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Interesting video: https://fb.watch/2TC8kcID6U/

We do all our butchering at home, from cows down to chickens. Haven't taken an animal to an abattoir since the late 70s.

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Calm down? Good advice, you should take it. ;) I'm not the one cowering in my home, scared to death to go out in public. Again, you are trying to order someone to do something...how is it that you feel you have that much power over others as to order them to "be calm"? Science doesn't...

First you say it's affected your life immensely, then you say you haven't personally been affected, nor have you lost any family or friends? You seem confused by it all. Bay is one of the nicest people you'll ever want to meet, with a heart as big as Texas and would never do anything to hurt...

Castor oil helps with sprains...it's an anti-inflammatory. They've been using it for centuries for getting race horses back on the track.

Yes! I'm fully convinced they are uncannily like humans in their intelligence and the way they process information. Not like any dog or dog breed I've had before, though Labs came awfully close. They too are super intelligent but their intelligence seems centered around just how much they can...

Well, true to the nature of my sheep, they are once again eating old, last year's weather exposed, rotten round bales rather than the new round bales I just hauled in for them. Haven't touched the new bales, even though they the same hay from the same source down to a nub just a week or so ago...

Chickens breaking trail for me.

Can you spot it? Look closely at that syringe...

That is truly a mystery! The only time I've ever had NZ or Rex not breed well was when all parties were too fat, but either the doe would not get pregnant at all or wouldn't let the buck breed by clamping her butt to the ground or even have small litters but never had any that would get...

I think female hormones of any species can set off intact males of some others....when the sheep were in heat, I saw Blue trying to hump one of the ewes as the ram was also trying to get a chance. Others have reported their LGDs doing the same thing. No actual breeding going on, but Blue was...

I'd put the 3 mo. old right in with the goats. When they are little pups they cause a lot less stress and fear to the livestock and the flock/herd seem less likely to want to butt the pup. The pup also learns very quickly what kind of body language helps them avoid making the flock/herd...

He's only worn that collar a couple of times and only been shocked one of those times, a long while back. The second time it was a vibration only. Just from those two incidents that happened many months ago, he's wise to that collar and he also seemed to figure out just what behavior he had...

You got it exactly right, Bay...that's exactly how I feel! It was so pitiful to see her trying to run and walk on those buckled joints and I'm simply amazed at how quickly she was restored to full use! Just on feeding the right dog food, deworming and supporting her joints for a few days and...

Nah, they are all bred but maybe pregnancy hormones? Both of these older ewes may put off more hormones as the ram seems interested in their urine more than he is in the others. He even tries to mount Rose now and again, but all these gals are preggers and well along the way.

I saw an amazing thing today and maybe some of you have seen this already in your dogs but I'd yet to see such a thing. Lately I've been seeing Blue harassing certain sheep...usually Rose(older, lead sheep)...and it's not play behavior. He seems to be preventing her from moving where she...

Amen x 1000 I think the people who don't understand how anyone can kill their own livestock are those who never have or have only done so due to putting down a suffering animal. There's something incredibly touching about nurturing an animal throughout its life and even unto its death that I...

The true proof of Pinky's recovery was what I witnessed today...she was playing with Blue. Rough, running, wrestling and jumping with Blue and that's the first time I've seen her do that. Every time he would attempt to play with her before she would yelp loudly and he would leave her alone...