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Hot spots on Terrier

britboy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:49 GMT

Our little Terrier has been scratching and knibbling all over himself for a number of weeks. To start with he made his rear end and half his tail red raw and we took him to the vet, I was convinced it was a mange but the vet checked him and he had no infestation and diagnosed "hot spots" which BTW are not hot?? He also prescribed antibiotics.

The red raw parts deflamed and the hair grew back but the dog still itches, scratches and knibbles all over, not enough to make himself raw again but enough to wake me up every night hearing his scratching or wobbling the bed frame. He sleeps under my bed.

We have tried two different de fleaers, had him bathed and groomed but he still itches.

I wondered about bathing him with a coal tar shampoo used for sceriosis in people but does anyone have any ideas??

At about the same time it all started we changed his food to Old Roy and wonder if that started an allergic reaction but he has been off that for over a month now.

The Vet said "with hot spots they just come and go, dont worry too much about it"

Does anyone here feed Diamond Naturals dog food?

txmisshorsey — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:57:47 GMT

We just switched and are liking it so far and just wondering if anyone had good/bad experiences?

"Free-Range cats"

ozark_jewels — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:20:18 GMT

Someone mentioned "free-range cats" in the farm cats thread and I guess ours truly are that. They free-range from outside, to in front of the wood stove, to my bed, to the "cat chair" and then back outside. They get fed inside, but they still hunt and kill mice, rats, squirrels, moles and voles. Oh yes, and spiders!

We started with two indoor/outdoor cats when we moved into our trailer, Sethos(neutered) and Neferette. Then along came three young kittens from a friend with an overflowing cat population. Tye and Orrin Sacket, and LadyGrey. They are all fixed, grew up as indoor/outdoor cats. But when they moved in, Sethos and Neferette decided to be only outdoor cats. Then one day Orrin disappeared.

A friend had a pregnant female cat dumped on her drive, so I took her in and named her Raven. She had 4 female kittens. We rehomed two of them and kept two, named them Charla and Evie. Got them fixed. Before she had weaned Charla and Evie, Raven was pregnant again.

So this time she had three males and one female. Rehomed the female and kept the males. Named them Yoda, Ramses and Gremlin.

This time we got *everyone* fixed! Even though we got her fixed before she had weaned her kittens, the vet found six tiny kittens inside her when he did the surgery. Oh well, it was a vicious cycle that had to be broken.

So now our cat population is at a well-rounded 10, no one producing more kittens. I have always liked cats, but Raven and her offspring are the most enjoyable cats I have ever been around, quirky and sweet. They all think they own the house of course, but they also think they own the surrounding woods and fields. And I don't mind *too* much when they bring their kills in to proudly show me before devouring.

Here are some of the crowd.

Ramses, Raven and Yoda a week ago:

Gremlin as a kitten, he is now bigger than his brothers(can you tell how he got his name? He was the oddest looking kitten.....):

Charla, Evie and another sister as kittens. They are now full grown:

My boys, Tye and Orrin, before Orrin disappeared:

Neferette:

Sethos:

LadyGrey:

Can't believe how much I enjoy these cats.

Outside age of first time goat breeding

farmer girl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:24:36 GMT

Last Nov. I acquired 2 Nubian does (that I love & adore) who are now 3 1/2 yrs. old and have never been bred. The question is can they now be bred for the first time and safely deliver kids.

Chickens

KC Farms — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:40:30 GMT

I need some help with a medical prob with 2 of my chickens, one day last week they could not use their legs. Cant stand or walk, one died yesterday and the other is still holding on. Any Ideas?

