Recent content by larryj57

I agree ,she needs another goat to "herd" with.

I clean mine with a water hose from outside the fence. Put up a good fence and don't let the kids go inside. the bedding is hay i throw over the fence, what they don;t eat they root it into the shed.

Sorry, I'm having a bad day. My sincere aplogies

I'm just wondering, if you find so much misinformation and have found out not everyone agrees with your opoinion, why do you stick around . I 've seen lots of forums who would love to have someone who has as much knowledge as you and on so many subjects. Just Saying

JHM47 gave me the best advice on bottle calves,keep them hungry and make sure they are not on a soy based milk repacer. I raised 6 Jersey calves since last oct ,using his advice and they are REAL close to butchering size/age. Thanks JHM>

Works well for lice, if i hadn't used it in the spring my poor old horse would have been miserable.Great for fly repellant

The last time i raised pigs I bought 3 Duroc-X at 12 weeks old, they were around 50-60 pounds i butchered them at 7 months old and the lightest one wae 225 lbs hanging weight. so in my opionion that sounds alwful small for a 5 month old.

Rainbow over the pasture

Billy Ray waiting on his hoof trim

Good luck with the fence, that was my biggest expense whn I first started.

Welcome, no matter what type livestock you get into, there is plenty of knowledge on this forum to assist with most issues. I think I've learned as much by reading here as I did growing up on a farm.

I saw an ad on one of the sale sites( Craigslist) say minature Boer goats ,full blooded 100% but not registered . Any one else ever heard of mini Boers, this was a first for me.

:bowI appreciate all your hard work, Thanks

picture of calves at 1 year old, as you can see plenty of grass but not much meat on the steers. Live and learn

Testing the file upload , easy as pie!!!!