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I did a YouTube video on this (for goats) a few years ago. Here’s the link: Hope this is helpful!

I had a very similar situation last year with one of my Border collie bitches and our GP/BC LGD bitch. They are about six months apart in age. Fiona (the BC bitch) was only about a year old when I started noticing that she was always bugging Flossie, the LGD. It got worse and worse, especially...

Asking for a friend... This egg was laid by a hen approximately 19 months old. As far as I know she is in good health, and I know she has plenty of fresh water, feed, etc, plus weeds from the garden, scraps (I think) and whatever other goodies are appropriate for laying hens. Apparently she...

Here are some pictures from our first home butchering: http://mychickenscraps.blogspot.com/2015/03/this-big-piggy-stayed-home-butchering.html We did hang the meat overnight because it was a very chilly day/ night in February, so we got away with it (even though we are in N. Central FL!) But I...

Have any of you ever had a goat that appeared to be a dilute color (lilac, blue?) I had a doeling born the end of March that is quite an interesting color. The only way I can describe it is lilac and I have yet to find another goat with this color in searching through lots of Google images and...

I don't think you need an LGD. As Baymule and Bruce said, LGD's bark A LOT at virtually everything. It's their way of claiming the land. I have personally been quite unimpressed with guardians on small properties (less than 1 acre) and just don't think there is any need for them when your...

I raise registered family dog/ working Border collies, so of course I prefer purebreds. ;) But - we also have 1 unregistered (read "possibly mix") Great Pyrenees, a BC/ Springer Spaniel, and a BC/ GP (from my stud and our Great Pyrenees.) They are all great dogs. The purebreds we have are...

I agree with what everyone else is saying. Around here, once stock is paid for and on the trailer, it's the buyer's for good. If it dies, too bad. Of course, as an honest seller, if it is evident that something I did wrong caused the death, then I will refund them, but so far this has never...

Here are pictures.

Hi, everyone, I need some help. So, I bought my first Circle Y saddle a couple months ago and I love it. It's a beautiful older show saddle in really good shape. In fact, I liked it so much that I kept watching Craigslist for another Circle Y so I can use them on both horses when I trail ride...

OOPS... Thank you for telling me. Last I heard, everyone was still fine with using it. I believe mine is the cattle pour-on version. I got it from a neighbor (along with a few other things) when I bought his herd of 10 goats a couple years ago. I sold the goats, a few at a time, but still...

I live between Bronson and Williston, about 30 minutes from Gainesville, so at least I have some local knowledge, though I'm not nearly as experienced as quite a few others on this forum. Our vet is Dr. Teri Harty, but she lives 2 hours away and usually helps me diagnose stuff over the phone...

Have you ever tried putting out free-choice kelp and baking soda? (In separate dishes.) Mine eat it like candy, but turn up their picky noses at the other minerals most of the time.

I feed only a small amount of whole oats, sunflower seeds, and a couple pounds of Chaffhaye (alfalfa) to my two goats. They also have a round bale of coastal hay available which they share with our cows and my horse. I feed minerals through the feed. They also get ACV. I've never had a...

A few years ago I had a terrible case of footrot in a young buck. I was not supplementing with any minerals at the time (I was new to goats, and knew nothing about them). He almost lost his foot due to the rot not being diagnosed and treated in time. Finally a friend with sheep told me what...

Thank you, I really like him too! He's Jesse el Rubio, a registered Paso Fino. I bred my mare to him in May, so we should have a baby next spring!

The last two years have been pretty good doe years for me, but that was because one of my two does has produced 7 does and 1 buck out of three pregnancies. :) 2013: (Saanen) 3 does, (Nubian) 1 buck/ 1 doe 2014: (Saanen) 2 does/ 1 buck, (Nubian) 2 bucks/ 1 doe. Total: 7 does, 4 bucks. I give...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to drop by and introduce myself. I am the oldest of a large family. We live on a small farm in Central Florida, near Gainesville. I am the farm manager/ vet/ and part-time milker. My younger siblings all help too; some more, some less. We have a couple of cows...

I am selling custom goat/ kid sweaters, made from anti-pill fleece in a variety of prints, colors, sizes and styles. I have waterproof sweaters, personalized sweaters, and double-sided sweaters, besides the basic ones pictured. Please visit my Etsy shop here...

I am selling custom goat/ kid sweaters, made from anti-pill fleece in a variety of prints, colors, sizes and styles. I have waterproof sweaters, personalized sweaters, and double-sided sweaters, besides the basic ones pictured. Please visit my Etsy shop here...