Duck house

alesegalusha — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:25:00 GMT

Our family is looking to build a duck house for our lil cayuga duck. We want it big enough to house atleast 2 as we will be getting another one when we find one. We are looking to make an "eco smart" duck house. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

What a mess!

txmisshorsey — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:23:42 GMT

My St. Bernard (Bandit) is almost 2 and LOVES the water. We have had weeks of straight rain (which we needed so I'm not complaining about that) and our yard has turned into a lot of muddy puddles. Bandit is a disaster when I get home each day. Mud head to toe and his beautiful fur is getting matted from being wet and dry all the time. I brush him out and try and get him clean but there is not point in a bath since he is back out in it every day. My 3 other dogs may have some mud on their feet but that is it. This baby is gonna drive me around the bend cleaning this mess every day!

Pet lamb in California needs super home

Sue Weaver — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:50:18 GMT

Karen Hood is a really neat person from my sheep list who worked very hard (though sadly enough, not 100% successfully) to find homes for her neighbor's tame sheep so he wouldn't send them to slaughter. Now after giving a lamb (Marshmallow) to Karen's daughter, he plans to ship Marshmallow too!

If you have a good, pet home or know of one, please email Karen at: hobomom@yahoo.com

Sue

~ (below) message from Karen to my HFSheep email group ~

Hey everyone!

I need to find a home for a very tame, year old Suffolk ewe. She is really sweet & tame and too nice to go to butcher. To make a long story short, she was given to my daughter by the neighbor but since we are renters & the property is not fenced she has to stay in his yard. Well, he is tired of her being there & he is going to send her to butcher if I can't get her out of his yard. The rental company says NO to livestock & now I need to get her a place.

So if anyone in CA wants a really nice sheep email me (hobomom@yahoo.com). I'm in Atascadero (between San Luis Obispo & Paso Robles).

I also want to add that if you make a "click, click, click" sound (like when calling a horse) she will come running from where ever she is when she hears it & if you put your hand over, say a platform & snap your fingers or even say "come on", she will hop up on it. I can also tap on the top rail of the fence & she will put her front legs up on the bottom rung to stand up (then I can pick the stickers out of her belly) :-)

She is just so tame that I'm really trying to find her a home! I've checked with local rescues & they are full. Even the one in Nor Cal is full per their site. So any leads on getting her a good home is really appreciated.

Thanks!!!
Karen Hood
hobomom@yahoo.com

Unlikey Farm Dog

SpareChange — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:28:58 GMT

Just to prove that farmers come in all shapes and sizes... my farm dog is a 10 pound pekingese!

I adopted her 8 years ago from the local shelter when I still lived with my Mom who was willing to let me have a dog but didn't really want a big one in the house. I adopted her totally thinking she would be a little house princess but to my surprise she got right up at 5:30 in the morning and marched out to the barn to feed the horses with me!

I have 2 other big dogs now but she's still the one that follows me out to do chores or work out in the fields and garden. The horses hate the big dogs and will chase them away but she sits right under their feet and eats all the grain that they drop! If they act like they don't want her there she just tells them who's the boss and they leave her alone! She LOVES to ride the tractor while my boyfriend is working!

So don't think those little dogs are good for nothing! Some of them are quite at home on the farm!

Fleas

jenlaar — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:22:40 GMT

Does anyone have an idea of how to get rid of fleas from my dog? I have done bathes, flea collars, frontline, etc. I can't treat the ground becuase of the goats, sheep, and other animals. Any ideas?

Famous goats

Sue Weaver — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:09:57 GMT

I'm collecting tidbits about famous goats--real or imaginary (from fiction, myth, TV, movies, you get the picture). Here's what I have so far. Any additions?

Thanks!

