood floors and yellow walls. The windows had blue curtains with tiny yellow floral print filtering in the Louisiana sunshine. The cottage was on Mr. Floyd Hill's farm. Floyd Hill was a store owner with a lovely wife, Cora, and 2 children, Teresa and Jarret.The couple has no idea that little Josiah was in the cottage on their property.The cottage is next to the woods.Josiah stared at the trees and the dark mysterious forest from the kitchen window. Josiah lives in this cottage unnoticed for almost a year Josiah finds food on the farm and in the forest.There's also a stream nearby where he hunts for fish.Josiah steals eggs from the chicken coop leaving Floyd scratching his head as he sees that someone has been tampering with the eggs.He finds carcasses of baby chicks, rabbits,and birds near the chicken coop. "Wild animals been roaming on my property," Floyd says cleaning up the mess which went on for almost a year. Floyd's dogs,Nessie and Claude, act very strange around the barn and cottage whenever they're out but Floyd blows off their behavior.Little does he know that the dogs know that Josiah is on their property. The Lovelace siblings and the small town gave up hope that Josiah Lovelace would be found alive. It has been almost a year and still no trace of Josiah was found. Everyone thought that the little 7 year old was gone forever. Then one day Mr. Hill's daughter, Teresa, finds little Josiah nursing from one of the cows in the barn.His eyes closed peacefully while receiving the warm nourishing milk from the cow surrounded by baby calves and the other cows. Teresa drops the pail which startles Josiah.Josiah turns around and stares at Teresa, and she stares at him. Milk running down his chin, he breathes hard, and he backs up looking very frightened.Teresa stares at the little boy standing before her engorged with cow's milk. Josiah's handsome face hypnotizes Teresa. The light brown skin, his shiny gray eyes, full lips,and black wavy afro just put Teresa in a trance. Teresa smiles at the little one standing before her. Teresa runs out the barn and calls her parents and siblings.Mr.Hill looks around the barn and doesn't see Josiah,for he is hiding.Josiah is caught when Mr. Hill notices him trying to escape through the other door. Mr. Hill picks little Josiah up. "Well what do we have here?" he asks smiling down at the little handsome boy in his arms. Josiah is scared and squirms about trying to break free, but its no use.Josiah wimpered. "Its ok.No one is going to hurt you." Floyd says. "Looks like we found our wild animal thats been killing animals and stealing our eggs." Cora says smiling at Josiah. Josiah calms down and just stares at them.Little did they know that the little boy was the long lost Josiah Lovelace.Then Josiah's gold ID bracelet around his wrist caught Jarret's attention. "His name is Josiah," he said. "How do you know?" Floyd asked. "Look," Jarret said pointing to the ID bracelet.Floyd held Josiah's wrist in his hand and saw the bracelet had scrawled in cursvive "Josiah," It then dawned on Cora that there had been flyers and cards ciculating about a missing boy named Josiah Lovelace for almost a year.She looked more closely at Josiah and realized who he was.She ran in the house to get the flyer. "Floyd this is Josiah Lovelace." Cora said.She held the flyer next to Josiah's face and Floyd saw the resemblance.The only difference was that Josiah's black afro had really grown out. more

Resolved Question: Help! Important!! Please answer ASAP.?

