Recent content by 1sherman

Glad to hear he will be having brain surgery....First donkeys don't freak out.....they don't run off and most don't buck...THEY JUST STOP AND DO NOT MOVE UNTILL THEY FEEL THE NEED TO....I have a couple of books stashed away...one is the Definative Donkey I thinks it was written by Betsey...

Hello. I have owned total of 6 mammoth jackstock...2 jacks and 4 jennys....One of my jacks would kill anything that came into his territory and the other was mello as can be. Donkeys are very prone to stomping small critters...dogs, cats, sheep, ducks and chickens and anything else. They will...

Hello. I feel for you and the sheep. I have about 20 head (down from 40 last year) Anyway FIRST....check to see if it is a RAM...still need to save it but need to be a bit more careful. I have two rams. One was really a sweetie till some day workers teased him and now I have to watch my...

Can't get the photos to load on computer. Grandson is coming over later today. He's pretty savvy with computer so will enlist his help...Will get them up as soon as I can. She is doing much better and is not walking around all hunched up anymore. She LOVES THE CALF MANNA......Hope all is...

Thank you for the great answers. I live in southern calif and in my area Sun City ...THERE ARE NO CATTLE VETS. Horse vets only and they are to good to even give advice about cows. I think you are all right about maybe the fever causing her hair loss...She is fine now but was a sick little...

Hello. I am a new member...I also belong to BYC. AND I LIKE BOTH THE WAY THEY ARE NOW. I have sheep and goats and would love to see a BYS&G....can't we add another and just keep COWS....COWS.....your right they belong to a group by themselves not with other smaller animals.... You said...

I have a 5week old heifer that had a very rough start in life. Tubed her for 4 days they finally got her sucking a bit. Anyway she had a temp of 105. for 2 days...banamine and bayrill 100 for 3 days... She is a bundle of energy now but does not seem to be putting on any weight. Growing taller...

Hello. I have quinea hens instead of chickens. They freerange with the cows, sheep and donkeys and fly away if they even get a hint of a coyote.....They are great fly control and LOUD watch dogs. Just a thought....:1sherman