Sue

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Famous Goats

Amalthea. Who nursed the Greek gods Zeus and Aegipan (a goat-god; an early version of Pan or possibly Pan's father) in a cave on Mount Ida on Crete. Zeus created his thunder-shield (aegis) from her hide and the horn of plenty (cornucopia) from one of her horns

Batisse. White goat mascot of the Canadian Royal 22^e Régiment; his iconized image was also emblazoned on the Quebec Citadelles' hockey jerseys

Bill. The U.S. Naval Academy football team's white mascot

Bill Grogan's goat. Who coughed up three red shirts and flagged a train in the camp song of the same name

Billy (Lance Corporal William Windsor). Goat mascot of the 1st Battalion, Royal Welch regiment

Billy Whiskers. Much-loved hero of a series of more than a dozen children’s books written by Frances Trego Montgomery beginning with Billy Whiskers: The Autobiography of a Goat (1903)

David. Mascot at Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario, in memory of the goat mascot of the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers)

Djali. Esmerelda's goat in Disney's cartoon feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Dr. Goat. Protagonist of the rare and pricey children's book of the same name authored by Georgiana (she of no last name) in 1950

Dungtse Rama Gyelmo. Goat that filled a lake with earth so that the Jokhang temple at Lhasa in Tibet could be built on that site

Fido the Liberator Goat. From the one-and-only Pogo comic strip circa 1958, reprinted in Instant Pogo by Walt Kelley (1962)

Florecita. Ornery mama goat, mother of Sombrita the goat friend of American Girl doll Josefina Montoya

Franny. Wisecracking white Saanen doe in Racing Stripes (2005), voiced by Whoopi Goldberg

Gunther Goat. Star (with Pluto) of a Disney cartoon short called The Army Mascot (1942)

Gabby Goat. Porky Pig's sidekick in three Looney Tunes cartoon shorts aired at movie theaters in 1937

Heidrun. Norse she-goat who nibbles the leaves of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and from whose udder flows an unending supply of mead for the heroes of Valhalla

Hennes. Mascot of the FC Cologne rugby team in Cologne, Germany

Jeb. Tin can-collecting goat in Disney's Home on the Range (2004)

Japeth. Singing railway goat with detachable horns in the animated feature Hoodwinked! (2006)

Jenny. Who turns into a fairy woman in the Welsh folktale of Cadwaladr and his Goat

Jimmy. Who ate a box of dynamite in an Andy Griffith Show episode ("The Loaded Goat”) aired in 1963

Mona. Sacred village goat in the South African comedy Max & Mona (2004)

Murphy (called Sinovia in some sources). Who, because he and his owner (who owned the nearby Billy Goat Tavern) were ejected from a game of the 1945 World Series, is the cause of the famed "Curse of the Billy Goat" that supposedly prevents the Cubs from winning the World Series

Nanny and Nanko. Tad Lincoln's goats that lived at (and sometimes in) the White House while his father, Abraham Lincoln, was President

Old Whiskers. Russell Harrison's pet goat while his father, President Benjamin Harrison, was in the White House

Private Gwylim Jenkins (a.k.a. Shenkin). White goat with gilded horns, mascot of the 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh

Rose Tombe. Legally married to a man in Juba, Southern Sudan. Sadly died after eating a plastic bag.

Seven little goats. Of the Grimm Brothers fairytale The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats

Sombrita. Black-and-white goat pal of the American Girls doll Josefina Montoya; her name means "little shadow")

Taffy. Mascot of the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)

Taffski. The look-alike goat who subbed for Taffy while the Royal Regiment of Wales was stationed in Bosnia

Tanngrisnir (Gap Tooth) and Tanngnjóstr (Tooth Grinder). Who pull the chariot of Norse thunder god, Thor

The Nettlefields. Sylvaian Families collectable goat figurines: Ramsey Nettlefield and his wife Caprina with their twin babies William and Nannette

Three billy goats gruff. Of Norwegian folklore

Türk. Buck goat in Johanna Spyri's Heidi (1880)

Ukko. Straw julbock ridden by Joulupukki, a Finnish version of Santa Claus

Vincent van Goat. Blue puppet goat (who has both ears) of Baby Einstein television programing fame

Zlateh. Of Issac Bashevis Singer's Zlateh the Goat (1966); also stars in several videos made for children

Our oldest cat was hit by a car

MrsKK — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:02:59 GMT

George, our oldest cat, was hit by a car on Monday evening and I didn't find her until I was leaving for work on Tuesday morning. She was the last of the original three cats that we got 12 years ago.

