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Hmm... If this is the case, then is there hope that they will come down in price when the fad passes? I've never seen nor heard of that small of a Dexter before now. The only Dexters I've encountered were about the size of a Jersey, maybe a bit smaller. I am about the furthest thing from a...

A Dexter cow the size of a Nubian buck? Wha?? Is this like mini Dex? Gosh, it sounds cute. WHY ARE MINI COWS SO FRIGGIN EXPENSIVE?!

Oh, my I would love a mini cow, but Lord Have Mercy are they every expensive! $2500-$5000 for a heifer! Unproven! Augh! That's the thing that keeps going, hmm, goats, is that I could get proven milkers from someone I trust for $150-$300 per doe. Maybe it would be worth it to get more goats...

We cook with lard. (One of my nutrition profs had this whole powerpoint called "In Defense of Lard". So I converted before I'd ever even heard of Weston Price- Mo sold me. :) ) We got a pastured pig last year, DH made lardo and pancetta. Lard is good as part of the fat in pie dough, and we...

I am strongly leaning toward goats as our (future) dairy animal. Pros are smaller, less expensive, don't need a trailer to move, and, most of all, I have a goat mentor/ breeder who I trust and can therefore get quality animals from. But despite having a herd of 5 does in milk, she still buys...

I'm a little in love with you, freemotion.

I am weird about electrical things... I prefer manual things. Other than my kitchen radio, chest fridge, dishwasher, and the plug in pilot light/timer/clock on my gas range, the only electric appliance in our kitchen is our KitchenAid mixer. We have a zillion attachments for the mixer and...

Thanks so much for all the replies! I will pasture as much as possible, but I live in the U.P. of Michigan, so I will have to dry lot them through the winter. Pasture is under snow here 7-8 months of the year. I already make cheese, so I have all that kitchen equipment (everything under...

Hi there, I'm new here! We are currently looking for a place where we can have livestock, and my number one pick are dairy goats. I am lucky enough to have an amazing friend with a herd of about two dozen, and I have learned so much from her. However, her husband is a doctor, and money is not...

I'm originally a troll. The way the locals tell it, I'm not even a Yooper yet, since we haven't lived here through seven winters, though the winter of 2011-2012 will be our seventh winter and therefore our official entryway into Yooperdom. Thanks for the responses. We haven't spent a dime...

Hello there. I am looking for info about the legality of pasturing animals on state land. I live in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We are looking for vacant land and/or a house with acreage specifically so that we can start raising critters for eggs, milk, and meat. We are...

Hi there, I am brand new. I'm glad to have found a place to learn about small scale animal husbandry. I have a pretty specific question about pasturing animals on state land, so if anyone could point me in the right direction as to where to post that, I'd be grateful.