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I suffer from something similar as well. There are things I used to be confident about my knowledge of. Now, I find myself questioning or second guessing myself. I haven’t even hit 50 yrs old.

Thank you. I think a couple of mine may have hoof rot as well. I waited way to long to trim their hoofs. Which means I didn’t get them cleaned out either. I’m going to make a habit of getting each goat on the stand and working with their hoofs. Even if all I do is clean them a little, or...

Thank you. I’m nervous about trimming that part. For the most part I do have the hoof trimmed flat, just the heal that’s a bit rounded. I will work on them. Thank you.

That is so exciting! Congrats.

I swear I’d seen a wolverine on our farm a month or two. They are almost never seen by people. There have only been 3-4 of them seen in Wisconsin over the last 6 year time period. Those are pretty scary critters as well.

We don’t have dingos in this area, but we do frequently have packs of wild dogs. Nothing is safe from them. Not people, cattle, horses, pets, or any livestock for that matter. I don’t think they are controlled with trapping. More likely a shotgun. In Wisconsin we also have wild hogs that are...

You and Latestarter sure know a lot about a lot of stuff. It’s kinda nice to have met the two of you. Straight from the hip, no minced words, and matter of factly. It never occurred to me that there would be import restrictions on livestock. But I guess things can get a little sticky with...

I think there are a very few in the US. But, they typically need to be shipped in. From what I can figure out they are the ancestors of the American Nubian. They have also been around since the 1950’s, but I can’t find any other historical facts about them. Here’s a few sites that have a bit of...

I think you’re right.:thumbsup