We have a lot of fond memories of her, but it truly feels like the end of an era. She was a beautiful dark tortoiseshell with a personality that is unforgettable. For instance, in the evening she would come down from the neighbor's woods when we were coming back from the barn after chores. She would trot on by, "mew, mew, mew, mew, mew" - I always said it sounded like she was saying, "No time to talk, got things to do."

Of course, she knew it was suppertime for cats after the barnyard animals were fed.

We knew she wouldn't be with us for a whole lot longer. Since she is an indoor/outdoor cat, she was getting pretty old at 12. Last summer, she was so sick that I thought we were going to have to have her put down, but I tried giving her a couple of shots of antibiotics and she turned around and started acting younger than she had in quite some time.

I am glad though that she didn't sicken and linger like the cat that we had to have put down this winter. He was awfully miserable towards the end. Not the way you want to see anyone - pet, friend or family member - go.

Farm cats.

Theona — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:54:38 GMT

We have four cats. We had three that we moved with us when we moved to this farm. Then came Honey. She showed up one day, and I noticed she had been fixed and seems to think she belongs in the house. Odiously a former pet of someone else. Now we have four fixed cats. They are fun to watch and really take care of the mice, and provide us with love.

Now I have noticed that our cats are multiplying. I am seeing cats every where. Too many. We can't feed them all. Funny, because our four cats were fixed.

Recently, I heard there was a woman who has been dropping off her unwanted cats just beyond our farm. My husband, who also loves cats, but has too admit we are being over run. He told me we did not move to a farm so we can herd cats. These new batches of cats are not fixed. Now I am wondering how many people are dropping their cats off here. Is it some kind of initiation for being the new farmers on the block?

We do want to get along with people here and were at a lost about what to do. We just can't go around telling off the supposedly mystery cat givers.

My son had an idea about posting a sign saying "No cat dumping, we are running out of mice". Lets see if it works.

How to Bond with New Chicks and Guinea Keets

Mother Hen Shel — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:57:03 GMT

I am very new in raising chickens and guineas...since April 2009. Learning from others is a great resource. However, what I have personally learned to bond with your chickens and fowl .... be patient. I feel if you want to be successful in keeping them alive and thriving, they are no different than having a human child. We purchased 24 chicks mid April and I have 23 still. I treat them not as some farm animal. I treat them as if each one of them were a child. Then a chicken stork dropped 10 more chickens overnight. Real story. our best friend who has not professed yet, in the middle of the night gave us 10 additional chickens. It was a hoot. I love them all. Each of them has a personality. Now my new guinea keets are a different story. I feel we bought tooooo many at first ..8. Then our best friend the chicken stork, asked if we could get him also 8. We lost two keets within the first 3 weeks. Chicken stork came over and got his 8. Left us with 7. These keets would not have anything to do with us. All the reading says they are so social. These keets were not. What am I doing wrong. Well, Dwight, was too aggressive in picking them up. So, in my reading, fowl are more acceptable at night. We moved them to a pen. Over whelming to them after 4 weeks. Still babies. Finally, I decided to treat them as if they were a human baby. It worked! No different. I wait until around 9:30 p where they are perching. I come in slowing with a low light. I start singing to them in a lullaby tone. They are perched all together in a row. I put my entire two arms around them giving them healing energy as I am singing low to them. It is working. They are accepting me. Then I put my hair against their beaks and rub back and forth. They love it. Then the real test. I put my nose up against each of their beaks one by one rubbing them back and forth. They are now cooing. Several days ago they would not have anything to with me. I was feeling I made a big mistake in purchasing guineas. This is not going to work. Finally, I realized. It is not them...it is us....we have to come to their safe level. This is proven in any specie in life. I cannot wait until tomorrow night when I continue my experiment in love. Shel

I'm finally getting my hair sheep lamb...

