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Farmercharliesblog submitted a new resource: True but impossible stories about our animals - I do not know how any of this is possible but here I go… Read more about this resource...

My sheep are not being gentle. They used to play with us but now they are big and stronger than they were before. My dog and oldest sheep will play rough and chasing each other but this morning happy (my oldest) ran across the entire pen and body slammed our dog into the fence. Our dog when...

My aunt has started making soap, lip balm, bath bombs, bird houses, etc. she makes the stuff from scratch. She is unable to leave her home for medical reasons. She uses tallow. Any craft recipes she should use? My other aunt baking and cooking more. She is divorcing. Do you have any good recipes...

How do I clean wool? It is so confusing. The wool is from sheep. I want to dye some parts and I want to make a headband or 2. We have a bunch of city tourists who come into our town. They will buy anything if you label it organic. I also want to know how to price it.

Does anybody have any animals they are forced to either butcher or get rid of? It is how my grandpa got his sheep (ann old couple was moving away for their retirement annd gave my grandpa their sheep)…and how my grandpa had to give them away to the next people (he whent to Vietnam to fight). My...

I haven’t been able to be on for a while because I’m helping some older friends of mine find jobs and get experience… but I need some behind the scenes info on some places… For friends… A) Howeling flats farm B) high lawn farm C) Taft farms D) Berkshire botanical gardens. I got an internship...

We have 3 new lambs that were abandoned by their mothers living in our basement. We originally had them in a small kitty pool with baby gates keeping them in it. We had to move them over to a plastic gardening plot. It is larger than the kitty pool but we still had to surround it with baby...

In school we have a therapy dog named Lilly. I call her lilly-pad. lilly-pad is fixed but is showing signs of pregnancy. I fear for her health. I know she cant be pregnant unless they got scammed like my aunt. (the vet lied about fixing my aunts god and it got pregnant.) I feel something inside...

Lately I have noticed something horrible in sheep at the sheep farm I work at. The sheep are segregating each other. The white sheep are on the top of the ladder, while black sheep are second on the ladder, gray sheep are third on the ladder, while multi color sheep are on the bottom. The dogs...

I come up with random things 24/7. This is some random idea I am sitting in the car thinking about. I am only 13 but when I turn 14 I will have ideas. Can you guys Judy this idea for me? Let me know if it is not clear or something is a bad idea… Job:Animal caretaker What would I do:house sit...

How do you get rid of a mouse infestation? My brother and my rooms have a problem.

What do I do with my 3 sheep’s wool? I don’t know how to clean it. I might dye it. And I have a plan to make a few hair extensions with it. How much could I sell it for? Are there any crafts I can dk with it that could sell? I also have bags of bird feathers I have collected. What should I do...

I am having a hard time answering these questions. Cal y’all help? 1) does anyone near me sheer sheep? Especially in spring or summer. 2) how old do you have to be to get certified to sheer sheep. And how long does it take?

This year lambing is going completely different than it has in over 30 years at our sheep farm. Instead of doing it next to the road in the shelter of hills and the barn lambing will take place in an upper flat feild that will be muddy and windy and is far away from where we keep EVERYTHING! My...

I have been thinking about this a lot and I need to ask, how do you keep your animals save during natural disasters? I live in Great Barrington mass and we recently had a wildfire. It was called the butternut wildfire. I also know that California has been having a big wildfire. We are also prone...

I am so worried about my sheep right now. I am sitting in the ER at my local hospital with no way to know how my sheep are. My cameras are down so I can’t stalk them. With them escaping lots now we have no way to know if they are in there pen, my back yard, the woods, or at a nearby farm!

What dog breed is the best to protect my sheep from predators but won’t try to kill my family and guests? I need a dog that will protect my 3 overly trusting sheep over night and when I’m at school. This dog would be taken in walks in public and be shared with my aunt and uncle over weekends...

I was visiting my sheep when I once again found them sitting in a small group. I understand that is flocking behavior but I witness it with my dogs and sheep combined. I think they are having secret meetings. They all talk one at a time. Talking includes whimpers, growls, yips, barks, and grunts...

Age: [Redacted by support] Gender: female Animals: 1 cat, 3 sheep, 3 dogs. Name: charlotte but I go by Charlie. Family: mom, dad, brother. My name is Charlotte but I go by Charlie. I am almost [redacted by support] because my birthday is on January 25. I am in [redacted by support] grade and am...