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Ok I posted this on the sister site BYC, but decided I should post it on here too since it applies more to herds than chickens. So I am looking to buy fencing in bulk to cut down on cost. I am wading through books from local feed stores, co-ops, whole salers, and online order sites. It is...

I know you can get mad cow from infected brain and spinal cords, but can you get it from the bones too?

This is late, but I live near decatur. There is the memonites near hartselle, and the amish in southern TN. I think there are others but I'll have to ask around. I haven't reached the stage where I need someone outside my property to butcher my meat.

I'm a beginning hobby Farmer in North Alabama, Anyone in My area? I

I'm in north Alabama and often head into central southern TN to work my ausie

I have only met two people who make money on rabbits. A local hobby farmer who teaches classes in rabbit car and meat raising and that is where she gets the money. And someone I went to college with. His family raised meat rabbits on an industrial scale. He sold the meat to the local specialty...

I have problems with people taking short cuts across my property including kids on 4 wheelers. By the time I get close enough to yell at them they're long gone dangit! Also the barb wire on the top of the field fencing stops my horses from scratching their necks on the top of the field fencing...

I grew up using barb wire but the last couple of years I have been replacing it with good field fencing as I can get the time and afford it. I'm pretty darns low between my injuries and taking care of my disabled parents and the animals, turning the undeveloped land into something suitable for a...

I agree completely on shooting to protect yourself or your property from dangerous animals. It never is the dog's fault, they are only doing what comes natural or how they have been raised, but it doesn't change the fact that anything that poses an immediate threat is at risk of being shot. I...

Thanks for all the info! We don't drink enough milk to justify the need of a lot of milk. We love cheese though. I don't want something terribly high maintenance and I intend on having a milk cow too. Do meat sheep also produce an ok amount of milk? I am probably going to have about 2- 5 female...

Thank you. After I posted this I found sheep 101 on my own and was reading up on them but I didn't get far. Do you know if Toggenburgs or East Friesians need to me sheered? I know some meat sheep don't need to be sheered.

Does anyone know what sheep's milk tastes like? Are some breeds better than other on milk production. I intend on getting meat sheep and am considering getting some i can milk so I don't have to get a milk goat. Does sheep's milk make good butter and cream?

Correction. 4 foot high!

someone on byc suggested botulism. If its botulism then I will continue hand feeding her since mortality rates seem to be lower than with mereks

I appreciate the advice. I think I may have to put her down. I am trying to decide the best way to do it. I could cut her neck like I do when slaughtering birds, or maybe break her neck. I won't be eating her since I have a policy about eating sick animals. It breaks my heart but I have been...

I have good field fencing about 4 foot high with a strand of barb wire over the top. I only want a milk goat. Her kids will be sold or eaten. I also want a dexter cow as a dual purpose animal of milk/and the occasional light work oxen. What breed of milk goat would be good? I need a good...

That makes sense since she is having difficulty with one leg. She is about two years old. A couple other birds acted a little sickly but got over it. My birds are free range so keeping them isolated is near impossible. Once they exhibit nurological symptoms about how long before they die if they...

OK I have a sick hen in my bathtub. She has been there for a few days. She seems alert but I have to hand feed her a mush water mix via tube. She still isn't eating on her own and now her poop is green. I am about ready to give up and put her out of her misery but I want to see if there is...

How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb? 1- to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14- to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 7- to caution about the dangers of...

I picked it up off the e-mail signature of a friend. As a child i spent a lot of summers on the powwow trail and he and his family and my family traveled together a lot. He is a big supporter of returning to the old traditions including sustainable farming.