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We went and bought a female at one of the local auctions in VA. We bought a beautiful girl that will hopefully breed to our buck. My biggest concern is they put ALL the goats together, and if it breathed it was mated. So I'm more then positive someone or something tried to mate with her several...

Thank you very much for this information! We will follow your direction in this regard. =)

We are thinking of using American Guinea hogs, as we've seen a few homesteaders raise them with the flock alright. Could the chickens not break the parasite cycle in the pig before the goats went in? We have 10 acres, and want to work rotational grazing to build soil, and keep the grass green...

I was wondering if a person could keep the following animals all in the same pen arrangement and be relatively happy? We know the goat and chickens do well together. How will adding a few pigs change the dynamics? We would rotate them throughout the land with an electric fence. Would the...

Thank you guys for all the suggestions. I guess the question is could you break even, or go at a loss generally. I doubt i'd ever get a ton of money off them, but i was hoping enough to pay for them, and maybe a few extra bucks as a whole. I'm planning on collecting their poop and selling it as...

That gives me a lot of peace. I've been on the BackYard Chicken forum for almost two years but never really knew this existed. I may join up with other forums of the same "brand" as things continue to expand.

Hello everyone, So I'm interested in getting into rabbits, but im not sure which direction to go. I've seen live rabbits go for about 15$ at auction and have had a lady tell me her Tennessee Red backs are her cash crop. I don't think i'm overly interested in raising rabbits for meat, unless...

Hello, my name is September, We just started to homestead this year! So far we have too many birds(chickens, ducks, turkeys, guineas) to count, and a goat (hopefully another soon). We started this adventure after almost 15 years living here. Its a joint venture with my parents and my husband...