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I have three approx 8-month-old yak calves for sale. They've just been weaned, and they're ready to go to a nice home. There are two heifers and one bull calf. They will breed at around 18-24 months old. For detailed information on the benefits of raising yaks, check out my webpage at...

Thanks! They are Katahdin, which is a hair sheep.

Thanks, all! My sheep are Katahdin's. This past October, I bought 3 Spring ewes from one farm, and 3 Spring rams from another. The rams were all kind of a wheat color, and quite sickly. The farm they came from was not a good place. I spent alot of time getting them well and fattened up. I...

I went out to the lambing pen this morning to see that Gordita had blessed me with a beautiful baby girl. I named her Charlie. Mom and baby are doing great, and bonding quite nicely. Gordita's udder is HUGE, and I'm already wondering if I can sneak some of her milk on a daily basis without...

Ok, good to know. Thanks. The people who I bought them from asked me to check her to see if she was milking, which was why I did it. Bella didn't have milk until she went into labor. They told me that sometimes first time moms don't have an udder until labor sets in. Well, Gordita is a...

Thanks again for the advice while my Bella was in labor. She's back to her playful, happy self, thank God. I'm still a bit sad over losing the baby, but I'm so incredibly relieved that she came through this ordeal without any complications. Gordita, her sister, is in the lambing pen still...

Thanks, all. I had to fly out of town today, and just spoke with my husband. She went into active labor this morning, and gave birth to a stillborn little ram. My husband said he was very cute and fully formed, and had obviously died during labor. She got right up shortly after and acted...

Oh, goodness, poor brainless little things. LOL! They are adorable, though. Yes, this is her first time. Since I posted today, she has changed a bit. She still has no udder, no milk. There is still a little bit of the bloody discharge (just enough to keep the bottom of her tail dirty). At...

A few days ago I got an email from the lady who I bought my Spring lamb ewes from. This lady's farm was wonderful, and the girls have been fat, happy, and playful from day 1. In the email, she gave me a heads-up that some of their girls of the same age have begun lambing. Apparently, their...

It probably just depends on the breed. Growing up in Oklahoma, we always had our work horse, which was a Quarter horse, in the pasture with our Angus/Chianina crosses. The horse was a coyote killer, and protected the herd. In my current life, however, I would not be able to do that. Yaks...

That's one reason why my husband and I chose Tibetan Yak as our preferred breed of cattle. They are naturally parasite and disease resistant, and they are incredibly hardy. We do not vaccinate, but we do deworm twice a year. Even though they are parasite resistant doesn't mean we should tempt...

Oh, wow! I just found your post on alternative methods. I'll read that and see how many of my questions might be answered in there. Thanks!

Hehe! Too cute! You're right-they do look very similar. Wow-sounds like I have some reading to do, too. I would like to just stick with hay and grazing, as well. The grain and so forth can just be used as a special treat that way. But this is the first I've heard of using sea kelp and...

Awww, how cute, Beekissed! I named the black one with brown shag Black Betty. The little ram is Rico, the big white one is Gordita, and I haven't thought of a suitable name for the multi-colored one yet. She's the sweetest-she'll come up to me to nibble a carrot out of my hand. I think she's...

I think this one is so pretty! It's hard to get a good pic of her, though, because she's always behind the others. They decided to check out the chicken coop. The next two pics are of the stall that my hubby built for them-hard to tell, though. He cut a little doorway in the side of the...