u/Loveinhooves

Im very casually looking into getting a mustang in the next 5 or so years. As such a lot of my questions here will be starter logistic questions. I'm only currently working on getting the property with acreage, then I need to set it up for said mustang (after most likely fixing the house in this market), then I need to find either two mustangs I like, or a mustang and a companion horse.

That said please excuse my ignorance with this question.. but can you hire a hauler for a wild mustang? Of course they cant go on a traditional trailer, it would have to be a stock trailer or a trailer with no dividers. So then I assume not many people would want to haul with me... Im all the way in Maine and very rarely do they do north east pickup locations (I think once a year?) so I'd hate to have to pass on my favorite mustang just because its closest pickup is Texas, but I'm unsure on logistics of getting it shipped.

Will the BLM allow the non owner to pick the horse up?

Will a hauler even entertain this?

What's a normal per mile cost for something like this?

Do other north east mustang people ever do this for combined hauling?

Is combined hauling safe/recommended? I'm sure the BLM does it from facility to facility, but if something happens to the horse and I don't own it yet, I'm sure it then wouldn't be my responsibility?

Is a trip that far safe in a stock trailer with no way to take board breaks? Again, I'm sure the BLM does this to go from pickup facility to facility, but logistics? Food, water, time in trailer, etc?

Thank you for excusing my ignorance. Again, very casually looking. I have experience with green horses and this would be a wonderful project for me to do on our own timeline with less outside pressure for my own enjoyment. I'm sure I'll be asking more questions in the future, so if there are any better subreddits please let me know!!

Hello all! I’ve had my puppy since 8 weeks and I feel he’s… thin. He pretty much has access to food all the time since he rarely settles down long enough to finish his meals.
Currently, 3x a day, I’m feeding 1 cup kibble (purina true instinct puppy), and about a quarter pound fresh pet turkey. He rarely finishes more than half his meals. Sometimes I add an egg to entice him. Sometimes I’ll top it with the dust at the bottom of his frozen beef liver bags. His hip bones feel sharp and I can feel his ribs! He isn’t incredibly active, normal puppy stuff. But he’s also much over his expected weight at his age. Is this normal for puppies? Is there a way to make him eat more? Is the amount he’s eating not concerning? Thanks!

So I know he shouldn’t be potty trained, BUT is this behavior normal? He now holds it in his kennel, we have bells which he knows to ring when he wants outside, and he can hold it all night and all day while I’m at work. He goes outside and has a biiigggg pee without it seeming like an EMERGENCY. But when he’s out of his kennel? He’ll pee these tiny little small puddles EVERYWHERE!! Every 30 minutes, maybe less. After just coming inside. After peeing outside. During the middle of a nap he will wake up and go potty. The puddles are SO small, I know he can hold it longer! Why is this? He has no preference for area, hard floor or carpet. He just goes. When he goes outside we reward heavily with treat, praise, AND toy. He’s learned to go potty on command. I dont understand

So my puppy came with two 5 way shots, done at 6 and 8 weeks. I went in to get his rabies at 13 weeks and see when they wanted bordetella and lepto done, and they said I needed his five ways done two more times because last time they were done too young and they’re ineffective, and that he’s too young for rabies. A nurse who checked me in said “sorry… I guess some vets don’t like doing it even though our state requires them at 12 weeks”. What is going on here?!?

Looking into getting goats for milk, which of course means bucks. I don’t have the resources to happily have a boy pen and a girl pen. Would it be unethical to buy a new buckling every spring? Would he then be ready to mate by fall, get processed, then I have babies in the spring? Would this be reasonable? I’m not finding many stud services in my area. How many babies can a doe have before she should be retired? Minimum how many goats should I have? Thanks!

Looking into getting goats for milk, which of course means bucks. I don’t have the resources to happily have a boy pen and a girl pen. Would it be unethical to buy a new buckling every spring? Would he then be ready to mate by fall, get processed, then I have babies in the spring? Would this be reasonable? I’m not finding many stud services in my area. How many babies can a doe have before she should be retired? Minimum how many goats should I have? Thanks!

We’re slowly getting into homesteading and the next reasonable step is goats. But I know fencing can be hard…

I’d like them to have a giant area, so my main concern is fencing! I’m seeing electric fencing, but I’ve never set it up before and I’m getting mixed reviews on if it works or not. But just metal fencing is super expensive for the size area I’m looking to get for them!

Also there’s no electricity where I’m putting them- any luck with solar chargers? I’m in Maine and it is quite sunny at least 4 days a week, usually 6 or 7 days, even in the winter and spring.

What posts do you use so the hot wire isn’t constantly going off and using all the solar power?

How tall should the fence be if I’m getting Nigerian dwarfs probably, or another small milk breed? I saw 5’ tall and 5’ from anything climbable.

What about gates? I’m familiar with Hotwire gates as I came from horses, but we need a gate large enough for vehicles with trailers to go through.

If the hot wire is too long, can you just cut it? If it’s too short can you join two strands?

Lastly, diet! I’m sure they’re gonna eat all their fresh grass quickly. Is hay and grain with a supplement / salt lick sufficient?

EDIT: also, hoof care? Reasonable to do myself, or should you hire a professional like with horses?
TIA

We’re slowly getting into homesteading and the next reasonable step is goats. But I know fencing can be hard…

I’d like them to have a giant area, so my main concern is fencing! I’m seeing electric fencing, but I’ve never set it up before and I’m getting mixed reviews on if it works or not. But just metal fencing is super expensive for the size area I’m looking to get for them!

Also there’s no electricity where I’m putting them- any luck with solar chargers? I’m in Maine and it is quite sunny at least 4 days a week, usually 6 or 7 days, even in the winter and spring.

What posts do you use so the hot wire isn’t constantly going off and using all the solar power?

How tall should the fence be if I’m getting Nigerian dwarfs probably, or another small milk breed? I saw 5’ tall and 5’ from anything climbable.

What about gates? I’m familiar with Hotwire gates as I came from horses, but we need a gate large enough for vehicles with trailers to go through.

If the hot wire is too long, can you just cut it? If it’s too short can you join two strands?

Lastly, diet! I’m sure they’re gonna eat all their fresh grass quickly. Is hay and grain with a supplement / salt lick sufficient?

TIA

Hello! I have a 9 week old pointing griffon puppy, who isn’t fully potty trained (duh) and goes in his kennel. His pee pad sits on the floor of it and it’s rather gross, he ends up smelling pretty quickly. But all the free standing kennel grates either look uncomfortable or are expensive! Any recommendations? Really just looking for a drainage type situation I guess, onto a pee pad below where he walks and lays.

Hello all! So I don’t expect him to be potty trained, or even close. He poops outside! Most of the time. But pee? We can be outside for 2 hours, as soon as we get inside, he pees…

I’ve been

1. rewarding him every time he pees and poops outside, saying “potty!” And rewarding/praising heavily, playing with him outside after, treating, praising.
2. going AH AH AH very harshly whenever he potties inside, and taking him outside on a very short leash with no fun until he potties outside… but this almost never happens, then he goes inside to finish his potty.

I don’t expect him to hold his bladder but he seems to find inside to be his potty spot