Sue Weaver — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:45:44 GMT

I've wanted to get a hair sheep bottle lamb now for several years and yesssss, I'm picking my boy up tomorrow!

So, I've set up a blog so folks can monitor his progress (I'll eventually train him to pull a wagon). I'll also be posting all sorts of sheepy trivia to Mopple's blog, so if you like sheep, check it out! http://themopplechronicles.blogspot.com/

Sue

Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:08:38 GMT

Achelous. Greek river god who, while fighting Hercules in the form of bull, had one of his horns broken off (it was later made into the Cornucopia).

Ada the Ayrshire. Cartoon cow in early Farm Journals (my grandma adored Ada).

Amy. The first cow to be cloned in the United States (1999)

Apis (Hapis, Hap-ankh). In Ancient Egyptian myth, a bull believed to be the physical manifestation of Ptah, the primeval creator god

Audhumla. Divine cow of Norse legend

Ba’al (Bel, Moloch, Molech, Chemosh). Semitic storm god; often depicted as a human with the head or horns of a bull

Babe. Mythical logger Paul Bunyan’s giant blue ox

Bat (a.k.a. Bata). Egyptian goddess depicted as a cow or as a human with the ears and horns of a cow

Beigorri. A fiery-eyed, red-haired cow; guardian of the Basque goddess Mari

Benny. Mascot of the Chicago Bulls; also a minor character in the children’s television series, Dora the Explorer

Berry Blue. Bellflower, California’s bovine mascot

Bevo. University of Texas’ Longhorn mascot

Bighorn. Bison bull in the Transformers universe. He has a gentle nature but hates red flowers. Bighorn has a Buffalo Missile weapon with his tail as the trigger; he has his friends handle the trigger timing (by having them pull his tail) so he can concentrate on taking aim, thus raising his accuracy rating.

Blue Cow. Major character in the BBC children's television series, The Story Makers

Bodacious. Called “world’s most dangerous bull”. Bodacious is an 1800 Charbray bucking bull ridden in only eight of 135 tries. He was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1999

Brown Eyes. Jersey cow who co-starred with Buster Keaton in the 1925 movie, Go West

Bruiser. Mascot of the Texas Brahmas hockey team

Bully. Brown bull mascot of ITV’s game show, Bullseye (1981-1994)

Buwch Frech (Y Fuwch Frech). Brindle cow of Welsh myth who gave a pail of milk to anyone who wanted it, until the day a witch milked her dry

Chaldan. Bull-god of the Arends in David Eddings's Belgariad

Charging Bull. Celebrated statue of the Wall Street bull in Bowling Green Park in New York City

Clarabelle Cow. Created by Disney Studios in 1928; she is Horace Horsecollar’s girlfriend and one of Minnie Mouse’s best friends

Cosmic Cow. Cartoon cow (whose slogan was “What’s moo?”) drawn by Henry Rush on the TV program, Too Close for Comfort

Cow. Of the animated television show, Cow and Chicken (1997-1999)

Cowntess. A life-size talking Holstein cow on Pee-wee’s Playhouse (1986-1990)

Da Bull. Mascot of the Austin (Texas) Toros basketball team

Daisy. A Limousin cow from Fergus, Ontario, Canada, who gave birth to quadruplet calves on July 20, 2004

Damona. Irish cow goddess; in Gaul, a healer goddess known as the Divine Cow

Dhol. White Indian cow who carries the world on her horns

Donn Cuailnge. The Brown Bull of Cooley in Irish myth over whom the Cattle Raid of Cooley was fought

Dun Cow. A cow instrumental in founding the city of Durham in northeast England; her image decorates the north wall in Durham Cathedral. Also a vicious, mythical cow slain by legendary hero Guy of Warwick on Dunsmore Heath in Shropshire, England

