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I think I become one-track minded when considering meat rabbits. I forget it is my opinion and not a fact that everyone loves the meat. It puts it into a whole other perspective when someone says they don't really want the meat. It makes perfect sense that someone wouldn't want them. I like...

This will all be a learning experience for me, but about ready to take the plunge!

@Wehner Homestead, That sounds good, and Spring is in my time frame for goats. I have some fencing and barn renovations to accomplish. Jill also says the purchase of a new water heater takes precedence over spending more money on animals and feed. She's on board with the ideas I have, just...

I am considering a mini or dwarf dairy variety. I would like a pair of does and do off site breeding. I don't feel I have barn space or dry lot area to keep a buck spaced apart from a doe. I don't really want a gallon(s) daily. I prefer quarts. I have had goat cheese, but no milk, and I haven't...

:hugsNo words, just know you're loved and prayed for.

Yesterday my b-i-l and I built a set of bunk beds; twin over full with drawers underneath. This bedroom was originally going to be our master bedroom because of the huge walk in closet. It is a little narrow, so our bedroom furniture didn't fit. Now, we have a bigger room with smaller closet and...

I've been considering your current location and think you should consider Florida Whites. A breeding pair or trio takes up little space, is acclimated to Florida, and doesn't need to free range or graze. Some milled pellets and grass hay is all you need. Build or buy a hutch, use a corner of a...

I planned to sleep in a little today, but it was raining and cloudy. Our bedroom is on NW side of house and the window faces the creek and trees with very little morning sun and none today. I went to bed at 1am and woke at 9:30, rolled over and planned on getting up at 10am. I heard my wife say...

Yes, I bet it does, but I'm also hoping as they get older, they will take on chores to help me out some. They can do the egg collecting & feeding on Saturdays, and evening feeding & putting the chickens to bed at dusk while I am at work. I will probably also teach them all how to milk, and then...

Got a Saturday off today. Yeah! Worked last Saturday, will work next Saturday, and then have Labor Day weekend off. Then, go into a 5 mo, 6 day production schedule until after Super Bowl, because folks need their cheese for Holiday dinners, get-togethers and Big Game parties. It will free back...

This past Spring Break season, a middle school aged girl went to FLA with her family and went into salt water, I believe. She had a scab, but thought salt water would be healing. She ended up with a bad infection that hospitalized her and was almost life threatening. She was from the town and...

Don't be overly upset if a he/she after sexing turns into a she/he, later on down the road. I've had this occur, as (if honest) most others have had too. By 3 mos, you should be pretty clear on the results. And, side note: My does may play hard to get at mating time, and after arousal, mount...

I do remember from days as a youth spent in TN, that the baby Copperheads have less venom than the mamas and papas, but it's potent even at birth/hatching.

I am onto my 2nd cup of coffee. 1st at a little after 6am, but when getting six hours of sleep after a hard shift(which is each shift) and getting up to see the boys an hour before getting them on the school bus, my body is begging for more rest, so back to bed for a couple hours. Still...

That pic looks like a ringneck snake. Usually docile and does have venom for prey, but doesn't usually strike and prefers left alone. However, if I have a snake chasing me and trying to strike, and I have it penned with a rake, not sure I could allow it to continue living.

We had Dave Ramsey course twice at last church. Second time was a refresher. It was good content, but a millionaire that went broke, figured out how to get back on track, and now further back on top than before he went broke, telling others how to do finances isn't going to relate to everyone. I...

The reason for the smaller breed size is the area being serviced is not big, and I recall reading the Pyrenees need acres and acres.

We went back to school first Tuesday of August. I didn't know some schools still use August as summer break. Go figure, using the hottest month as part of Summer! @Baymule There's a metallic band, not just those copper ones you see, that my wife's uncle got while vacationing at Branson, MO...

I am looking for recommendations on a smaller dog than the typical 125+Lb LGD that is still good with providing security for the herd, and won't mind staying in a fenced area with access to the barn. I mainly want it to keep predators at bay and not let them freely enter the barn through the...

No 'xplainin' necessary. That's exactly what I figured. I've just always been a gun enthusiast and notice them before much else. I have Grandpa's. 22 rifle that sat just inside the basement stairwell. We didn't go down there or even open that door as kids, and it was always ready to go. I have...