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Made tacos for dinner - made the filling early, the made a large tossed salad for tomorrow. DS2 and DH got home just as I finished so I went ahead and chopped celery and green onions to fix up the purchased potato salad. Add them with pickle relish and some seasonings and everyone exp=claims...

One of the girls DS2 and DS3 showed dairy goats with in 4-H went to Cal Poly SLO and worked on those ads. She was about 5 years older and helped them a lot with their showmanship skills.

Bottle bulls are good for veal and that is all in my opinion.

It becomes natural after the first year or two.

We used tp go to Mule Days in Bishop CA and loved it. So much fun.

Not sure if wool would absorb oil. Wool is almost waterproof. After ocean oil spills straw was also used soak up the oil. Oil floats on top of the water and so does straw. Wool might float since it doesn't easily absorb water. The way that clean up worked (I think) is that the floating...

Today everyone is working on getting ready for the party. DDIL's mom and sister came to help set up the patio. DS2 finished the blocks he had building his retaining wall. Now he's going to Costco for party stuff and on the way back will pick up another 100 blocks. Why he decided to pull out...

Our hay never lasts long since we tend to add about 4-6 ewe lambs every lambing which happens every 4-6 months. However, with all this green forage we have stopped feeding in the morning so the ewes are encouraged to graze. We still have to feed the rams, and the nursing ewes with new lambs, but...

Suing is not worth the money if you hire an attorney. You could go to Small Claims Court and see about getting back the money you paid for the positive goats BUT did she put in writing that they were tested or that they were guaranteed free of CAE? If not, the suit would be iffy to prove and...

Suggest you contact the county agent for your area and talk to him about best type of hay to plant. If the pastures have not been in grass, and/or were overgrazed, etc. you will need to get the soil tested. The county agent can help with that too. In addition to removing all the cedar and...

Have known several people that started off with "cute" little bull calves that they wanted to "raise for meat" and did not want bother to pay the vet to castrate and ended with a "pet " bull. :thSo stupid, then they got hurt. Surprise, surprise. Cattle are nothing to get complacent about...

Go ahead and get the entire new greenhouse for that price. By spending the same thing for a full greenhouse set up, you will now have 2 and can always order a replacement cover later.

We used to shave the Pyrs and Aussie during the summer due to the really bad fleas we had. Since we can't find any barn cats or kittens anymore, we no longer seem to have fleas. However, with the long hair on the Pyrs (and Aussie being in house) we had them shaved in summer and flea dipped...

Regardless, you need to buy a pasteurizer that also heat treats colostrum. You will need to continue to heat treat all colostrum and pasteurize all milkfed to kids in case one of your does tuns positive between testings. This is one that I found on Hoegger Goat Supply website. $399.95 2...

Dried forage is just as nutritious as green forage. In fact more so since green forage is a high percent water. Read Ulf Kinzel's article about grazing on dried forage compared to green.

Haven't heard about that. However, for the US dollar to be removed as basis for exchange internationally, all of Europe, Africa, India, South America, Central America, Japan, Canada, Australia, etc. would have to agree wouldn't they? Just Russia, China, and Brazil could not do it on their own...

Absolutely spot on. The small farmer can't make a living farming - usually the husband or wife or both are working full time, to support themselves. The farm profit, when there is any, is not even a living wage. Farming is a calling and a way of life, but not a profitable job. When you...

I probably need to work on some of my sheep. They have shed out but it is caught up in new growth and a couple have dreadlocks hanging almost to the ground. LOL The dreadlocks are no longer attached to their skin, but are like sheep extensions.

Went out to check ewes for any new lambs and saw all the field sheep on the other side of the gully grazing. Since it had rained all night, they were bright sparkling white against the green forage. Ran in for my camera but by the time I got back out they had relocated deeper into the gully...

I do plan to breed her again. Both of her daughters old enough to evaluate are grade 5 like she is. She is acting just fine and might just be fat. I have a couple shots of Oxytocin in the fridge from the ewe that died of sepsis in November. If she starts to look off, I will give her a dose...