Elm Farm Ollie. In 1930, the first cow to fly in an airplane

Elsie. Borden’s famous Jersey cow. According to some sources she was originally called Flossie the Cow and Bessie the Cow. Her husband is Elmer and their children are Beulah, Beauregard, Larabee and Lobelia

Ermintrude. Pink Ayrshire cow on the British children’s television show, The Magic Roundabout

Ferdinand. Spanish fighting bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in the classic children’s book, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Also star of a Disney short based on the book and released in 1938

Finnbhennach (“white horned”). Bull owned by Queen Mebh of Connacht in Irish myth

Fiorino. Italian Chianina ox; current Guinness World Record title-holding tallest bovine at 6’8” (20 hands)

Geush Urvan. In Persian mythology, the power of Mother Earth in the form of a bull who lived for 3000 years until Mithras killed him

Gladys the Cow. Muppet cow introduced on Sesame Street in 1970

Glas Ghaibneach (Glas Ghaibhleann) – Gray cow belonging to Goibniu, Irish god of the forge

Hathor. Ancient Egyptian goddess called the Divine Cow. She was depicted as a cow with the sun disk between her horns or as a slender woman wearing a horned sun disk headdress

Heffer Wolfe. Bovine character in the cartoon and comic books, Rocko’s Modern Life (1993-1996). He was raised by wolves (hence his name) and his catchphrase is “That was a hoot!”

Hesat. An Egyptian cow-goddess. The ancient Egyptians called beer “the milk of Hesat”

Home on the Range cows (from the Disney feature-length cartoon of the same name). Maggie, Mrs. Caloway and Grace

Io. Zeus fell in love with the human Io who was turned into a cow by either Zeus or Hera depending on the version of the legend

Lani Moo. Since 1921, advertising mascot cow of Hawaii Gold Meadow Dairy. A real-life Lani Moo resides at the Honolulu Zoo

Laughing Cow (a.k.a. La Vache qui rit). Jovial red cow advertising mascot of Laughing Cow processed cheese produced by Groupe Bel of France and sold in 90 countries around the world

Kamadhenu. The sacred cow in Hindu belief and the mother of all cows, who grants all wishes and desires. She is the cow of plenty who emerged from Samudramanthan (the churning of oceans) and is part of the constellation the Great Bear. She is also known as Aditi, Kamduh, Shaval and Surabhi.

Little Witch. World’s fastest race cow; she won the 2004 World Wide Cow Racing Association’s Udder Race running a mile in 9:18:12

Lurch. Guinness World Record holder Watusi steer having a horn circumference of 37.5 inches

Mahisha. A Hindu demon who took the form of a water buffalo

Man-Bull. A horned part-man, part-bull super-villain from Marvel Comics

Mehturt. Ancient Egyptian sky-goddess, depicted as a giant cow with the sun disk between her horns, lying on a mat of reeds

Milka Cow. Lilac-colored cow used for promoting Kraft Foods milk chocolate, particularly in Germany

Minotaur. Half bull, half human son of King Minos of Crete’s wife and a white bull given to Minos by Poseidon.

Modoc. World’s longest-lived cow imported from Germany as a two year old heifer in 1898 and who died in California on July 17, 1975, at 78 years of age

Molly Moo-Cow. Star of a cartoon short, Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians, released by Van Buren Studios in 1935

Mooby. A golden calf character in Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse featured in several films, comics and a television series

Mrs O'Leary's Cow. She was said to have kicked over a lantern on the evening of October 8, 1871, thus starting the Great Chicago Fire, an act for which she has since been exonerated

Nandi (Nandikeshvara). In Hindu religion, the bull on whom Shiva rides

Nandini. In Hindu religion, a wish-granting cow, the offspring of Kamedhenu (who also granted wishes) and rishi Vasistha

Noctorro. A bull/bat fuzor in the Transformer universe

Norman. Calf, then adult steer, who appeared with Billy Crystal in the movies City Slickers and City Slickers 2