was wondering a little about the heeler breed. I have had some bad experiances with the breed so far due to false information given to me from breeders and owners alike and im hoping you can help me. Here is some back ground information to help you to understand the situation: Im 16 years old and i live on a 10 acre farm with some cows, horses, goats, etc. We also had 3 dogs at the time - 11 year old female pit bull - 5 year old great pyranies - 6 year old border collie mix - all spayed females. My dog is the 11 year old pit bull - i bought her when she was 5 years old from a breeder in the usa and she is getting old and her hips are going so my mom said i could get a puppy. I researed on the internet different breeds and i found that the heeler fitted really closely with my activity level and the fact that i hike, jog and am just in general active. I emailed some breeders about their puppies and the personal experiances as well as asked people around here (sask canada) where there are lots of border collies and heelers who live out doors. 3 of the 5 breeders i emailed said that his dogs were the lazyest dogs he had ever owned and that they woudnt require more then an hour of light exersice a day if that. I decided that that was okay, i mean, i dont mind walking and if it just wants to lay down fine. But when i bought one from a man in the states, i paid about 1700 dollars for the puppy, and it supposedly had its shots and everything, hips tested etc. No such things had been done. i brought him to our vet and he had neumorous problems, including hips, eyes, deaf and hyperactivity, anxity problems (when he was by himself he would shake and twitch, drool, puke, his eyes would blink non stop). I tried getting in touch with the "breeder" but no luck. I still have this male, and i am really debaiting wether to put him down or not as he is very hard to deal with, he is 60+ lbs and still has all those issues but on a much larger scale, he almost kills himself trying to get out of his kennel, he has a hard time eating, bites and lunges at my mom, attacks the other dogs. A friend of my moms tried to get him to herd hoping that it might ease some of the hyperactivity but he ended up rolling a calf and doing bad damage to its nose and rear leg. I do bring him on walks with muzzel on with the pit bull and my friends dogs, mostly labs and collies, hoping he will socalize a little bit as i would like to take him on road trips with me and my friends. I really would like to know if anything can be done for him, or if i should have him put down, he is about 1 year old now. Or if i should consider anouther puppy, if you could help me in that aspect, or wether i should go with a different breed all together.i do bring him to the vet. Our vet has been very good with us with his vet care. The past 3 vets we have gone to have turned him down because of his aggressionyea i do realize i got him from a puppy mill now, the man sent pictures of a really nice facility, of "the puppy" and of the "parents" his papers vet docs etc. everything seemed legit. more

Resolved Question: How Easy Is This .....Could It Get Much Easier..?

Life in the Australian Army… Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For those of you not in the know, Eromanga is a small town, west of Quilpie in the far south west of Queensland) Dear Mum & Dad, I am well. Hope youse are too. Tell me big brothers Doug and Phil that the Army is better than workin’ on the farm – tell them to get in bloody quick smart before the jobs are all gone! I wuz a bit slow in settling down at first, because ya don’t hafta get outta bed until 6am. But I like sleeping in now, cuz all ya gotta do before brekky is make ya bed and shine ya boots and clean ya uniform. No bloody cows to milk, no calves to feed, no feed to stack – nothin’!! Ya haz gotta shower though, but its not so bad, coz there’s lotsa hot water and even a light to see what ya doing! At brekky ya get cereal, fruit and eggs but there’s no kangaroo steaks or possum stew like wot Mum makes. You don’t get fed again until noon and by that time all the city boys are buggered because we’ve been on a ‘route march’ – geez its only just like walking to the windmill in the back paddock!! This one will kill me brothers Doug and Phil with laughter. I keep getting medals for shootin’ - dunno why. The bullseye is as big as a bloody possum’s bum and it don’t move and it’s not firing back at ya like the Johnsons did when our big scrubber bull got into their prize cows before the Ekka last year! All ya gotta do is make yourself comfortable and hit the target - it’s a piece of piss!! You don’t even load your own cartridges, they comes in little boxes, and ya don’t have to steady yourself against the rollbar of the roo shooting truck when you reload! Sometimes ya gotta wrestle with the city boys and I gotta be real careful coz they break easy - it’s not like fighting with Doug and Phil and Jack and Boori and Steve and Muzza all at once like we do at home after the muster. Turns out I’m not a bad boxer either and it looks like I’m the best the platoon’s got, and I’ve only been beaten by this one bloke from the Engineers – he’s 6 foot 5 and 15 stone and three pick handles across the shoulders and as ya know I’m only 5 foot 7 and eight stone wringin’ wet, but I fought him till the other blokes carried me off to the boozer. I can’t complain about the Army – tell the boys to get in quick before word gets around how bloody good it is. Your loving daughter, Sheila more

Voting Question: once there was a boy who lived on a farm, and he wanted to become stronger.when a calf was born on the farm,?

continuing>> he started to lift the calf every day. by the time calf was fully grown bull,weighing about 1000 kg, the boy was strong enough to lift it. this is a(n) example of ___________???the answer would be a biological term more

Resolved Question: Calf too young to be on display and neglected at the CNE?

