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I have 2 Nigerian does, 1 year old. One (Bucky) has had 2 bouts of scours over the last several months while the other (Snowflake) has been fine. The first time Bucky was wormed and by the next day had blackberry poo, and by the 2nd day back to pellets. The last time (2 weeks ago), she has...

Hi! I have (2)- 6 pound slabs of fresh bacon in my frig and want to try smoking them. I found *some* info on this forum, and suggestions to check out posts by SKR8PN on sufficientself.com, which I did. I found his "majic Dust" recipe for the rub, and smoking times/temps. But there isn't any...

Dottie's piglets are growing up so fast! Here they are at 2 weeks old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plKpCcJny-4&feature=youtu.be

Link to a short video of our 2 day old litter with 10 piglets :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK63fwo-QaM Hope you enjoy it, now I have to figure out how to post pictures :)

Just had 2 new litters. One litter (born last Friday night, 4/5/13) is doing great, 10 piglets, mother nursing well, they all look healthy, active, and robust (even the 2 smaller ones). The other litter (born very early Sunday morning, 4/7/13) doesn't seem to be doing as well. 8 piglets- they...

I have 2 hereford gilts that are close to farrowing- their "due date" is April 4. They are being moved to the paddocks they'll be farrowing in today. Should I put hay out now for them to build nests, or wait till they're closer to the due date? Also, I didn't want to use too much and have...

Sorry- posted in wrong section :)

Hi- I am due to worm and give coccidia preventative to 2 new 2 month old Nigerian does. A friend of mine "thought" there was some type of wormer/preventative you aren't supposed to give to the Nigerians, but she wasn't sure. Has anyone else heard of this or know what she may be thinking of...

Good morning! This is my first post so hopefully I do this right. My brother is helping me out on my property to develop it (hopefully) into a sustainable farm with lots of biodiversity. The property is mostly woods and wetlands, but we are slowly clearing out smaller areas and creating...