Pauline. President Taft’s cow, the last cow to live at the White House

Radha. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ bovine mascot

Re’em. In the Harry Potter books, Re’em are "extremely rare giant oxen with golden hides," whose blood bestows great strength on anyone who drinks it

Rocky D. Bull. University of Southern Florida athletics’ Brahman bull mascot

Sekhat-Heru (Sechat-Hor, Sekhathor). Ancient Egyptian cow goddess who was guardian of the sacred calves and who provided milk used by the king during rituals

Sentait. Ancient Egyptian cow goddess of fertility; she eventually merged with Isis

Seri and Hurri (“Day” and “Night”). Bulls who carried the Anatolian weather god, Teshub, on their backs or in his chariot, and who grazed on the ruins of cities

Supercow. Cow’s role model in the animated television serioes, Cow and Chicken. Supercow is a superhero cow with the ability to fly; her powers lie in a green blanket. Inexplicably, she speaks Spanish; her catchphrase is "¡Supercow al rescate!" ("Supercow to the rescue!")

Taurus. The name used by Zeus when he took the shape of a white bull to seduce Europa, daughter of Phoenician King Agenor

Taurus Bulba. Villainous, dark purple bull co-star of Disney’s Darkwing Duck cartoon, Darkly Dawns the Duck

Victor D. Bull. Mascot of State University of New York at Buffalo athletics

Vocal Bull. A gloomy but smart bull on the Japanese anime television series, Medabots

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (from the cartoon series of the same name). Marshall Moo Montana, The Dakota Dude, The Cowlerado Kid, Sheriff Terrorbull, Mayor Oscar Bulloney, Lily Bovine, Cody Calf, Kowlamity Kate Cudster, Tejua, Jake, Carly, and the bison: Buffalo Bull and Josey Rey

Wool E. Bull. Mascot of the Durham (North Carolina) Bulls basketball club

Yakkity Yak. Teenage yak star of a Nickelodeon-based children’s program aired in 26 episodes during 2003.

Anyone else with a camel???

the inadvertent farmer — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:44:27 GMT

Hi, I would love to know if anyone else here is crazy enough to have a camel on their farm...

Stop crying baby duck!!

alesegalusha — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:09:51 GMT

Ok just got our 5 week old cayuga duckling a new friend a 3 month old female cayuga. However I can't get the little duckling to stop crying for me when I go inside and I feel so bad...he follows me along the fence line whining. How do I detach him just a lil bit from me "as mom" and maybe more bonded with its buddy?!!?

Another "famous" list: donkeys and mules

Sue Weaver — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:53:39 GMT

I'm still looking for my sheep, pig, and cattle lists. They'll turn up eventually!

Sue

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Famous Donkeys (and donkey hybrids)

Apollo, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as world's tallest mule at a whopping 19.1 hands tall

Baba Looey, cartoon character Quickdraw McGraw's Mexican burro sidekick (1960's)

Eeyore, of the Winnie the Pooh books by A.A. Milne

Balaam's ***, the prophet Balaam's talking donkey, one of only two talking animals in the Bible

Bananas, Peanut, Parfait, Cocoa and Debbie, Donkey's dronkey (half-donkey, half-dragon) babies in the movie Shrek3 (2007)

Blue, the white mule belonging to the John Walton family in the long-running television series, The Waltons

Benny Burro, co-star of MGM cartoons (1940's)

Blossom, Movie and TV Western sidekick Gabby Hayes' mule

Brighty, title character of the popular children's book, Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry

Burrito, Tito's burro friend in several Screen Gems cartoons (1940's)

Charlie-O, former mule mascot of the Kansas City Athletics and Oakland A's (1963-1976)

Clopper, Mary and Joseph's donkey in Clopper, the Christmas Donkey by Emily King

Cupcake, food-loving, burping mule co-star of the children's Saturday morning TV program, Thunder (1977)