My friend and I went to the CNE last night. We went into the "farm" section with all the agricultural animals. We had noticed a young baby calf. The sign said that she was born on August 16 2009 (which would make her three weeks old today), she was all alone (separated from her mother) and only has a bucket of water and straw. She also looked very thin and you could see her bones (though it may be normal. She was even trying to suck my friends fingers for nourishment. My fear is that she may have been on display sine it started on August 21. We would have complained to the fair but there was no staff in sight responsible for the cow and it was about to close. I would email a complaint but the last day of the fair is tomorrow and I am also unsure if the calf is being neglected or not, she may be receiving milk from her mother during the day and spend off hours with her. My friend also plans to complain to PETA but I personally do not think it would be of any help and it is not as if the meat and milk industry is any kinder. Should I comlpain anyway or should I leave it alone? more

Resolved Question: I am thinking about buying organic meat... I need some help?

My family has recently learned about a near by farm that raises cows. They raise them to full term w/o the added hormones, and whatnot. This farm is very reputable for their services. They basically take a cow and do the entire process and you get it in packages like you would at a store. Only kicker is, you have to buy the whole cow (or you can go half and half with a friend). My issue is, are there any health "risks" that you are taking by going to organic red meat? I know that the meat we buy at the stores has the hormones that were given to the calves to make them grow faster. This in turn, makes our children develop much earlier than they should, this I am not a fan of. Will somebody please send some advice my way on the pros and cons of organic red meat? Thanks!!Amanda: It was in the “Vegetarian” Section b/c that is what yahoo recommended, I was just looking for advice. I do respect your opinions in being vegetarian, but I am going to continue to eat meat, sorry if that offends you. From the little bit of education that I have on the topic I was informed that the hormones the cattle receive do carry on into the meat we consume. I am already heart conscience, and typically we only eat red meat at most once a week. I have looked into the local farm here, and the animals are very well kept for, and in a very clean environment. This was obviously my first inquiry. I would like to thank everybody with the information you have provided, please feel free to e-mail me anymore information you would like to pass along at cheryl85258@yahoo.com more

Resolved Question: Why you shouldn't eat beef?

Cows are gentle giants, large in size but sweet in nature. They are curious, clever animals who have been known to go to amazing lengths to escape from slaughterhouses. These very social animals prefer to spend their time together, and they form complex relationships, very much like dogs form packs. Like all animals, cows form strong maternal bonds with their children, and on dairy farms and cattle ranches, mother cows can be heard crying out for their calves for days after they are separated. In the U.S., more than 41 million of these sensitive animals suffer and die for the meat and dairy industries every year.1 When they are still very young, cows are burned with hot irons (branding), their testicles are ripped out of their scrotums (castration), and their horns are cut or burned off—all without painkillers. Once they have grown big enough, they are sent to massive, muddy feedlots to be fattened for slaughter or to dairy farms, where they will be repeatedly impregnated and separated from their calves until their bodies give out and they are sent to die. Calves raised for veal are kept in stalls so small that they can’t even turn around. Cattle raised for beef are usually born in one state, fattened in another, and slaughtered in yet another. They are transported hundreds of miles in all weather extremes to the slaughterhouse. Many cows die on the way to slaughter, and those who survive are shot in the head with a bolt gun, hung up by their legs, and taken onto the killing floor, where their throats are cut and they are skinned. Some cows remain fully conscious throughout the entire process—according to one slaughterhouse worker, in an interview with the Washington Post, “they die piece by piece.”Chicken is not good for you. It increases your chance of bladder cancer. more

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