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I am interested in getting a microscope and doing fecals for my small flocks of sheep (11) and goats (12). I have done some research of the process but when I look at the available microscopes I am overwhelmed by the many choices. They all seem about the same. I like the ones that can be viewed...

Our "chicken" dog will not eat chicken. She was raised around the chickens 24/7. She will eat rabbit. We take the head and paws off. Sharps in gut. We are also a little concerned that prions from the brain might pass mammal to mammal. We feed the chickens the rabbit heads. The rest of the dogs...

Wow - Those are great pictures and beautiful horses.

I think haflingers cross welsh. We had a beauty of a pony. You could ride her as well as drive her. She was great using equipment in the garden. I loved to cultivate with her. She never stepped on anything she shouldn't. We have belgans now and they are great, but not like our Lily!

I think he looks like a Welsh. I think I'd train him to drive single as well as ride especially if he may not stay with you. He sure is handsome and it sounds like he has a gentle personality.

My other was bees and earthworms (no, you can't forget them! - think how sad they would feel to be forgotten.) and geese and ducks, and then there are a whole lot of wild beasties. I'm adding them because I feed them (crops) and I plant things for them -like flowers -for pollinators. :) (Yes, I...

What did your vet say? (Always interested in learning!)

Many years ago (15 to 20 maybe) we lost our wonderful farm dog to what we now know was Lymes. She would spend the day with the sheep herd out in the pasture and return when we returned from working in town. Glad you found this out early. Bad times when you don't.

We've had bees off and on for years. And we lost more then a few to die off. Tried requeening the hive once. I found it really hard to see the difference between the types of bees. We haven't had bees for a few years. We keep saying this next year will be the one, but it won't be this year either.

When our hens go broody, (We look for hens that do go broody.) we set them up with individual water and feed. This is so that if they are such great ma's that they don't want to get off the nest, they can get off for a real short time, and it is available.

Last summer we had our girls eating bugs between the rows of our garden. It took some messing with. A moveable fence that my DH put together. Clipped wings on the girls and then let them scratch and eat bugs between the rows. Worked good and kept the ticks, potato bugs and squash bugs down...

We sell our eggs mostly to friends and family for $2.50 a dozen. Then we eat a lot too. I freeze some in the scrambled form so that I have eggs for cooking during the winter months.

What a beautiful dog!

Love to hear stories of dogs doing their job. I kinda think of the duck noises that they make as them telling jokes to each other! (Hahaha)

Welcome also! Getting another might work too, if he wants the sheep back.

Welcome! We have had dairy goats for many years. We have found the website fiaco farms to be very helpful.

We have sheep/goats/horses/geese/ducks and chickens. The chickens are free range and go everywhere looking for bugs and spilled grain. They are happier and healthier because of it. (I've even see some of the chickens sitting on a sheep's back when the sheep are sitting and chewing their cud. A...

They are beautiful!

We colony raise bunnies (NZXCal) and we leave the buck in with the does for a week and they are as calm and peaceful as can be. True we don't always see the deed but we usually have good kit numbers.