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Hi all - I recently found a website for making cheese that really helped me to step up our cheese making. Cheese making is part science and part art, but you have to be able to do the science part before you can do the art part. Anyway, when you get to the page, follow the links to the...

Hi All I thought that I would share this information with everyone as often I see people suggesting the FAMACHA method for shepherds not in normal Barber pole worm areas. If your worm load isn't based on blood sucking parasites the FAMACHA method is not accurate. If you use the FAMACHA...

We have several Border Aussie puppies almost ready to go to a new farm/home. They are not registered, but both parents could have been had it been really important to us. There are two blue and two red merles and one lilac merle. One blue female and one red female the rest are males. Prices...

We have 4 Lionhead rabbits for sale. We haven't sexed them yet, but should get to it today or tomorrow. 1 white w/grey markings, 1 grey w/white markings, 2 tan w/multi-colored markings. They were born January 17, 2010 and will be ready to go the first week of March. $25 each or $40.00 for two...

I did a video the last time I had to tube feed a kid and posted it on FaceBook. I thought I would put up a link to it. It is very basic and quick. Take a look... http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Chatham-VA/Griffins-Ark-Animal-Page/193370859881?ref=mf This takes you to the page, scroll down...

A lot of people have started kidding now and we have a pretty nice cold snap here on the east coast. If you don't have a stomach tube for your kids take the time to order one from Jeffers ($2.85). http://www.jefferslivestock.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=2&mscssid=44R544H3ARWU8MPS8LGP7SCW8TBDCHD3...

Well yesterday was a day of fun indoors at the Danville, Va Goat Auction. The auctioneer looks for us to rescue the sick goats. I am not sure why that is... Anyway 7 goats (6 of which are boers), 2 calves and 2 Babydoll sheep later the auction ended (thankfully). The goats are going to be a...

We lost a yearling yesterday. After a quick necropsy I found that her kidneys and liver were severly damaged. Obviously from being smacked around by the larger goats. I put the yearlings in the adult pen about a week ago and they were getting picked on, but it didn't appear as bad as it...

I have been having trouble deworming some goats, so I did a little research. Using Cydectin pour-on for a drench is not such a good thing. Looking at the MSDS it shows a form of Naptha in it to help it spread on skin. Naptha is extremely lethal. We all know people who have had success using...

I just had to put this guy on here. I just did his feet, wormed and gave him an LA-200 shot. Then let him loose with the owners new herd of Kiko does. I thought one of us one going to get hurt in the process (me or the goat). It all went well, but we were both drained by the time I got done...

Dairy goat meat goat mixes. Saanen Oberhasli Kiko and Boer. Various mixes with good prices. Herd reduction. E-Mail me for more information. Griffinsark@Griffinsark.com Thanks, Chris

Today I was supposed to go help a guy with his Boer herd give injections for what appears to be contagious scours and I woke up to a green snot fest! I used up all of my LA-200 and have ordered a 500ml bottle. What I am not getting is the rapid onset. I have to go get some snot and have it...

Got bottle jaw in a month old kid! I am really hating the rain now! He is to young to worm, but I will do it anyway. B complex too, and some Nutri-drench. Besides taking a fecal sample to the vet anything else I should do while waiting for a answer from the vet? Chris Edited to change...

Hadassa is a very small Nigerian and had a little trouble, but we were successful in helping her. Her baby was only 3 lbs. and that was full term. And he is the best looking one yet! Editied to say that Hadassa is 2 years old and this is her first kid (we were told she was sterile). I...

One of our Nigerian does seems to have lost her ligaments this morning and her right side bulge is about gone. Her Udder is wonderfully full, but she is acting as normal as ever. She never discharged any mucus that I saw. Just when you think you know what is going to happen when, they throw...

I have a friend that has several Oberhasli goats for sale. Mostly Does. They are well maintained good milkers. We have purchased one so far and next week we are getting another. They have somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 available. If you are interested E-mail me at griffin45@live.com and...

We had twin bucklings this afternoon! Pygmy/Nigerian crosses. Tina named them in about 5 minutes. Everyone meet Chip and Dale... :weee Got Milk? NOW! Make room for me! Chris

We had a new Jacob Ram Lamb yesterday and he was quite a surprise. We new our youngest adult ewe was pregnant, but she was not exibiting any normal pre-birthing signs. She did not have a normal birth, but because Tina woke me when she heard a commotion I was able to get her secluded and in the...

We have several Jacobs to sell this year. We had a good lambing season and we decided to keep at least 2 of the lambs. So we will be selling some proven mothers and fathers. We have a great pair of Yearlings, a four horn ram and a two horn ewe that will make great babies together. We have a...