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here's a picture of the milking stand made from the pallets. and its very sturdy, weighs maybe 70 pounds

yesterday was the first attempt using our milking stand made from reclaimed pallets. IT WORKED GREAT! their heads both locked securely into the stachions, nobody wiggled out, and with the food trough in place - everyone was relatively happy as i trimmed their hooves! Overall it was an awesome...

what is the lab that you can send fecals to that costs $5?

Has anybody had success using the Manna Pro Dewormer pellets? I wanted to try these so i got a pack this weekend. The goats seemed to like them - i have the 2 ND's, both only 4 months old - so i put a pound out there for them to eat and they finished them off over the weekend. Their feces looks...

thats a good point. She should be laible for the undue expenses caused by her dogs. You can certainly get a judgement for the $ you are out through small claims court. The process is fairly easy (at least in Idaho) as long as the outlined steps are followed.

next year i think i might go with some Sweetgrass turkeys. Maybe - i like that i can get the turkey in march and by this time have a good sized Tom ready for processing.... i guess it depends on how the processing goes. if it's just too hard, then maybe no more turkeys... but i don't think it...

yeah, our turkey is nice as can be! we took him (and the goats) last night to my first grader's school carnival and had a petting zoo. The turkey was in full show off mode which was great! he was strutting all over the place - got lots of ooooo's and ahhhhhh's. He does make a good pet and i...

I found a vet that has some experience with goats! there were some out in Caldwell, but 30 miles seems a bit far - i was really hoping to find one closer.... and i did. Took in some fecal samples yesterday morning to have tests run. Hopefully its nothing major, although one of the goats(Buddy)...

this is our first turkey - hes been pretty fun. I think next year i'll do 2 turkeys or maybe a flemish giant rabbit... still undecided on that one. This one is a BBB so for a thanksgiving feast he should be pretty good. I'd like to get sweetgrass next year i think - they look pretty amazing. I...

so far so good with the bloat. i think i must have just been checking on them right after they ate dinner or something. each night around 6 their rumen seems to be fuller than other times during the day, but i think as long as it's their 'normal' i suppose its ok. I spent the weekend working on...

Here's a pic of the two of them. They look like a healthy weight to me, but i don't have any comparison. they're in good spirits and very playful and affectionate.

Yeah, our Doe won't be bred until January, so i think we're OK. I guess i'll just keep an eye on them. Does 1.25 lbs per 20 pound Nigerian Dwarf goat seem about right?

yeah, the goats weigh maybe 20 lbs a piece. no substancial forage or grain... should i add some grain into their feed mix? its probably a 40 lb bale, 48" x 24" x 24" are the dimensions. maybe 5 lbs to waste i bet.. (35 lbs of hay/14 days = 2.5 lbs of hay eaten a day) /2 goats = 1.25 lbs of...

my goats pretty much have access to alfalfa hay free choice. they're 2 little Nigerian Dwarf goats, born in June, so not full grown yet. In two weeks, they've gone through a bale of Hay. I'm wondering if this is a normal consumption rate or if they are gluttonous pigs and need to be rationed...

so with my doe, her Sire is also her great-grand sire on the dam's side... most of the lines are Rosasharn & Algedi... sounds like this is normal breeding practice for inline breeding huh?