u/GogoatRancher

Meet Kate she is our show Flemish Giant doe. She is not full grown still a baby (can not show her till her breeder sends her papers we payed for) we will get more we have breeders outside that are adults not Flemish Giants. They are for the none registered that kits get freezer camp or pet homes.

Kate is the start of our registered ARBA herd. We plan to have 1 buck 4 does of show quality rabbits.

Their kits are planned for show sales, breeding sale, and pets, and no sale well its freezer camp.

Kate is inside as she is the only one of her breed and well thought we are almost done with our Flemish Giant enclosures, sadly our local zoning decided to change from A1 "agriculture" (can do any ag and animals to the land space you have aka you have space needed for the ag species and the are healthy and humane)

To R1 "residential delux" (one step below HOA)

This means we have to re-home our chickens, geese, and quail and tare up our gardens right as we are self efficient finally. Its been A1 from the beginning for years no problem lots of farms around but lately they want to expand the near by HOA and changed zoning and people are buying everything.

Rabbits are allowed technically farming then is too, but they are not clear on breeding.

It states:

"You may have 10 rabbits, and raise rabbits for meat. Humane dispatch for food is allowed no sale of meat or rabbits are allowed, rabbits can not be bred. You may not show rabbits that are raised at your residence"

So long story short want to eat rabbit you can buy baby rabbits not from the farms around you but somewhere outside your area, then raise it in your yard, disbatch in your yard all good (no guns) but you need to buy more again if you want them and if you dont want the rabbit you can not sell but its not legal to give them away due to a state law with health certificate needed to move any animal regardless for food, pet, or show. No showing rabbits that you own on your land.

Yes we can fight it yes they can not make us be hoa but as of now they are actively changing laws and adding new with zero warnings and its a lot of money. And the neighbors next to us not farming are pushing it to be HOA no farming 55+ (we are not) to do everything they want or to fight it all it would bankrupt us big time!

So we stopped construction found out its cheaper to move to bigger land out of state and take our rabbits, dogs, and cats that remain after we rehomed our farm birds. And build there.

So Kate is here in the house while we pack up.

But anyone else have show and none show meat rabbits.

I spent like two hours setting up this shot and then learning how to use CapCut (not sponsored) to put it together so I hope y'all appreciate it. And yes his name is Tibby Snoobie cause he got dem tibbies and snoobies (snake boobies). I am so mature.

He's doing great! He's eating and pooping consistently and clearly has no issues getting around. I'm having a herpetologist take a look at him on Friday to get his opinion on the scale mutation, but no x-rays yet. Hoping to find a vet who will do them for a reduced cost cause when I had to have a different snake x-rayed it was like $300 oof.

My husband and i are building a small pond for our 2 geese.

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We already did our research, and got all we need for the pond itself as needed for geese (lining, pump, water fountain, rock, flooring, filtration, ect.)

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⚠️ This is only for geese, no fish, amphibians, ducks, so on. ⚠️

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*Now What I Am Asking!

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•Has anyone done this for their geese?

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•Did you try plants? (both safe/ wont get eaten by the geese)

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•if you did not used real plants, what did you use to beautify the pond that the geese are not going to destroy or kill themselves on?

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Just let me know, links to stuff you used, and photos of your set up.

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Thank you. 🪿 🪿

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Ps photo of our babies in their temprary pool=.)

So we went to the farm swap yesterday to pick up a new doe rabbit for our lone rabbit in need of a buddy and we got her but we said we would look for any and all quail now we have a big new set up we can expand in another kind of quail outside Japanese jumbo coternix, and Chinese button quail. But also add to our flocks. So found a guy selling jumbos, and also red Tennessee bobwhites.

I have had bobwhites before i purchased a flock of 25 snowflake bobwhites in an Oklahoma chicken action for dirt cheap and i loved their call and look.

My husband is new to quail so he was happy to let me add them. I love their rich color. We have them in a temporary set up for both quarantine and to let them grow as they are still little ones and i want to keep a close eye on them.

We also got another young roo and some hens to add to our flock of jumbos later. Thats all we found yesterday so felt i would share.

Here they are in their carrier home.

Im so excited

We have a goose and a gander and building a nice filtered pond with water feature for them to have water at all time in the yard. My questions are has anyone done it here and if so any suggestions and ways we can make it pretty and not get messed up with the geese.

Edit since people don't understand what is being asked:

I will repeat im not here for goose care "guides" have raised them for years only have the pair for show, conservation of an endangered breed, and breeding. They have names and are family. I have a degree in agriculture, and zoology. Im also a conservationist i keep heritage livestock that is endangered to help educate of them and help keep up the numbers of the breeds.

I want to treat them to above and beyond care to enrich their minds and to give them fun in their lives.

They have a barn where they sleep with feed and hay and toys where sun up to sun down they have access to a kiddy pool with the entire back of the property to guard and graze in.

I simply want to go away with the ugly pool that i change once a day to keep away mosquitoes.

So our goal is making them a pond to themselves (no fish) that has a water feature as they love playing in the sprinklers that is coming out of a colorful fake pot we got for the pond. Got some cool rocks so on.

I only was asking what others did and how theirs turned out for geese 🪿and what cool things we could add as parts to the pond for it to be pretty and entertaining to them that they didn't hurt themselves on or eat as they do eat plants and my gander has decided my cactus is edible so had to be moved out of their space lol.

Just wanted to see what everyone else did for their goose ponds and any cool tips like filters and nice extras that helped them not destroy the look.

Just a nice day out with our geese. We are working on building a pond for them now they are old enough. So while we work Mortisha and Gomez are enjoying the day and their kiddy pool

My girl got hurt 2 weeks ago we got out of the coop what cut her. And cleaned it out when she originally got cut. Of course all fresh water, and clean flooring in the coop.

It is closed but its big and soft (think like a pimple soft) but with a scab on top. But she doesn't care if we touch it or even notice. No signs of pain hasn't reopened it, it isnt seeming ichy for her that we have seen in person or on the coop cam.

We have been clear for all bird related illnesses over our entire flock of birds. We own 6 old English bantams, 12 Japanese quail, 2 geese, and 2 Old English bantam chicks. Thats all of our flock. We are a closed flock and we have been tested since the last time we went to a farm swap.

My question is:

A. Leave it to go away on its own

B. Intervention at home (what should we do if so)

C. Time for the vet.

Just asking for help. Just have not seen this.

Classic deer and leucistic deer?