Dominik the Italian Christmas Donkey in Lou Monte's 1960's era novelty record of the same name, now a holiday staple in many Italian-American households

Donkey, wisecracking, talking donkey star of the movies Shrek (2001), Shrek2 (2004), Shrek3 (2007)

Duldul, the prophet Mohammed's white mule (referred to by the name Fadda in some resources)

Edward (Edouard in the French version), title character in The Story of Edward by Philipe Dumas (English translation, 1977), my favorite children's donkey storybook of all time

El Rucio, a.k.a. "Dapple", Sancho Panza's donkey in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

Ernest, star of a series of charming early reader books written by Laura T. Barnes, including Teeny Tiny Ernest

Fanny, the jenny who modeled for Big *** Fans' famous logo

Francis the Talking Mule, of comic book, television and movie fame (1950's and 1960's)

Gus, the football-kicking star of a Walt Disney feature of the same name (1976)

Hambone, said to be the last living Army mule

Hoopoe, King Solomon's ***

Hoof, bucktoothed donkey with red hair and wearing a green fedora in the Disney cartoon series, Darkwing Duck

Hunky and Spunky, mama and son burros starring in several Fleischer Studio cartoons (late 30's and early 40's)

Jacko, the donkey who pulled aging Queen Victoria's carriage

Jenet , the donkey protagonist of Tappan's Donkey by Zane Grey

Lucie, daughter of Edward (The Story of Edward) and star of Lucie, A Tale of a Donkey by Philippe Dumas (English translation, 1977)

Missie, Kevin O'Hara's longeared Irish companion in Last of the Donkey Pilgrims

Modestine, Robert Lewis Stevenson's longeared companion in Travels in the Cervennes With a Donkey

Molly, the mule who played Francis in the Francis the Talking Mule movies (1950's)

Muffin the Mule, puppet star of BBC-TV children's programming (1946-1957), who returned to TV in animated form in 2005

Nestor, the donkey who carries Mary to Bethlehem in the perennial Christmastime TV special, Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)

Number 7, Mad Jack's burro in the television program, Grizzly Adams (1970's)

Perico, beer-drinking donkey who wandered the streets of Santa Clara City, Cuba, during the 30's and 40's; a monument to Perico now stands on his gravesite in the heart of Santa Clara City

Platero, silver-colored donkey in Platero y Yo (Platero and I) by Nobel Prize-winning Spanish poet, Juan Ramón Jiménez; also long-time ADMS administrator, Betsy Hutchin's famous donkey pal

Prunes, long-lived Fairplay, Colorado, area miner's donkey who roamed the town from 1830 to 1951; after his death, Fairplay erected a monument to this native son

Puzzle, the donkey character in C.S. Lewis' book, The Chronicles of Narnia

Ruth, handsome molly mule ridden by Festus on the long-running TV Western, Gunsmoke

Shorty, Fairplay, Colorado's famous mooching burro, now buried under a gravestone in the courthouse lawn

Spieltoe, Santa Claus' donkey, narrator of the perennial Christmastime TV special, Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)

Windriver, molly mule who died in 1978 at 46 years of age, making her the last living Army mule (instead of Hambone)

Worthless, a mule ridden by Sally Fergus in the short-running Gunsmoke spin-off, Dirty Sally.

Ya'fūr (sometimes spelled 'Ufayr) - the Prophet Muhammad's talking donkey

Feeding our new kitten

Happy Palace — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:33:40 GMT

We're getting our daughter a new kitten and want to avoid the problems we had with our previous indoor cats. The last two were fed dry food only & developed UTIs and the accompanying problem of peeing on the carpets. They're gone.

Are there some brands of food that are better (without breaking the bank)? Should we feed a combination of dry and moist. Any special supplement? I've had cats my whole life and our last experience was the only time I've had UTI problems in fairly young cats. Thanks for your help!

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