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I thought about that esp close to the end of brooding when it is warm weather out. The batch from spring the last 3 weeks we had to go out and turn off the brooder lights around 10am and turn them back on about 10-11pm otherwise it was to hot.

The people with the sheep farm that burned have not gotten over it, they sold all the livestock they had left and had their house for sale. They raised sheep there for 18yrs and I think that was the last straw maybe. The pig farmer killed himself 2 weeks after the fire. I have no way of knowing...

As many horror stories I've heard about barns burning down I'm super paranoid about heat lamps. I triple secure them all. The clamp is clamped on something, the little hoop on top is tied up to something else and the cord is then tied up to something else. So unless all 3 fail it should be safe...

Honestly I'm pretty amazed to, I didnt think they would. I'm highly tempted to put heatlamps up but there is just no way to do it safely in their current shelter. The highest part of the roof is only 6.3" feet tall down the center peak. I could in theory hang a light or two down the middle but...

Pretty cold temps, been overnight in the negatives since saturday night and highs in the teens. I called the cold snap = lambs. We had one lamb born thursday night and one born saturday night. They are still alive so far and are outside. I did put sweatshirt sleeve coats on them but thats...

For the green fodder, I've not done barley but I have done boss. Looks to me like you have to much water. I soaked the boss then drained it completely and misted it everyday and it sprouted.

Our livestock are trained to come to us when they see us. They know we are the food people so all of our livestock will come running if they are out of their fence or we need to move them. Will they always go exactly where we want them....no but 9 times out of 10 they do and it makes life way...

From the videos I've seen on the EZ-milker there is minimal machine and cleaning...so it seems appealing.

Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Infraclass - Placentalia Superorder - Euarchontoglires Further separated into - Glires Rabbits are of the family - Lagomorpha Rodents are of the family - Rodentia So fairly close. I dont see rats as dirty, I've had pet rats and they were...

They would for sure be over a year old, regular cows are usually 18months when butchered. Yaks should be older at least 2yrs but commonly butchered at 3yrs old. I probly am Bay :lol: We shall see what happens.

You could try, if their poo smells like the ewe she will likely accept it as her lamb but some just never accept a lamb. The people i know who use the headgate method leave the ewe locked in for 2 days then check if she will accept the lamb, if not it's a bottle lamb.

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When we had split pastures(we still sort of do) the livestock get loaded on trailers and moved but the summer pasture is about 14 miles away so no walking that. For moving on farm we just set up lanes/or alleyways. Alot of people keep electric net or steps in pots and electric line to make...

Far as I know they are only more likely if the machine isnt cleaned between does and the teat isnt finished being stripped by hand after the machine is done. If you are following all the proper hygiene steps you should be fine. Some goats are simply prone to mastitis, same for cows. Usually...

It doesnt always work out that way. Goats are actually kind of hard to raise because there is a lot to learn. Dont count on a lot of babies and even if a lot are born dont count on a lot surviving. Farming is harsh and not all roses and sunshine so prepare yourself and your kids for the shock...

Believe this link has the info you need. https://newrossvet.com/sheep-goats/a-new-approach-to-worming/

Probly very nice blankets too. If you search coyote blanket you can see them, actually really pretty. Locally coyote's are a shoot on sight critter and no permit is required. Just to many coyote's atm.

Proper fur storage is in a dark closet, so likely it has been stored properly. Ok so i have an idea what mink feels like then. Another point in fur's favor is it last a long long long time like 50yrs, no other garmet type lasts as long without clear wear or being downright un-useable. The...