Oh wow! So much has happened since I was last on BYH. Kids take up so much of our time. Human and goats! My girls are very active in school Activities and 4H. We have 16 pygmy goats now! Still have our sheep, and have added mini horses, along with all of the poultry and water fowl. It’s a busy...
Thanks! We have raised calves before, and uncle bought him for my daughters, and I agree I wouldn’t want to have home from a stockyard, but it is what it is. We already decreased his feeding and he is doing much better. Thanks for your comment. I should have updated with the tweaks we had made...
I have a week old jersey calf. Got him from a sale. He ate 2 quarts last night and then ate 2 quarts this morning but wouldn’t drink this evening. Too full? We are feeding rumor medicated milk replacer. Any suggestions? Also he seems lazy. I have to pick him up to get him up most of the time...
A year an a half later and I am back to post. It has been crazy here! We had a house fire in October, no one was home--Thank God. We sold all of our sheep do to the fact that we couldn't properly take care of them but kept the goats that have thrived, and gave away all of the chickens and...
I am no expert but we have always raised meat rabbits with no hiding spot, so that is news to me that they need it. As to your manure/urine question, what we did was use 4x4's in a box around where all of the manure and urine drops. We leave it alone and do all of our composting right...
you can band the little one if it is a ram. I band at four days old. as long and you can get both testicles do in the sack under the band you are good to go. I don't know what kind of sheep you have but they are usually seasonal breeders and she shouldn't come back into heat until this fall...
I like everyone's thoughts and ideas. we would build a house, nothing grand but our forever home once our children have moved on!! we are currently in that process anyway since we had a house fire in October, but that the winning lottery would change a few things. Firstly my wife could have...
It is public here also.....I would change jobs due to liability issues but I would have to do something. I think full time hobby farm enthusiast is my ticket.
the numbers are so unrealistic, it would be hard to manage with out an accounting firm and a lawyer. I would definitely have a hobby farm still. With updated equipment and plenty of time to really enjoy it!!!
So I was wondering with the powerball so large, what would you do if you won the 900 million dollar jackpot.
my list seems endless for my hobby farm!!!!!
I hope you are right and there are healthy kids easily birthed for you and then pictures to follow!!!!
of course I had one that I set up for 4 days and finally decided I had panicked and let her back out and found a kid an 1hr later!!