I have holland lops,they have floppy ears but if you don't get one that has been handled plenty, they hurt. I found that bigger breeds are more calm but small, dwarf rabbits tend to be more nervous than big breeds. I once had Angoras, a lot of work with their fur but very calm.
As for the...
We have 4 goats and 1 sheep. 3 of the goats are pregnant, the other goat is a buck, and the sheep is a non-pregnant ewe. We went and got our animals a BIG mineral block for sheep and goat at TSC and within 2 days they had eaten the whole thing! 2 days later we bought them another, same thing...
Where to start ;).
We have Irish, named when we got her
Laney, named after a relative, Elaine
Heidi, just liked the name
Spartacus, the buck of the herd. We had no idea what to name him, so I started looking in our history book and found his name. his top lip sticks out, so of course my...
Today we sheared our first sheep with nonelectric shears. She's a 1 year old Oxford/Corridale cross. This was her first shearing.The wool is nice and soft. Its not breaking when we stretch it, but the bottom of it is bright yellow? I'm wondering if this is from the lanolin or something I need...
My dear friend raises Alpines. They are soo laid back and their milk is delicious. She's a really good owner and has had goats for many years. I have a Togg and after freshening three years, her milk is starting to taste weird. But, I'm thinking this is due to the last batch of poor quality...
Update: Milk is starting to taste better as we have opened up new pasture and they're on tall sweet grass. It's still not as good as last years milk yet, but not as bad as it has been.
My cooling method is quick! :cool: I use a stainless container (from an icecream maker) in a bath of ice...
We have a sheep and 5 goats and there are never any problems.We just make sure she doesn't get into the goat grain! :D Only one problem.....she thinks she a GOAT! :rolleyes::lau
My children run to the sink to spit out my Togg's milk. She's a month since kidding, what could be wrong? It tastes baaad!! And we love goats milk around here!!!
There is a year-old buck in with the herd. He's not bucky yet, but could he be making the milk taste off??
She's eating Dumor's...
Our Toggenburg had quads three weeks ago. Today we ran out of the last of the frozen milk supply from last year. What has worked for us, is that we ended up leaving two with mom and bottle feeding two and keeping them in a separate nursery. The bottle babies get mom's morning milk and the...
I can get raw cows milk (parents have a dairy down the road) With cows, my stepdad always gives replacer, never cows milk. I hate to ask for so much milk, as times are hard for them. Hoping all will balance out once our other doe kids in 9 days. She's definitely a gallon a day girl. :cool...