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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    We have a herd of goats, some chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, 3 cats, 2 dogs, and probably a bit over 50 fish...

    We also have a few barn cats but the count changes.
    I had quite a herd of goats when I lived in Vt. Fish? Koi? Or a fish tank(s)
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    Ugh. I don't even like dremeling parrot claws.... and neither do the parrots.
    Goat hooves are rather soft, and easily trimmed with a utility knife. I used to put mine on the milking stand, and feed them. They'd kick once or twice, but it's really nothing like a horse. Especially if the grass is wet, the hoof is softer
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Apisa View Post
    Oh, yeah...I forgot about the fish.

    This was taken in the summer. Click on it for a larger picture.


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    And more pictures of Cabot and Napoleon dealing with the cold. Click on them also.

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    How many gallons is your pond? I made a fountain for the little lady. We put a bunch of goldfish in. I'd say the pond is about 50 gallons. We have three fish left, and they're about 6 inches long!

    I'll post pics when I get to the other computer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    How many gallons is your pond? I made a fountain for the little lady. We put a bunch of goldfish in. I'd say the pond is about 50 gallons. We have three fish left, and they're about 6 inches long!

    I'll post pics when I get to the other computer.
    Our fish pond is pretty big...a kind of kidney shaped one that I dug and lined myself.

    I'd estimate about 900 gallons. (It's about 15' x 4' x 2 1//2' in depth.)

    Got mostly goldfish...decent sized; some shubukin. We had some koi, but they were not able to withstand the winters here. I keep a heater in the pond during the winter...but that just keeps a melted hole for some oxygen intake and doesn't actually warm the water. The goldfish, strangely enough...last for years and years. Some of ours are 15 years old. Beautiful, huge tails.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    How many gallons is your pond? I made a fountain for the little lady. We put a bunch of goldfish in. I'd say the pond is about 50 gallons. We have three fish left, and they're about 6 inches long!

    I'll post pics when I get to the other computer.
    We were "gifted" a red eared slider, by a relative, and when he gets bigger, I'm going to build an outdoor pond for it and put some goldfish and coolie loachs in it, to help keep the water clean.
    I'm going to enclose it with wire and cover it, to keep the predatory birds out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Apisa View Post
    Our fish pond is pretty big...a kind of kidney shaped one that I dug and lined myself.

    I'd estimate about 900 gallons. (It's about 15' x 4' x 2 1//2' in depth.)

    Got mostly goldfish...decent sized; some shubukin. We had some koi, but they were not able to withstand the winters here. I keep a heater in the pond during the winter...but that just keeps a melted hole for some oxygen intake and doesn't actually warm the water. The goldfish, strangely enough...last for years and years. Some of ours are 15 years old. Beautiful, huge tails.


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    Yep...I have one of those heaters. They're meant for livestock watering troughs, so they only keep the water at 34 degrees. I stop feeding when the temp goes below 50 degrees. My pond is small enough where the heater will keep it melted, but the fish don't care if I let it freeze, and just open an air hole every few days. Do you do anything for the algae in the summer? I'm told the green water is really healthy for the fish, but I'd like to see them!

    Every few days, I pump the pond water into my gardens, and refill with a hose as the water pumps out. It stays clear for less than a day.





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    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    I had quite a herd of goats when I lived in Vt. Fish? Koi? Or a fish tank(s)
    Both. I made a Koi pond for the wife, and I have both fresh and saltwater fish in the house.
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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    do they make it through the winter outside?
    They do indeed. The pond is about 4 feet deep they get lethargic and go to the bottom...
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    We had a tiny backyard pond when we lived in STL, with goldfish. One morning when I went out to feed them they didn't come up to get their food. Found little orange scales everywhere along the edge. :~(

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    We had a tiny backyard pond when we lived in STL, with goldfish. One morning when I went out to feed them they didn't come up to get their food. Found little orange scales everywhere along the edge. :~(
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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
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    I know. I got a couple more and the same thing happened. I guess it was raccoons. Whoever did the crime also knocked the lilies (which were planted in containers and sunk into the pond) over and tore up all the water grass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    We had a tiny backyard pond when we lived in STL, with goldfish. One morning when I went out to feed them they didn't come up to get their food. Found little orange scales everywhere along the edge. :~(
    Raccoons.
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